Indesign to PDF Erorrs: how to find the bad page that is stopping the process?

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I have a 700 page InDesign file that I want to export to PDF. When I do so, the process begins and then returns with an error that the process could not be finished. How can I figure out which page is the bad seed? I don't want to go through exporting page by page until I find it (or them, probably more than one page is bad). It's a simple layout, letter, one placed PDF or JPEG per page, 95% of images are text PDF's. Isn't there a log of some type to check?

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BobLevine · Accepted Answer

Divide and conquer.Export half the document. If it works, export the other half. Keep breaking it down until you find the bad page.

markm36331980 · Answer

Divide and Conquer. Yes, a very tried and true method. My next step.

I was hoping that there were some other resources that I was unaware of. I keep thinking that there should be a record, a log of some sort that tracks the process of exporting to PDF, that can be examined.

Sometimes when printing fails with a multipage document, there is a progress window that indicates which page is processing, and when the process breaks down, you can see which page is the offender. I was hoping for something similar, instead of the generic "Export Failed" message.

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