Alternate Layout for Facing/non-Facing

Question

I have a facing-page document with a slightly bigger inside margin to compensate for binding when printed.

However, I would also like to use the document to be exported for PDF viewing (one page at a time for presentation purposes) but I find the shifting margins are pretty distracting when flicking through the PDF.

Is there an easier solution to this than having two separate documents (facing/non-facing) and copying over all the content?

Semi-related question: When I enter presentation mode on a facing page document is there an option to only show one spread at a time. Presentation mode currenty shows both spreads side by side and its hard ot pick out much detail.

Thanks

Robert at ID-Tasker · Accepted Answer

You can export your main document as PDF, then place this PDF in a new INDD document with narrow pages and then export again.

Of course, you'll have to move right pages left - but can be easily scripted.

You would have to do it once - use this new INDD as a template and just re-export PDF when needed.

Before anyone suggests placing INDD pages directly - it's much slower to view and there is source PDF anyway.

rob day · Answer

Hi @IcamI , you can also trim your PDF in AcrobatPro using Set Page Boxes in Print Production—trim the right side of the even pages, then the left side:

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