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February 19, 2026
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Hello, I wondered if anyone could help me. I am quite new to Indesign and only just started learning the basics. I am creating a 30 page booklet that needs to be exported in both a print and digital format. Do I need to create 2 separate Indesign files for each format or can I work from just the one file and export the two different formats from that one file? Thanks

leo.r

Community Expert

In general, you can work from just the one file and export the two different formats from that one file.

Also, what’s your target “digital format”? PDF, EPUB, HTML? Not everything in the layout intended for print can be converted as is into certain digital formats.

jonathan_2700Author

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that’s great thanks and my target format is PDF. the only issue I have is when I create the digital format, it is in spreads format. but when I create the print format I know it has to be sent to the printers in single page format with 3mm bleed around the edges but I get this weird overlay from the right hand page spreading over to the left hand page. seems to only happen on the double page spreads.

that's why i was asking this questions originally because I wasn’t sure if you had to setup a print and digital format separately.

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @jonathan_2700 , With most printing methods the pages are folded and gathered, so even if you provide an inside bleed it would have to be removed when the pages are imposed

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