Specifying an assignable unit's inheritance properties

With inheritance capabilities, objects you add directly to the main project will appear on every page of project and are automatically inherited by assignable units. Furthermore, any objects added directly to a chapter will appear on every page in that chapter including pages that are inside of a section within the chapter. Objects added directly to a section will appear on every page in that section and objects added directly to a page will appear only on that page.

See also: Understanding inheritance

The inherit tab is available within all assignable unit, chapter, section and page properties. If an object is excluded within the properties of an assignable unit, it will not appear in any of the chapters, sections, or pages contained within the assignable unit.

To exclude an inherited object:

Double-click the assignable unit graphic of the assignable unit you want to change in the Project Explorer.

The Assignable Unit Properties window opens.
Click Inherit from the Inherit Settings group. The Inheritance Settings window opens.
Select from one of the following inheritance options:
- Inherit all objects from parent
- Inherit no objects from parent
- Exclude inheritance of certain objects
Inherit all object from parent will place all objects within the Inherited list. These objects will continue to appear throughout your assignable unit. Inherit no objects from parent will place all objects within the Excluded list. These objects will not appear on any pages within your assignable unit.

Select Exclude inheritance of certain objects to move objects from one list to the other. Select an object in either list and click the arrow buttons to move items from one list to the other in the direction of the buttons. You can select several objects by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting multiple objects.
Click OK.