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simona_georgieva
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July 16, 2014
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how to add separating line between facing pages when exporting to PDF

  • July 16, 2014
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Hello,

I've searched a lot and could not find an answer to my question...

I'm creating several multi-page documents with facing (left-right) pages. After that I export these to PDF. I use the same setting for all my files and same settings for exporting.

But one of the documents when exported doesn't have a separating line between the left and right pages and they seem to be one. How can I add this separating line?

Thanks in advance!

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Paliosdesign_com
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July 17, 2014

Hi eCommera.simona.georgieva,

I am not sure how automated you would like this process to be, but this is certainly a solution to help you move forward. It certainly will take less time than continuing to look in my opinion:

1. With your InDesign CC(2014) document open, click on the Pages panel and double click on your Master Page (or multiple Master Pages that you have applied to the pages within your design)

2. Create a New Layer on each Master Spread you have applied to the document and name it something obnoxious like DO NOT PRINT, or something like that.

3. Simply draw a vertical line in the gutter of the Master Spread on your New Layer.

4. Change the line Stroke to something thicker like 2 points, maybe keep it at 1 point.

5. Export your PDF as spreads.

6. Turn the newly created Layers off in InDesign CC(2014).

7. Resave the document so that it opens in its original state.

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    simona_georgievaAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    October 29, 2014

    Hi Paliosdesign.com,

    I just saw your comment... this is actually exactly what I did...

    Thanks!

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    Wolf Kamm
    Community Expert
    July 17, 2014

    Is there a line (i.e. a stroke, an edge of a frame) on the master page?

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    simona_georgievaAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    July 17, 2014

    No... I think the reason for this is not that easy to be found...

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    SJRiegel
    Community Expert
    July 17, 2014

    Instead of exporting as spreads, try exporting as single pages, and then changing the Initial View from within Acrobat and re-saving the document.. This will show it as spreads with the line, but keep the integrity of the individual pages. There is an option to do 2-up with cover so that the page flow shows correctly.

    Peter Spier
    Peter Spier
    Community Expert
    July 16, 2014

    A gap between pages is a display setting in Acrobat.

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    simona_georgievaAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    July 16, 2014

    Yes, I saw this in Acrobat, but it's turned on and the line is not there?

    Peter Spier
    Peter Spier
    Community Expert
    July 16, 2014

    OK, here they are:

    Screenshot 1 - InDesign, the file that exports without having the line

    Screenshot 2 - InDesign, the file that exports with having the line

    Screenshot 3 - Acrobat Reader, no separating line visible

    Screenshot 4 - Acrobat Reader, the separating line is visible


    The one that is not showing the line was exported as spreads and is being displayed 1-up. The one that shows the line is exported as single pages and is displayed 2-up. You can confirm this by looking at the pages/spreads counts at the bottom of the Pages panel in ID and then checking the page count in Acrobat.

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