How do i make my pages go below one another in a spread format

[jonofarc]

I am working on a book that needs to be in landscape and opens upwards, sort of like a calendar. Issue is the only way i can make my spread have 2 pages below each other is by setting my pages to a portrait orientation then rotating them 90 degrees CW which also rotates the columns, and it the pages will revert back to portrait when exporting. 

 Any ideas how i could solve this?

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Set the spread view to the setting that works for your project.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

You might want to look into a calendar script. It can save you tons of time laying out the months:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/calendarwizard/

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Dave Creamer of IDEAS, @James Gifford—NitroPress

Isn't it the same what @jonofarc is doing already?

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Don't worry about the export. Assuming it is being commercially printed, just give the printer a mock up of how the calendar looks.

However, you can export as spreads and rotate the pages (formally spreads) in Acrobat Pro--but I doubt the printer wants the pages as spreads. You will need to ask.

[jonofarc]

@Dave Creamer of IDEAS @James Gifford—NitroPress 

Thank you for the help! 

Rotating spread view results in the columns being rotated along with it, and the printer is kind of a pain to deal with so I'd just rather have the file be perfect on the export.

For the sake of making this job easier, I ended up creating the file without turning facing pages on and manually moved two pages below one another then duplicated the spread however many times I needed.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@jonofarc 

It's possible - and quite easily achievable as you've done already - but just in case, steps for others:

Steps:

1) Turn off/uncheck Shuffle - for the document and all spreads,

For Spreads - you need to select all Pages first.

2) in the Document Setup - turn off Facing Pages - reply YES:

3) Switch to Page Tool:

4) Now, you can Drag&Drop pages:

For small documents - it can be done manually - for larger - can be of course automated using a script.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

@Robert at ID-Tasker Robert, this is very clever but not sure if it's worth the effort.

If exporting pages, which would be necessary for imposition, the result is the same as rotated pages.

If exporting spreads, which would be a big headache for imposition, the result is the same as exporting rotated spread and rotating them in Acrobat Pro. 

[BobLevine · Accepted solution]

It's easier to do this if you rotate the spreads first. Here's steps I recommend.

Create the document with whatever settings you need including the number of pages.

Rotate the view of the parent pages and do whatever you need there including any text frames, page numbers, etc.

Choose all of the live pages and rotate the view there. You should be good to go.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

As @BobLevine stated, rotate FIRST, then add content. 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

As @BobLevine stated, rotate FIRST, then add content. 

By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS

Yes, that's the most important step.