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Tynan27027201hwjs
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August 8, 2023
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Can't Export Page Range in Indesign 2023

  • August 8, 2023
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I have a document with a 4 pages, laid out as one continuous spread. It's for a big print add, so the actual (total) size is quite large (W 220” H72”). When I try to export the entire document into PDF as a spread (single page, or single page continuous), I get an error saying the The document page size exceeds the page size range supported in PDF files. So my exported PDF is cut off (the width seems to be cut off, but not the height).

 

Then, if I try to export only the first two pages (so, split my export in half), I am unable to choose a page range successfully. When I select Range, the only option I have in the drop down is "All Pages." And when I highlight "All Pages" and type 1-2 into the box, Indesign accepts the change but still tries to export all 4 pages anyways, resulting in the same error as above.

 

Can anyone help me? How do I export a design at the proper size for my printer?

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    Correct answer Thunder-Lightning

    You were getting all 4 pages when you were exporting pages 1-2 as Spreads is correct because you have shuffled all four of your pages as a spread in your document. Just like in a document with facing pages, if you only choose the right hand page to export but as a spread you will get the left hand page as well.

    If you only wanting to export pages 1-2, perhaps temporarily shuffle/move pages 3-4 out from the spread then export pages 1-2 as Spreads. 

    Hope this helps.

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    jackiel32915502
    Participating Frequently
    August 18, 2023

    Same problem.  No solution, I have found yet, for only exporting 1 page now from a multi-page layout, and my pages are set up as single pages, spread view.

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    Maria323648387aog
    New Participant
    September 18, 2023

    Same situation for me. I have changed Page Numbering to 'absolute' and still cannot export single pages.

     

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    Thunder-Lightning
    Inspiring
    September 18, 2023

    Would you mind share a screenshot of your print dialog box when you print?

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    Thunder-LightningCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    August 9, 2023

    You were getting all 4 pages when you were exporting pages 1-2 as Spreads is correct because you have shuffled all four of your pages as a spread in your document. Just like in a document with facing pages, if you only choose the right hand page to export but as a spread you will get the left hand page as well.

    If you only wanting to export pages 1-2, perhaps temporarily shuffle/move pages 3-4 out from the spread then export pages 1-2 as Spreads. 

    Hope this helps.

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      Tynan27027201hwjsAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 9, 2023

      Great solution. Thanks.

      James Gifford—NitroPress
      James Gifford—NitroPress
      Brainiac
      August 8, 2023

      You're sort of trying to do two incompatible things — lay out a large, segmented page and then print just part of it. One way to print just part would be to export it to PDF, then crop the PDF in Acrobat.

       

      But maybe there's a better way all around. Is this actually four separate pages, intended for printing as a folded brochure? Or are you just trying to get that large layout size by seaming standard pages together? None of what I see quite makes sense as an approach to printing. If it's something like a brochure, you're going to have printing only on one side. If it's a poster sort of thing, you don't need to use pages in a spread — you can just set it up as one page, probably with some scaling (e.g. use 4:1 or 10:1 scaling in the document and let export/printing take it to full size).

       

      Some more details about what you're trying to accomplish might lead to some better/good suggestions about how to get there.

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      Tynan27027201hwjsAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 8, 2023

      Thanks! This is for a 4-pane window spread, so I've laid it out in Indesign exactly as it will appear in real life (hence the large size). The printer will be printing it as 4 separate pieces (1 piece of vinyl print for each window pane). I suppose I can send the final print file as 4 separate pages in a PDF. However, today we are at the review stage of the project. I want to send a cohesive PDF to a few people (the advertiser, the printer, some team members) for final approvals, proof-reading, and overall quality assurance. So today, I was trying to export it into a PDF that would be visually representative of the final result. Open to any suggestions! 

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      Tynan27027201hwjsAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 8, 2023

      Just adding in - the only reason I was trying to export 2 pages on their own, was in an effort the entire design into export 2 smaller PDF files, as a work around to the original error I was receiving (document page size exceeds the page size range supported in PDF files). Ideally, I'd love to be able to send one PDF file with the entire design laid out in the same format as it would be on the window panes, in real life.

      Peter Spier
      Peter Spier
      Community Expert
      August 8, 2023

      We need to see your pages panel and know waht the document setup is...

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      Tynan27027201hwjsAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      August 8, 2023

      Here it is. This is a function in Indesign that I'm new to, so perhaps I set it up incorrectly. 

       

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