Parenting Your Pages: Raising Well-behaved InDesign Documents
Whether you’re designing a sleek brochure, a polished magazine, or a complex catalog, this session will give you the page-parenting skills needed to manage even the most complex documents with confidence. We’ll demystify the Primary Text Frame, show you how to manage automated page and section numbering, and explore the Page Tool and Adjust Layout for resizing pages. This session will level up your workflow so you can finally feel in control of every page.
You’ll learn how to:
- Insert, rearrange, and delete pages like a pro, without breaking your document
- Understand single pages vs. spreads, when and why to use each effectively
- Build reliable based-on parent/child relationships
- Maximize your page flexibility for repurposing your documents
This article was last modified on July 23, 2025
This article was first published on July 23, 2025
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