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March 22, 2012
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Placing a multiple page PDF into InDesign

  • March 22, 2012
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I have CS5.  I'm working on a multipage document in InDesign and I want to bring in a multipage PDF document into that InDesign document.  For some reason, when I do File>Place, it brings in the first page of the PDF (with perfect formatting) but the other pages do not come in.  Is there some other setting that I'm missing to capture all pages of the PDF to transfer into the same number of pages in my InDesign document?

    Correct answer Srishti Bali

    Hi all,

     

    See  (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/place-a-multipage-pdf-in-indesign/td-p/11343293 )  for a consolidated list of scripts and solutions to place multipage PDF in InDesign. Try the solutions and let us know if you still need assistance.  

     

    Regards,

    Srishti

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    aafrempong
    aafrempong
    Participating Frequently
    December 10, 2015

    To place multiple pages in Indesign effortlessly

    Step 1: Go to file>>New>>Document, Fill in the number of pages and first page. (Do not mix up the number 

                  of pages and the first page boxes). Also if you want single pages, uncheck the facing pages and   

                   check the single page (make sure only one of these is checked)

    Step 2: From Window (on the Tools Bar) go to Utilities>>Scripts

    Step 3: In the appearing panel,Click Applications> then scripts>>then javascripts.

    Step 4: Under javascripts scroll down to "placemultiplePDFpages and double-click it.

    Step 5: In the appearing "choose File box" search for the pdf you want to place in Indesign and clck open.   

                You will see a message"place pdf in new document. Click OK, Followed by another OK( message

                 Indesign document) and relax to enjoy watching the placement being done for you automatically. 

                 You do not have even have to touch the mouse.

      aafrempong
      aafrempong
      Participating Frequently
      December 10, 2015

      To place multiple pages in Indesign effortlessly  (Using Applescript)

      Step 1: Go to file>>New>>Document, Fill in the number of pages and  Start page. (Do not mix up the number 

                    of pages and the Start page boxes). Also if you want single pages, uncheck the facing pages and   

                     check the Primary Test Frame (make sure only one of these is checked)

      Step 2: From Window (on the Tools Bar) go to Utilities>>Scripts

      Step 3: In the appearing panel,Click Applications> then scripts>>then Applescripts

      Step 4: Under Applescripots scroll down to "placemultipagePDF.applescript and double-click it.

      Step 5: In the appearing "choose File box" search for the pdf you want to place in Indesign and clck open.   

                  You will see a message"Place pdf " Start page (enter start page and Click OK,

                   Relax to enjoy watching the placement being done for you automatically. 

                   You do not  even have to touch the mouse.

                 About using either the applescript or javascript: The applescript produced single pages, but the javascript 

                 produced facing pages, even though the same settings were selected in Step 1. There might have been   

                 some computer sensitivity.

      A. A. Frempong

        gert verrept
        gert verrept
        Inspiring
        December 10, 2015

        Scott Zanelli's script is the best option. Create a new doc with at least one page in it. Run the script (see link above), fill in the right settings (where to start, offset left or right, transparent background ...) and click run. I use it to place sometime 300 pages in to a file. takes me less that one minute.

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          Playful_musician16B8
          Participant
          August 3, 2014

          Is there no way to bring all pages in at one time or do I need to click 69 times if there are 69 pages?

            Peter Spier
            Community Expert
            Peter SpierCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            August 3, 2014

            There's a link to a script in response #2. Use it.

              Grant H
              Community Expert
              Grant HCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              March 23, 2012

              this question has been discussed to death on this forum... search the forum.

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              Anonymous
              March 22, 2012

              You can load your cursor with All Pages as shows above by tman, then just click to place... either in a frame or to margins (depends what you're doing I guess). Make sure you have set frame fitting options first.

                Jongware
                Community Expert
                JongwareCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                March 22, 2012

                GArshamA wrote:

                [...]   Is there some other setting that I'm missing to capture all pages of the PDF to transfer into the same number of pages in my InDesign document?

                No, there is no such option. Steve's suggestion does pop up a dialog so you can select page 2, page 3, etc. -- and even "all" -- but InDesign does not create the pages for you, as it does with text.

                Use Scott Zanelli's script for this: http://indesignsecrets.com/zanelli-releases-multipageimporter-for-importing-both-pdf-and-indd-files.php

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                  Anonymous
                  March 22, 2012

                  there IS such an option

                    Jongware
                    Community Expert
                    JongwareCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    March 23, 2012

                    Read the OP's question:

                    Is there some other setting that I'm missing to capture all pages of the PDF to transfer into the same number of pages in my InDesign document?

                    (my emphasis). Now please point out where you see that option in the dialog ...

                    Scott's script is the best way to do this.

                      Steve Werner
                      Community Expert
                      Steve WernerCommunity Expert
                      Community Expert
                      March 22, 2012

                      When you choose File > Place, in the Place dialog box, check Choose Import Options. Then you'll be presented with a screen where you can choose the pages to place.

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                        Doge Dogest
                        Participant
                        April 6, 2020

                        thank you for the solution!

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