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How to Merge Two INDD Files Page-for-Page and Place Contents on a New Layer

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October 21, 2024
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Hey everyone,

I'm having a bit of trouble figuring this out but feel like it must be possible. I need to take the contents of File1 and merge it with File2 page-for-page.

The merged/imported contents should go onto a different layer.

Both files have the same number of pages.

I thought I had it figured out when I used Place to bring the File2 pages over page-for-page onto the new layer in File1. Then I realized the File2 contents were brought over similar to an image/pdf and I wasn't going to be able to edit the contents of the File2 frames within File1.

Any ideas?

thank you!

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Correct answer Eugene Tyson

When you use File>Place it places like an image

On Fille 1 have it open

On File 2 rename your layer

On file 2

On the pages panel - select all the pages

Find the sub menu for Move Pages and select your document

Then select File 1

All pages will move to the selected document

If you need to interleave them you can do it manually - I don't think there's any other choice.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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@michelle0822

Have not implemented it yet in my ID-Tasker tool - but if you can share both your documents - I can combine them for you.

You can click my nickname to send me your files privately.

M

michelle0822Author

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Thanks so much for the offer! I just combined them manually last night.

E

Eugene Tyson

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Community Expert

When you use File>Place it places like an image

On Fille 1 have it open

On File 2 rename your layer

On file 2

On the pages panel - select all the pages

Find the sub menu for Move Pages and select your document

Then select File 1

All pages will move to the selected document

If you need to interleave them you can do it manually - I don't think there's any other choice.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

@Eugene Tyson

I'm pretty sure, @michelle0822 wants to make a sandwich - have contents of 1st pages from both docs on the 1st page, 2nd pages on the 2nd, and so on.

And have it fully editable.

M

michelle0822Author

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Yes. It's a workbook. File1 has 80 pages of questions with blank space beneath each. File2 has answers. The page content matches up. I just needed to bring the page content of File2 into the corresponding page in File 2 but on a new layer so that the answers could be toggled on/off. Ended up doing it manually.

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