InDesign booklet: Export as PDF instead of printing

Question

Instead of printing an InDesign booklet (with correct imposition) is it possible to instead export it as a PDF?

rob day · Accepted Answer

Thanks, I've removed the inside bleed but the crop marks still cause a gap in the middle.

Is it possible to add the crop marks in through Acrobat to trim off the bleed that is already on the PDF?

Hi @mttplbkp , InDesign’s Print Booklet has more imposition features than Acrobat’s Booklet—you can impose for perfect binding, set signature sizes, add a creep amount, apply printer marks.

In order to Print a postcript file you need to install the Adobe PDF 9.0 PPD, which can be downloaded from this page:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/add-acrobat-ppd.html

BobLevine · Answer

No, and I'll add my usual soapbox statement:

There should be no reason at all to provide anyone with an imposed document. If you're using this for inhouse printing, export a proper PDF and use Acrobat's booklet printing feature.

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