3x2 page spread

[bungalowid]

Does anyone know how to create a spread like the picture below? Each page is 24x36 but I need to do three across and 2 down. I need them all to touch (like the photo) because I want to put an image in the centre that spans all six pages. Does anyone know how or if I can do this? I don't want to have to split my image up and hope that it prints correctly.

Thanks!

[Steve Werner]

"Each page is 24 x 36..." Inches? Feet? Millimeters? Centimeters? Miles? 😉

[bungalowid]

Each page is 24”x36”.

[Steve Werner]

That doesn't seem difficult, unless I'm not understanding the requirements:

[bungalowid]

But this is one page divided by columns. Is there any way to make 6 separate pages look like this on my screen? While I can print this large size on a plotter, I’d rather have six separate pages.

[Steve Werner]

Why do they have to be separate pages? How you using these pages?

[Steve Werner]

This as close as you can come: You can put the pages together in one spread by turning off the Shuffling behavior in the Page panel menu. But even when you set the Guides & Pasteboard preferences to 0 Vertical Margins, you can't have spreads next to each other—there's always a gap:

[bungalowid]

Thank you Steve! This should do the job.

[rob day · Accepted solution]

You can also arrange the 6 pages with the pages tool. If you do that you can crossover between the top and bottom row.

So set up your document with facing pages unchecked:

Uncheck Allow Selected Spread to Shuffle and arrange the 6 pages into a spread. And then with the Pages tool arrange the pages. Here you can see my cyan rectangle occupies all six pages.

[bungalowid]

Okay, I've arranged my 6 pages into a spread but I'm struggling to arrange the pages into 3x2. Where in the pages tool do I go? I don't know if this makes a difference (since I haven't used indesign on pc) but I'm using mac.

[rob day]

In the Tools panel select the Pages tool and you will be able to move the pages around on the pasteboard. You can also use the Transform panel to set a page's x,y position. This is OSX:

[bungalowid]

Thank you! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for.

[bungalowid]

They need to be separate pages to adhere to my final project guidelines.

[Derek Cross]

Why are you laying out your document like this - just wondering?

[bungalowid]

These are my boards for my final design project. I need to lay my revit, autocad, and photoshop documents out as a large integrated spread.

[rob day]

These are my boards for my final design project. I need to lay my revit, autocad, and photoshop documents out as a large integrated spread.

You can also do this in Illustrator with artboards. InDesign has a 10 page spread limit.