Export .indb to spreads without single pages between files

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November 14, 2025
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Hello, I have a client who needs to proof the book as spreads. I have set the anthology up as an Book (.indb) with individual files, and when I export the entire book, the resulting PDF is in spreads as desired EXCEPT when a file ends on a verso. Then it's a single page, and the next file stands on its own with a recto page.

Running OS14.6.1 with Indesign 2025

Screen_Recording_2025-11-14_at_5-09-02 PM.zip

rob day

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needs to proof the book as spreads.

Hi @bullfrogjam , All of your book documents would have to end on a right page for that to work. Couldn’t your client view and print a Pages Export PDF as spreads in Acrobat? To view spreads choose Page Display>Two Page Scrolling:

To Print spreads:

bullfrogjamAuthor

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Yes, that's my workaround, but the client has trouble printing things, so thank you for the print setting screenshot. I'll use that.

I just wish it didn't do this. I cannot imagine who would ever want it to work this way.

rob day

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I just wish it didn't do this.

If you end all of your book documents on a right page:

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