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mrmister1
Inspiring
December 24, 2016
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PDF Export options (forcing Indesign to export first page as single page and next pages as double pages)

  • December 24, 2016
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Hello

I would like to export my Indesign document to PDF, however I would like this kind of effect: that the exported PDF, when opened it, the first page be shown as a single page and the next pages be shown as double pages.

When I export my document, the PDF is created, and when I open it in Adobe Acrobat, if I select to show it showing two pages, what I get is this:

I DO NOT WANT THIS:

This is what is happening when I double click the exported PDF from Indesign. The first page on the left should not be there. I want the first page be on the right side, and the next pages shown in groups of two pages.

WHAT I WANT IS THIS:

This is exactly the beahvior I want when the PDF be exported. When I export my PDF file from Indesign, I would like Acrobat show it exactly, in this way.

The composition of pages in my Indesign is exactly in this way (I am using PC by the way, and not MAC, I just took the photo to show you)

PageNumbers1.jpg

I guess I should configure, probably the pages composition in Indesign in a different manner? perhaps? I don't know, I am a bit confused.

I would really appreciate any help in this regard.

Cheers

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi mrmister1:

It's a view setting in Acrobat called Two-Up with a Cover Page (Yours is showing Two Up with a Facing Page). You can set it up in Acrobat with File > Properties > Initial View or specify it in InDesign with File > Export > PDF (Print):

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 24, 2016

Hi mrmister1:

It's a view setting in Acrobat called Two-Up with a Cover Page (Yours is showing Two Up with a Facing Page). You can set it up in Acrobat with File > Properties > Initial View or specify it in InDesign with File > Export > PDF (Print):

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
mrmister1
mrmister1Author
Inspiring
December 24, 2016

Hey, thanks a lot for the replies. Yes, it works !!!

It is as you said, Two-Up with a Cover Page

Thanks you all !!!

And Merry Xmas

Barb Binder
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 24, 2016

Yay! And Merry Xmas to you!

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
Legend
December 24, 2016

The thing is, PDFs can be viewed by several programs, including Acrobat, Reader, Preview, and several others. Each can be set to view a PDF differently, and I'm not sure there is a way to ensure that everyone who opens a PDF will view it the way it was intended by the author. If it's just you, you could set your PDF reader to view the way you like. In Acrobat, it's done by going to View>Page Display>Two-Up Continuous, and View>Page Display>Show Cover Page During Two-Up. You can also have the facing pages butt up against each other or have a gap.