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InDesign PDF Export - Pages Panel and Page view

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April 15, 2021
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Most of the export settings for PDF files are available within InDesign. However, I like to have my final PDF open in the "Pages Panel and Page" view. This involves opening each PDF and changing that setting within Acrobat. Does anyone know of a way to automate that setting within the InDesign PDF export settings?

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Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

You can create an action in the Action Wizard in Acrobat. You can process an entire folder full of PDFs. If you need more help, let me know.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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You can create an action in the Action Wizard in Acrobat. You can process an entire folder full of PDFs. If you need more help, let me know.

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

C_d_MAuthor

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That worked! Thanks much, Creamer Training!

Bill Silbert

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To choose the way that a pdf will open in Acrobat you can choose a page display option using the Layout pull-down menu in the General section of the Export Adobe PDF dialog window that appears when you use File>Export>Adobe PDF (Print). You can also choose the View size through the View pull-down menu which is right above the Layout pull-down menu in that same dialog window.

C_d_MAuthor

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Thanks for replying, Bill. I saw those settings and do use them. My question is specifically about a setting for "Pages Panel and Page" view, without having to open the PDF and set that in Acrobat. It's in Acrobat's "Document Properties." I'm not able to find it anywhere within InDesign's PDF export settings.

Bill Silbert

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It sounds like what you're looking for would be best set up as default for your Acrobat. You can do this in Acrobat by manually opening the Page thumbnail option in a single document and then right-clicking on the navigation panel that the thumbnails come out of and choosing "Pin Page Thumbnails" from the drop-down menu that appears. Save the document and then every subsequent pdf you open in Acrobat should have the Page Thumbnails already showing.

Peru Bob

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I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the InDesign forum so that proper help can be offered.

C_d_MAuthor

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Thanks Peru Bob. Rookie mistake!

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