Well of course you'd have to make a new pdf for any changes and save over the old pdf using the same name. What I don't understand is that a pdf is "uneditable", so once I've placed it as per your instructions, how can any future changes to the InDesign file be automatically included? Again, I think I may be missing something. You made that sound so simple I thought I'd try it with a simple 4 x A4 layout (i.e. RE: Booklet function in InDesign smokeycat (TechnicalUser) So the only way to do it is to do it manually. The only reason I suggest this is because you're looking for a way to save the impositon in CS3, which you can't unfortunately. It may take a while to get the hang of it, but once you have you get it it is very easy to do. Once you can do it on paper you can do it on the computer. Fill in the page numbers and fold the paper to see if it all works. Draw out the grid on the page in front of you. Then when you're used to the way it looks, start with a blank piece of paper. Do it by hand first by folding the paper. That is really the best way to get started with manual impostions. You can click around the boxes on the screen in the order that's necessary by looking at your template that you just made. Now you have a template that you draw on your computer right in front of your eyes. If you're not sure how it should look on your screen, get a A4 or A3 or A2 or whatever size your working on, fold it the way it should be folded, with a pen write the numbers on each page and unfold it. It's just a matter of loading the cursor and placing the files in the correct position. Any changes made to your Indesign file will automatically be included in your Imposion File that you've created. Oh and seen as you are working in CS3 for this you can setup a new file as above and you can import whole InDesign files into a ID file. You can look up impositions online to get the one that you want. If it's A3 paper and you're finished size is A5 then you need to set up 4 boxes on your page, where the heads meet. If you're working off an A3 size and your finished size is A4, the above applies. Then zig zag back up the page to the top. Place the first page on the right hand side of the page in the right box, then the next page, on the left, then right, then left, until you get to the bottom. Your Cursor is now loaded with all the pages. When you place the PDF, select the Show Import Options. Or if you want to, if using CS3, which if I understand you are.Īdd 32 pages into your document with two boxes on each page as specified. Place page 32 of the PDF into the box on the left and on the right. Place two boxes down on the page, 148.5mm x 210 mm Setup your new document as an A4 Landscape All you have to do is setup a page that is the same as your output paper. You'll save yourself a lot of time with this RE: Booklet function in InDesign smokeycat (TechnicalUser) So always supply files to a printers as 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc. If it's bound then you can work in 16's or 32's, but only impose the first 16 or 32, then start at 17 or 33 for you next batch.īut remember this will only be for your own printing purposes, a printing company would prefer single reader pairs, not printer pairs. The page pairs should always end up as 1 more than your page count. If it's 32 page saddle stitched, it's not that hard to do. But if you can PDF you files and make an imposition sheet suitable for your own printer then you can have an InDesign Imposed file to print out that is automatically updated every time you make a new PDF. Can I can chime in with an "impose it yourself idea".
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