Multi page document (Facing Pages) help

[cbishop01]

When i'm doing multi page layout and have facing pages on i get 1 page at the top how can i get rid of this?

I want pages 1&2 to be sidse by side but right now it goes 1, 2-3,4-5 etc.. i dont want the lone page at top. I dont want it to display or be printed.

[Steve Werner · Accepted solution]

In a left-to-right reading InDesign document, printing tradition determines that odd-numbered pages are on the right, and even-numbered are on the left. So to create left-right, left-right spreads you need to start your numbering on page 2.

From the Pages panel menu choose Numbering and Section Options, and set the start page to be 2.

This will give you what you want.

[cbishop01]

Perfect!!!!!!! thanks so much

[cbishop01]

What do i do if i want pages 1-2 side by side?

[Steve Werner]

Tell more about how you're using your layout. What is the purpose of the numbers?

InDesign's page numbering feature is designed for printing which doesn't allow that.

[Steve Werner]

Creating facing pages with numbers is really only used for printing which has to follow certain rules.

If you're creating a presentation, or a web page or an EPUB or Kindle publication (which aren't fixed size), you wouldn't be viewing the pages with numbering side-by-side.

[rob day]

Hi @cbishop01 , With the Pages panel flyout menu’s Allow Document Pages to Shuffle unchecked, delete page 1

If your document is going to be printed and bound, and the 1-2 spread is folded at the spine, where’s the page that would have to print on the back of page 1?