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Created a 212 page book as "document" vs. "book"

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    • June 19, 2017 at 9:30 pm #95563
      Karen Horn
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      Does it matter? I have spreads and it looks fine. But I think the index function doesn’t work except in book?

    • June 19, 2017 at 10:53 pm #95564
      Niels JÌürgen Pedersen
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      If it works for you, it doesnt matter :)

      If InDesign is slow, use the book-function, otherwise there is nothing wrong with using one doc.
      The index function works anywere.

    • June 20, 2017 at 7:00 am #95577
      Karen Horn
      Member

      THANK YOU!

    • June 20, 2017 at 2:47 pm #95586
      Dwayne Harris
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      I’d personally keep it one document.

    • June 20, 2017 at 4:18 pm #95588
      Ariel W
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      Working on a 440+ pp book as we speak. Single document. I’d avoid the book panel if at all possible. It adds an unnecessary level of complexity and fiddlyness (is that a word?) that is best avoided. No problem indexing a single document.

      If InDesign goes slow, make sure each chapter in the book is its own story, and not one single, long, threaded story spanning 200+ pages! Avoid too many anchored objects, and any use of span/split columns, or columns in general, can cause serious slowdowns as well….

      Ariel

      • June 21, 2017 at 4:03 am #95596
        Dwayne Harris
        Member

        At my company, we have to have single-document files and they have to be one single, long-threaded story.

    • June 21, 2017 at 5:57 am #95597
      Karen Horn
      Member

      Thank you very much

    • June 22, 2017 at 10:00 am #95618
      Charlotte Mrzygod
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      On the subject of books …

      I create service & operating manuals for heavy equipment. Some sections are universal to ALL machines, some are universal to a class of machinery, and some are custom.

      Would a book make sense in this application? I could have the safety sections ready to pop into every manual, the controls instructions ready to add to every water truck, the precommissioning information, maintenance schedules, etc …

      Even the safety section isn’t 100% universal. There’s one page I remove for anything that doesn’t have a tank (water, fuel, whatever) on it.

      Would y’all recommend the book feature here, or continue working with my templates as they are?

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