Hi David, Yes and no. I did but I have tested several and each time I open they automatically open in this new world order.

Unfortunately it is not a valid screen shot, rather a montage of what it was like done on ps….

I can't get over this. Its like a whole new world, moves that were just logical are now impossible. I can't believe that “normal” indesign doesn't function like I knew it too. And yet apparently I am unique in haveing worked like this. Surely not……

way too weird.

Exactly. I could select the entire document, or specific elements on various pages. there was only one spread so to speak. It is CS5 7.04 2010 (in french).

Whatever has occurred, I have to assume that it is a global setting. All my old documents that were set up (by default – I really have never known any other way with Id) on “one spread” are now opening up with this multi spread idea.

Whereas before I was able to save as a pdf or print and it would print in terms of pages. Now it seems to do so in terms of spreads. I can no longer print just say page 2 and 19 but instead the spreads that those two pages fall on (which includes two other pages…..)

Whilst working on individual spreads I can selct within the spread, before hand I was able to select say an element on page 1 and using shift select, select a second on page 27 and a third on 92 and align them as a “group” (or other command)

thanks for your quick aide David. I have only briefly looked at the article but it doesn't quite seem to have the desired endpoint –> multiple pages on one spread yes, but it was vertically orientated. All my old docs are now opening with extra spreads…. And it definately is in Indesign not Illustrator. Much more comfortable over there. Definately indesign.

Is there a way I could post a couple of images – they might shed some light on the issue.