Place a multi page PDF in InDesign using a picture box on the Master Pages

Hi,

see into my bug report at InDesign UserVoice and vote for fixing the issue:

Place multi-page PDF pages: Place Gun will be unloaded after first page is placed to a frame
Uwe Laubender, Mar 28, 2022

New bug with InDesign 17.2 that I cannot see with InDesign 17.1.
[1] Load multiple PDF pages from a multi-page PDF to the place gun.
[2] Hover the loaded cursor over a graphic frame to place the first page in that frame
[3] Click to place the first page.

Result:
The first page is placed to the frame

BUG: The rest of the loaded PDF pages in the place gun are unloaded. The place gun is empty after you placed the first of several pages to a frame.

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/44963242-place-multi-page-pdf-pages-place-gun-will-be-unlo

Thanks,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

It's a known bug with 17.2. Adobe are aware of it. You can roll back to 17.1 or wait for a fix.

No idea why it's not working.

However, there's a very clever script for doing this

https://creativepro.com/placing-all-the-pages-of-a-pdf-inside-indesign/