Expert: Candice Anderson - 1/27/2009

Question
I am working on a layout for a magazine. I have the pages setup side by side
facing each other is a spread type layout in InDesign.

They are separate pages, but when I export to pdf they either join together as
one large sheet if I select spread or just vertical individual pages if I export as
usual. I want to have the pdf set like the InDesign doc but with a space
between the pages so you can see that they are separate pages

Answer
As far as I know, this isn't possible. The page spread option is something convenient for you to use when you are in Indesign.

What you can do is to save your .pdf through the InBooklet option. (File, Inbooklet) This will save your .pdf as spreads, but it will make it printer's spreads.

Also, in some printer options (and possible adobe acrobat as well, as I don't have that program this is just a guess) you will see a spreads option.