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Dalski K
Dalski K
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December 4, 2018
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A4 (Single Page Numbering) To A3 (2 Page #'s per Page).

  • December 4, 2018
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I'm tyring to make an A3 folder which I am going to bind. I am importing lots of single page A4 pdfs in CS6, so the majority of the document I have an A4 master page, with page numbering, which I then export as a pdf & then use pdf readers to print double paged at A3 size; and it works well.

However at certain points in the document I need to have A3 pages. As there are 2 pages in an A3 page I need to reflect this in the numbering. Anyone know how to do this?

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    Correct answer vinny38

    Select the pages that you want to kkep together as spreads (here: pages 40 to 43) in the Pages panel, and then deselect Allow Selected Spread To Shuffle in the Pages panel menu.

    Finally, drag those pages in the pages panel:

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    Dalski K
    Dalski KAuthor
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    December 4, 2018

    Lol, it is both for screen viewing & for printing. Ultimately it will be in A3 format for both.

    Don't worry you've both solved it, with my many thanks.

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    December 4, 2018

    Hi,

    you can start a new section from every page in your document you like and change the page number start.

    Read about "Define Section Numbering" here:

    Learn how to number pages, chapters, and sections in InDesign

    Regards,
    Uwe

    Dalski K
    Dalski KAuthor
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    December 4, 2018

    Hi Laubender, thanks for your suggestion. Sorry I should've listed in the op that I am already using sections, also I couldn't do that here as the A4 & A3 pages are not necessarily different sections.

    Also that wouldn't display 2 different page numbers for the master of an A3 page would it? I thinik that would only restart the page numbering which isn't the issue.

    Page 40 should be 40 - 41 & p41 should be 42 & 43.

    vinny38
    vinny38Correct answer
    Legend
    December 4, 2018

    Select the pages that you want to kkep together as spreads (here: pages 40 to 43) in the Pages panel, and then deselect Allow Selected Spread To Shuffle in the Pages panel menu.

    Finally, drag those pages in the pages panel:

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