How can I change which master page is used for a web page?

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When creating a new item - "Web Form using Master Page" I get a dialog for choosing the master page.

Can I get that dialog for an existing page so I can change its master page?

Blachshma · Answer 1 · 2012-06-25T16:20:15.467

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No, but you can set the master page by going to the markup and adding MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" to the <%@ Page directive

Change Site.master to whatever your master page's name is

Or

If you're in the Page's Markup, when clicking on the <%@ Page directive and viewing the Properties window - you will see a MasterPageFile property (Note: this is not shown when clicking on the page name in the Solution Explorer)

edited Jun 25 '12 at 16:20

answered Jun 25 '12 at 16:08

Blachshma

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I tried that already - I don't see a master page property there. – ispiro Jun 25 '12 at 16:10
Updated the answer with another option, about the properties- what visual studio are you using? – Blachshma Jun 25 '12 at 16:13
Visual Web Developer 2010. See my comment to Jeggs. Thanks. +1 – ispiro Jun 25 '12 at 16:15

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '12 at 16:11

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you can also change this in the .aspx page, change the MasterPageFile="" setting to whichever masterpage you want the page to use.

answered Jun 25 '12 at 16:11

Jeggs

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I actually got to the dialog through that (Through Intellisense). Thanks! – ispiro Jun 25 '12 at 16:13

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 25 '12 at 16:12

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I think you need to change the master page in the @Page directive.

answered Jun 25 '12 at 16:12

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How can I change which master page is used for a web page?

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