Select specific pages from a PDF and import those pages only?

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August 15, 2017
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Hi,

I have a client that wants to be able to automatically import specific pages from a couple of PDFs and merge into one InDesign file on a new template placing them on specific pages.

The new template will have a different design and the PDFs will have no design.

Is this something that can be set up and automated?

I know about the PlaceMultipagePDF script which is along the right lines but not detailed enough.

Any help on this would be great. 🙂

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Correct answer jane-e

If you don't get an answer here, you can post in the InDesign Scripting forum here:

InDesign Scripting

If it goes beyond what you can get with free help at the Scripting forum that Steve mentioned, you should be able to hire a scripter to custom-write code specifically for your needs.

Bill Silbert

Community Expert

Check out this thread: https://indesignsecrets.com/placing-all-the-pages-of-a-pdf-inside-indesign.php

It talks about a more flexible script for placing pdfs than the one provided with InDesign.

M

Migintosh

Legend

You can place specific pages from a multi-page PDF with the place command. Tick the Show Import Options box in the Place window, and you will be sent to another window where you can specify which pages you want loaded into the cursor the same way you specify which pages you want to print in the print window. Use commas to separate pages, and dashes to show continuous ranges. For example, 1, 5, 9-12, 15, 18. If you have image boxes already in your template, you can click on them in the order that you specify in the place window. That's probably not as automated as you were looking for, but I thought I'd throw that out there.

sishamIAGD

Author

Community Expert

Thanks, but yes not quite was I am after.

They will be looking at doing potentially 100's of documents and wanted to make it fully automated.

jane-e

Correct answer

Community Expert

If you don't get an answer here, you can post in the InDesign Scripting forum here:

InDesign Scripting

If it goes beyond what you can get with free help at the Scripting forum that Steve mentioned, you should be able to hire a scripter to custom-write code specifically for your needs.

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