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• • September 24, 2015 at 6:31 am #78317
    Alan James

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    I have tried searching but haven’t found anything so apologies if this has been asked before.

    I have a InDesign (CS5) book document which I need to add pages to. The document is laid out as spreads (i.e. facing pages). If I try and add extra pages from the Pages Pallet I always get these strange pages added directly onto an existing spread rather than it actually adding extra spreads. It is as if the default setting is for you wanting to create some huge wide fold out page document rather than a book (as most people working in spreads do).

    Why does it do this?

    What is the easy way to stop it doing this?

    (I have found a workaround which is individually adding the spreads by dragging and dropping, but it is a pain when there are lots of pages to add).

    Thanks

    Alan

  • September 24, 2015 at 8:15 am #78323
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    Sounds like maybe you have “Allow document pages to shuffle” turned OFF in the Pages panel menu. You want it on.

  • September 24, 2015 at 8:30 am #78325
    Alan James

    Member

    Thanks. But I have to have that turned OFF so that I can start my document with a double page spread which is necessary when compiling a large book out of separate ID files. It also offers protection in case you accidentally add a single or odd number of pages which can cause all your left-hand pages to suddenly become right-hand pages and make a right mess of the document.

    Just seems a bit of a crazy setting to not allow me to keep my fixed spreads together, which is essential when designing a book with complex page layout design, but then won’t let me add more pages without making the assumption that I want them to be these bizarre foldout extra pages on the same spread. Does anyone actually want that?

    Thanks but I will press on with the work-around which I might add is made very hard by the fact that you have to be incredibly accurate when you drag and drop your added spreads otherwise it will jump to the spread on either side.

    Just tested this in CS2015 and it is still a ‘feature’ in that.

    Alan

  • September 24, 2015 at 8:32 am #78326
    David Blatner

    Keymaster

    There are two features in that pages panel fly-out menu: It sounds like you want to turn off “Allow Selected Pages to Shuffle” for the spreads you want to keep together.

  • September 25, 2015 at 2:22 am #78350
    Alan James

    Member

    Ah, that does work if you do it in the correct order. Thanks.

    Quite tricky to sort out though and I am still puzzled why Add pages needs to behave as this when locking pages from shuffling but I suppose that is just one of those quirks.

    Alan

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