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June 20, 2011
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Wrong page numbers on PDF export (ID CS5.5)

  • June 20, 2011
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The Export to PDF out of a book document (with 12 single documents in it) results in wrong pagination (30, 31, 33, 31, 35, 31 ...). Direct Export out of the same single document is right. I cannot see any difference between the single docs, but the phenomen is only in some parts of the book.

What is the thing about this? Did anybody have similar effects?

Thanks for any idea!

Carsten

MacBookPro Core Duo

Snow Leopard

InDesign CS 5.5 (Design Premium Collection)

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    Cathleen24
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    June 23, 2011

    This is happening to me as well in CS5.5. I only have 9 files in the book. I have 10.6.7, Indesign CS 5.5.  Could it be a bug?  I've never had this before and I've used the Book feature for years and never had this until I upgraded to 5.5.

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    macromacAuthor
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    June 23, 2011

    Now, I used the workaround with .idml - BUT today after opening the bookfile again, the same problem occurs again. So the answer is not really answered. I am sure now, that this is a bug. I opened all .idml files in ID CS4 and put them into a bookfile - everything works fine! Maybe also in CS5. I have no time to test this. So the conclusion for me is to do not use ID 5.5 until this is officially fixed.

    Best regards,

    Carsten

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 23, 2011

    Wow - I'll check this out in CS5.5 later today!

    If anyone else can test this?

    If it is an issue then I couldn't upgrade for work ... sigh. Hope someone can clarify!

    Peter Spier
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    Peter SpierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 20, 2011

    And if you post back, give us some real details. Version of ID, export settings, etc.

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    macromacAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    June 20, 2011

    Unfortunately that did not solve the problem. I did that already and tried it again now - with no different result. It feels like being a bug.

    More details: ID 7.5, Acrobat X 10.1.0, MacOS X 10.6.7, export option: [Kleinste Dateigröße] (=Smallest ...)

    Any ideas what I can do? (Will now export every single file to make my waiting customer happy).

    Regards,

    Carsten

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 20, 2011

    Try selecting a selection of files in the book and use Export Selection to PDF

    See if the issue still comes up.

    If it's still not working, try exporting the problematic files to IDML and open them (opens as Untitled)

    Delete the old file from the book. Then insert the newly saved InDesign file.

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    Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 20, 2011

    Check all the docs first

    Use the sub menu in the book panel to Update Page Numbers (only this one)

    If it's still not working

    Delete that book file and start a new one with File>New Book

    Import the files fresh and try again.

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