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Placing a multiple page PDF into InDesign

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I have CS5. I'm working on a multipage document in InDesign and I want to bring in a multipage PDF document into that InDesign document. For some reason, when I do File>Place, it brings in the first page of the PDF (with perfect formatting) but the other pages do not come in. Is there some other setting that I'm missing to capture all pages of the PDF to transfer into the same number of pages in my InDesign document?

Correct answer Srishti Bali

Hi all,

See (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/place-a-multipage-pdf-in-indesign/td-p/11343293 ) for a consolidated list of scripts and solutions to place multipage PDF in InDesign. Try the solutions and let us know if you still need assistance.

Regards,

Srishti

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Inélsòre

Inspiring

Amazing!

Just one thing: the PDF's pages get all attached to the top left corner of the page.

Is there a way to make them be inserted in the exact center of each page and, if the page is bigger, make them scale up to fit proportionally?

Thanks

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Morten Spindler

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A-W-E-S-O-M-E

Saved HOURS by not having to manually place 420 pages from a PDF into an InDesign document.

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Laubender

Community Expert

In case you are working with MultiPageExporter.jsx the latest version 2.6.2 is hosted and curated by Mike Edel:

https://github.com/mike-edel/ID-MultiPageImporter/releases

Important Note: I have discovered a bug with InDesign 2020 version 15.0.0.155 that could prevent this script from running:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/InDesign/mulitpage-importer-and-Indesign-2020/m-p/10735751#M160518

To solve this remove or comment out the following line of code in MultiPageExporter.jsx :

#target indesign

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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susa24

Participating Frequently

Thank you for the link to the Mike Edel script. It worked perfekt! (I was not willing to place 400+ pages manually...)

Regards

Susanne

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Laubender

Community Expert

Hi herb4,

what was your previous 3rd party script?

What's your version of InDesign and operating system?

Are several versions of InDesign running simultaniously along with InDesign 2020 version 15.0.0.155 and you try to run the script? Presumably MultiPageExporter.jsx ?

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

herb4

Known Participant

Don't worry about it. I found an updated version of the 3rd party script I use. Thanks

aafrempong

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aafrempong

Explorer ,

Dec 09, 2015

To place multiple pages in Indesign effortlessly

Step 1: Go to file>>New>>Document, Fill in the number of pages and first page. (Do not mix up the number

of pages and the first page boxes). Also if you want single pages, uncheck the facing pages and

check the single page (make sure only one of these is checked)

Step 2: From Window (on the Tools Bar) go to Utilities>>Scripts

Step 3: In the appearing panel,Click Applications> then scripts>>then javascripts.

Step 4: Under javascripts scroll down to "placemultiplePDFpages and double-click it.

Step 5: In the appearing "choose File box" search for the pdf you want to place in Indesign and clck open.

You will see a message"place pdf in new document. Click OK, Followed by another OK( message

Indesign document) and relax to enjoy watching the placement being done for you automatically.

You do not have even have to touch the mouse.

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aafrempong

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Dec 09, 2015

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To place multiple pages in Indesign effortlessly (Using Applescript)

Step 1: Go to file>>New>>Document, Fill in the number of pages and Start page. (Do not mix up the number

of pages and the Start page boxes). Also if you want single pages, uncheck the facing pages and

check the Primary Test Frame (make sure only one of these is checked)

Step 2: From Window (on the Tools Bar) go to Utilities>>Scripts

Step 3: In the appearing panel,Click Applications> then scripts>>then Applescripts

Step 4: Under Applescripots scroll down to "placemultipagePDF.applescript and double-click it.

Step 5: In the appearing "choose File box" search for the pdf you want to place in Indesign and clck open.

You will see a message"Place pdf " Start page (enter start page and Click OK,

Relax to enjoy watching the placement being done for you automatically.

You do not even have to touch the mouse.

About using either the applescript or javascript&colon; The applescript produced single pages, but the javascript

produced facing pages, even though the same settings were selected in Step 1. There might have been

some computer sensitivity.

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herb4

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Except unless I am missing it, you can't CENTER the pages. They start at x:0 and y:0. My previous 3rd party script (that had OPTIONS) no longer works

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lyneacew3598

Participant

Excellent instructions and thank you.

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Mzcaline

Participant

What about the "Import Multiple PDF Pages" dialog box? How do open this so I can adjust the pdf on the page, or resize the pdf, or any of the other ways to utilize the document before placing? Is this option only obtained by a newer version of the PlaceMultipage.jsx?

aafrempong

Participating Frequently

If you want to change from paper size 8.5 by 11 to say 8 by 10, It is better and faster to change the page size in Acrobat Pro DC before importing the pdf into Indesign. If you do that the placement into Indesign would be perfect, and you will not have to move files on pages after importing.

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terryz67344503

Participant

Hi All,

I have been trying to find a script that does this with one added feature and I haven't had any luck. I need a script that imports a pdf exactly as the default one in InDesign does, but sets each InDesign page to the original size and orientation from the pdf instead of defaulting to 8.5x11. If anyone knows of one or what code I could add to the existing one that would be awesome!

Terry

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terryz67344503

Participant

Huge thank you to Luis Felipe Corullón @ http://lf.corullon.com.br/scripts_id_lfc/index_enus.html. He got me setup with exactly what I needed super fast!

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MuraliBlog

Participant

Hello guys,

Having experiencing on importing pdf into indesign file.

Its working fine by using "PlaceMutliplePagePDF.jsx".

But I have the 10 pdf and 10 10 indesign files.

these 10 pdf pages should be imported into respective indesign file.

Is there any script/help available from any of you.

thanks,

murali

pablocassina

Participant

I wish I had known this script earlier ! A pity it's not integrated into the "Fiule -> import" menu.

But I have another request.

Instead of simply import a "page by page" PDF file, I would like IDD to be able to import, 6 x A6 format PDF pages into a single IDD page.

I have a huge PDF file (almost text) of 2646 page that I have already split into 1323 recto and 1323 verso pages.

So I need to place into IDD, page1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 from my PDF file onto a SRA3 IDD page.

In total I would have a file of 166 IDD pages for my recto and another 166 IDD pages for my verso.

The idea is to be able to print the recto and then the verso on S3A3 paper size.

Any suggestion ?

Thank you so much !

Pablo

rob day

Community Expert

In your Scripts>Sample Folder there should be a script named ImageCatalog, which lets you make catalogs of image assets and it would work with single page PDFs. You could use AcrobatPro's Organize Pages tool to extract the PDFs into single pages saved to a folder, then run the script.

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