I agree that's a missing feature in DNN.
This has been suggested by many people before, but never added to the framework, while all the basics are kind of there already, but managing it is difficult.
Try the "Display on all page" option.
The disadvantage of that is that it really displays the module on all pages (even admin), meaning you have to delete is on the pages you don't want it.

Did you look at the page templates? With those you can add modules to a new page.. (Page > Export, then select the exported page as a template for a new page)

As mentioned by others, a skin object would be another solution, but in general they are not editable and you would have to work with multiple skins.

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Stuart,

templating is quite easy: In the "Edit Page" menu, click on "Export Page". Select a folder ("Templates" is the default, and this is a good idea), and give the template a name. Add a short description, and if you want, check "Include Content" if you want to include the module content in the template (note: this works only, when the module has Export/Import capabilities, or in DNN-speech: The IPortable interface is implemented).

When you create a page, you can select this template - et voilà!

Best wishes
Michael

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I am working on a small project now using responsive templates so i will give it a go, if it successfull that may well be the solution for our local goverment site if and when we go open source.

Cheers Guys. Stuart