PDF Export for iPad Preview: Viewing Single Pages and Spreads

[caseyjj]

Hi, 

 I debut on InDesign and bit confused about printing pdf. Let me explain : I export normally (default settings) of my book in pdf. Now I open it in iPAD, so in VERTICAL I see one page, but in HORIZONTAL i should see 2 pages in spread, is that correct ? Because in HORIZONTAL with the iPAD I still see only one page. 

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[Bill Silbert]

Make sure that "Spreads" is selected in the Export Adobe PDF dialog that appears during the export to pdf process. See screenshot below:

[caseyjj]

Thanks for your suggest but with your method, no matter Vertical or Horizontal it always appears as 2 pages spread 😅

[BobLevine]

That's not how PDF works. It's all based on the settings in the PDF reader app.

[caseyjj]

Yes, I understand that. What I do is simply open the file with iPAD then "share" with the apple native app "Books". And there is no special setting to do for it. (Maybe I miss something ?...)

[BobLevine]

Yes, you are. That view is only going to work with EPUB.

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

Overlooked point #1 about e-docs: everything is dependent on the reader. And while PDF has one more or less reliable, accurate reader (Acrobat), EPUB has few to none. Third-party readers, especially those built into devices and browsers, are often far from compliant.