How to I create a multi business card layout on a 8.5x11 format?

[DisturbedShifty]

So I have already created a front and back of a business card with the proper margins and bleeds but it is just setup for one card right now.  I would like to convert that so that it is setup on a 8.5x11 format for multiple business cards and still keep the bleed and margins for printing.  The old way I have done this was to create a PDF with the crop marks and line things up from there on a 8.5x11 format.  But this new card is one solid background of the same color and it is proving difficult to do the PDF version.

[maxwithdax · Accepted solution]

First you need to know from your printer what the margins are so you can set the cards up the way they need. If you are doing it on your own printer, you need to know the max your printer margins will handle. Avery has a 10-up business card template and every printer out there will give you a slightly different setting. So, more info is needed to properly help ya. But once you know, it is easy. I think there are some templates on indesignsecrets dot com as well.

If none of that matters, you can just use Step and Repeat from the edit menu.

1. Place your single card image on the larger page in the upper left corner position
2. Edit > Step and Repeat...
3. Check the box for Create Grid
4. Set the number of columns to 2 and rows to 4, and check the preview box.
5. Set the offsets to whatever you want. Something like 2.1375 vertical and 4.25 horizontal.

- Dax

[DisturbedShifty]

Awesome!  That is exactly what I was looking for.  Thank you very much for the help.