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• • April 14, 2015 at 8:15 am #74627
    Ron Cross

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    Currently I have a 32 page document that we are going to be printing. the first few pages are number i, ii, iii and on page iv I want to change the numbering to 1, 2, 3. I right click on the page and select numbering and sections, I tell it to start a new section with the page numbers starting at 1 as 1,2,3.. after hitting enter it drops the page down to another spread with the first page on the right and the rest continuing like normal will this affect the way the book prints? Is there a way to stop it from doing this?

  • April 14, 2015 at 1:19 pm #74641
    Justin Sligh

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    Ron, I think it would depend on the type of document and what your workflow is. When you set a document up with Facing Pages, InDesign will create a document that starts with a single page on the right and then continue with two-page spreads. Odd pages on the right and even pages on the left.

    Is your intent to have the first section of your document (i.e., the section with roman numerals) three pages of content with the fourth blank?

    If so, I would consider adding a blank page at the end of the section to keep even and odd pages in their place. In technical documents, I have a specific marker on the page indicating they are blank.

    Alternatively, does your document consist of 32 spreads that will be inserted into another document for print (i.e., you want the first page of your document to be on the left)?

  • April 14, 2015 at 2:11 pm #74642
    Ron Cross

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    I ended up just adding a blank page, I didn’t think about the face that the pages are odd / right, even / left. By adding the blank page it brought my document to an even 32 pages, it was 31 without it. I clearly didn’t think through what I was doing. Thanks for your help Justin.

  • April 14, 2015 at 2:39 pm #74644
    Justin Sligh

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    No worries. A lot of people overlook this when planning saddlestitch and tabbed documents. I typically draw up spreads on a sheet of paper to plan my documents.

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