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How do I make the 1st page after the cover page 1

  • May 23, 2017
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Wracking my brain on how to ask this.

I have a cover

I want the cover to be 1st, then a blank page so that page 1 and 2 are a left-right spread, with page 1 on the left.

I tried the whole numbering thing suggested and it ends up making my 1st page on the right.. weird.. I just don't get the results other people describe.  Is there a simple way to make the COVER a 2-page spread?  I can handle a 2nd page that I can put additional information in, but no matter how I try to do it, the 1st cover page is stuck as a single page that screws up the alignment of the following pages.  Arg.

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    Correct answer Mike Witherell

    InDesign follows a millennium-old tradition: even numbers on the left; odd numbers on the right. See the Pages panel menu button > Numbering and Section Options.

    If you want to make 2 pages in a left-right spread sit side-by-side; make the left page numbered as an even number; for example 2.

    Consider downloading my pre-made docs that show how to make gatefolds and printer's imposition pages:

    http://trainingonsite.com/images/downloads/InDesign_CC_Page_Setups.zip

    If you really insist on doing it against Western-culture book-making tradition, go to the pages panel menu button, and switch off both switches that mention Shuffling. Then, you can number your pages in the non-standard way you are trying to achieve.

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    Mike Witherell
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    Mike WitherellCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 23, 2017

    InDesign follows a millennium-old tradition: even numbers on the left; odd numbers on the right. See the Pages panel menu button > Numbering and Section Options.

    If you want to make 2 pages in a left-right spread sit side-by-side; make the left page numbered as an even number; for example 2.

    Consider downloading my pre-made docs that show how to make gatefolds and printer's imposition pages:

    http://trainingonsite.com/images/downloads/InDesign_CC_Page_Setups.zip

    If you really insist on doing it against Western-culture book-making tradition, go to the pages panel menu button, and switch off both switches that mention Shuffling. Then, you can number your pages in the non-standard way you are trying to achieve.

    Mike Witherell
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