How do i make my pages go below one another in a spread format

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December 18, 2024
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I am working on a book that needs to be in landscape and opens upwards, sort of like a calendar. Issue is the only way i can make my spread have 2 pages below each other is by setting my pages to a portrait orientation then rotating them 90 degrees CW which also rotates the columns, and it the pages will revert back to portrait when exporting.

Any ideas how i could solve this?

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Correct answer BobLevine

It's easier to do this if you rotate the spreads first. Here's steps I recommend.

Create the document with whatever settings you need including the number of pages.

Rotate the view of the parent pages and do whatever you need there including any text frames, page numbers, etc.

Choose all of the live pages and rotate the view there. You should be good to go.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Don't worry about the export. Assuming it is being commercially printed, just give the printer a mock up of how the calendar looks.

However, you can export as spreads and rotate the pages (formally spreads) in Acrobat Pro--but I doubt the printer wants the pages as spreads. You will need to ask.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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jonofarcAuthor

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Thank you for the help!

Rotating spread view results in the columns being rotated along with it, and the printer is kind of a pain to deal with so I'd just rather have the file be perfect on the export.

For the sake of making this job easier, I ended up creating the file without turning facing pages on and manually moved two pages below one another then duplicated the spread however many times I needed.