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Tip of the Week: Starting a Document on a Left-Hand Page

David Blatner
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Want to change your document so it starts on a left-hand page (so that the first two pages make a two-page spread)? One way is to double-click the little triangle over the first page in the Pages panel,

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and set its page number to 2 (or any other even number).

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David Blatner
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David Blatner is the co-founder of the Creative Publishing Network, InDesign Magazine, and the author or co-author of 15 books, including Real World InDesign. His InDesign videos at LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) are among the most watched InDesign training in the world. You can find more about David at 63p.com.
  • Qing Youguo says:
    February 26, 2019 at 3:52 am

    Hi Blatner, try a script to do it:

    if(app.documents.length !== 0){
    app.doScript(function() {
    try {
    var d = app.activeDocument;
    p1 = d.pages[0];
    p1.appliedSection.continueNumbering = false;
    p1.appliedSection.pageNumberStart = 2;
    d.spreads.everyItem().allowPageShuffle = false;
    p1.appliedSection.pageNumberStart = 1;
    } catch (e) {}
    }, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, “FirstPage_LeftHand”);
    }

  • Max Castillo says:
    February 26, 2019 at 2:37 pm

    I think you can achieve this by selecting pages and deselecting “Allow Selected Spread to Shuffle” in the Pages Panel flyout menu. Then you can move pages into any spread configuration you like without renumbering.

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