Drag and drop problem with InDesign

[kolenezy21]

Hi I have a question. Is there any way when I drag and drop .pdf file in InDesign to show me there is more then one page in file.

I know you can do it with Place option but but I want to do it with drag and drop. Please help me!

Tnx

[hammer0909]

I can't seem to invoke the import options during drag-and-drop using any of the shortcut keys. You can however choose the pages in the import options dialog box by choosing File > Place and selecting your file that way. In the place dialog turn on "show import options" which will display another dialog box allowing you to choose which page(s) you want to place.

[kolenezy21]

Hi tnx for your answer, I don't want to use place option only drag and drop, and my question is when I drag and drop pdf file with multiple pages is there any why to show me dialog box that allowing me to choose which page I want to import.

[BobLevine]

None I know of.

[kolenezy21 · Accepted solution]

You think only way to show you how many page is in .pdf is "File>Place"?

[BobLevine]

Yes

[Laubender]

Hi kolenezy21 ,

exactly. When using the menu command you can turn on the Import Options.

And you need the Import Options to govern which page is placed from a multipage PDF.

Another solution would be by scripting.

That would be a paid custom script with an eventlistening mechanism that would check for a PDF every time your placegun is populated. It would then turn on Import Options and tries to import the PDF again. A script could see into the placegun and extracts information of the file that is loaded there. In my opinion there is no easy way to write such a script, because there is no bullet proof method to know if a PDF has more than one page. There are some other obstacles as well.

Best I can offer:

You are placing the first page of the dragged in PDF and use a script on the selected frame that is holding the placed PDF that would place the PDF again turning on the Import Options.

Script code in ExtendScript ( JavaScript ) initially made by John Hawkinson:

Re: Toggle pages of a linked Indesign document inside Indesign?

Regards,
Uwe