Expert: Glen Demers - 3/4/2011

Question
Hello Glen,
I’m designing a 12-page brochure in InDesign CS4. It is a side-step with graduated pages; the height is 10.5 inches throughout, and the page widths are as follows: pp 1/2 = 5”w; pp 3/4 = 4.4375”w; pp 5/6 = 4.625”w; pp 7/8 = 4.8056”w; pp 9/10 and 11/12 are 5”w.

The printer asked me to build the pages to size, then they’ll impose them for me. What would be the best way to approach this?
Can I set up one InD file with all of the varying page widths?

Answer
Hi Elaine,

You cannot make different page sizes in InDesign. You will have to set up 4 different documents. You can then save them as a book. Choose File > New > Book. Type a name for the book, specify a location, and then click Save. The Book panel appears. The book file is saved with the file name extension .indb. Add documents to the book file.

Hope this helps,
Glen Demers
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
www.bestprintingonline.com

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