Original vs Alternate Format? How to switch between the two?

It was created by someone who I think did an alternate layout, which I know nothing about.

Alternate layouts are confusing to those who don't use them. The idea behind them is to have multiple layouts of a single document in a single file. I find it easiest to work with them when I go to the Pages panel menu and select  View Pages > By Alternate Layout.

And then I adjust the Pages panel so that I can see everything. Note the two master pages controlling the paper sizes (one is US Letter, the other A4). Those names also appear above each Layout.

Now that you are oriented, head back to File > Export (which is a much better way to create a PDF than File > Print). You can select either layout in the Range menu, and then specify the pages underneath.

~Barb

Actually, I was not able to use Export because I do not know how to enter the page range as there seems to be some amiss (alternate format) with the message, "multiple pages use the same page number". I was glad to be alert to Export however as I forgot it was there!

I proceeded with print to Adobe PDF and found, with some fussing around, that I could physically move the 'shadow' off the first page in Adobe and then all the pages were okay!

Hi sarai,

I would like to know if the step suggested by Aandi worked for you, or the issue still persists.

Kindly update the discussion if you need further assistance with it.

Thanks,

Srishti

Don’t print to PDF. Use Export.