facing page images exceed their text boxes

[pippa_0652]

I have been asked by the publisher to create overlap on all four sides of facing image pages. When I make the PDF the image exceeds the image box and colonises space in the facing page. Is any able to help me stop this?

[Bill Silbert]

Facing pages will not allow you to separate the pages to do this. I'm assuming that the printer wants the four-sided bleed because the pages will be handled separately as with spiral binding. In that case the document should be set up as single pages. If you really need to show the job in spreads it is possible but should be unnecessary. To do this disable "Allow Document Pages to Shuffle" under the Pages Panel pull-down menu and then put the single pages side by side. Then you can move the right hand page away from the left one using the Page tool. 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

I'm pretty sure it can be done without switching to single pages - existing facing pages can be moved away of each other.

https://creativepro.com/a-script-to-allow-bleeds-on-the-spine-of-indesign-documents/

Even easier with my ID-Tasker tool (not free & PC only):

Moves pages AND contents - even if locked / invisible - at the same time.

[Bill Silbert]

I found that the x location was greyed out when I tried to separate a facing pages spread. The use of single pages has always been the request from printers I've dealt with for spiral binding and other instances when four-sided bleed is needed. If a script exists to separate facing page spreads then that is a different story.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Bill Silbert

When you're turning off Facing Pages - you might get a message - answer yes.

[Luke Jennings3]

To elaborate on the good information above, set the document bleed settings to .125", (or whatever your publisher requests), the inside bleed should not be set to 0. After moving the page, extend the image bleed on the left side, export to single pages with bleed. While your publisher requested bleed on facing image pages, it may be prudent to do the same to any page where an element touches the spine.

[pippa_0652]

thank you so much to everyone. I will work on this tomorrow. This is a thread sewn book so requires facing pages. The thing is if cut the bleed on the spine but create the PDF with a 5mm bleed all round, the 5 mm bleed remains in the central ovelap even though its excluded in the ID file. Its with in the crp marks so should disappear. Buthere seems to be no point really.

[pippa_0652]

really helpful, thanks