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erichandley3
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November 5, 2019
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InDesign Print Booklet | Only half pages exporting

  • November 5, 2019
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I'm trying to export a booklet, everything looks great, cover and back are on one spread (saddle-stitch layout), there are multiples of 4 pages for the whole booklet as well. When the Post Script file comes out, however, it only has the left sides of the spreads and not the other sides. Anyone know what could be the problem?

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Migintosh
Brainiac
November 5, 2019

People ask how to export an imposed PDF on the forum fairly often, and most of the time it turns out that they don't really need an imposed PDF. First, if you are using PostScript, you are using an outdated method that will make an inferior PDF that may or may not be good enough for what you want. What you probably need is a PDF exported as PDF/X-4 in single pages in the order that they will be read. From there, if you need it printed as a booklet, you can use either the booklet-production settings of your print device, or those in Acrobat.

 

So, why do you want an imposed PDF?

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    erichandley3Author
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    November 6, 2019

    Migintosh,

     

    I don't know if I neccesarily need nan imposed PDF, but I've used PostScript because it used to work for me. Eveerything would print out well from the PS. BUT, I would love to learn a new mthod, or the PDF/X-4, whatever will help me set up the booklet for printing. 

      BobLevine
      BobLevine
      Community Expert
      November 7, 2019

      Well, "normally" means, I've exported a booklet as a post script using the print booklet feature in InDesign. Then opened it in distiller and converted the .ps to a print ready .pdf.

       

      That was my "normal" process, however when I try to export under print booklet, the preview shows it exactly how it should be but after the export only the left pages are in the .ps file.... Since my method wasn't working, I tried to export it just as a regular pdf. But that also was only exporting as the left sides of the project (without half of the booklet basically).


      That is NOT an export.

      Stop jumping through all of these insane hoops and export a PDF and use the Acrobat booklet feature.

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