Comments on: Beyond the “Book Basics” Episode http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-263975 David Blatner Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:23:31 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-263975 LT, you should be able to do this with the Page Numbering pop-up menu in the General pane of the Preferences dialog box. LT, you should be able to do this with the Page Numbering pop-up menu in the General pane of the Preferences dialog box.

]]> By: LT http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-263501 LT Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:35:29 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-263501 After looking through my third party manual for InDesign CS2 as well as a few google searches I admit there is something I want to do in InDesign that appears to be impossible. How do I get the page numbers in the pages palette to match the page numbers used instead of the number of pages in the document? After looking through my third party manual for InDesign CS2 as well as a few google searches I admit there is something I want to do in InDesign that appears to be impossible.

How do I get the page numbers in the pages palette to match the page numbers used instead of the number of pages in the document?

]]> By: Taylor Dunham http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63544 Taylor Dunham Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:36:23 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63544 Ok. scratch that. I just tried something else, but may be opening a bigger can of worms. In documents that are of a manageable size, is there a reason shuffle really needs to be turned on? with that said, with shuffle off - if each page is treated as a section start, an arrow appears above it that allows you to move the page from left to right freely. Now, if only there were an easy way to make each page automatically act as its own section.. without manually adjusting the options for each one. ..any ideas? Ok. scratch that. I just tried something else, but may be opening a bigger can of worms. In documents that are of a manageable size, is there a reason shuffle really needs to be turned on?

with that said, with shuffle off - if each page is treated as a section start, an arrow appears above it that allows you to move the page from left to right freely. Now, if only there were an easy way to make each page automatically act as its own section.. without manually adjusting the options for each one.

..any ideas?

]]> By: Taylor Dunham http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63542 Taylor Dunham Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:26:57 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63542 Ok, can you tell me if you see any big problems with this idea: Openthe document and create a few spreads. Turn off allow pages to shuffle. delete the pages you dont want. (all of your other pages should stay where they are, as singles, without jumping up to the spread above). Turn shuffle back on, and tell it to keep pages where they are. ? Ok, can you tell me if you see any big problems with this idea:

Openthe document and create a few spreads. Turn off allow pages to shuffle. delete the pages you dont want. (all of your other pages should stay where they are, as singles, without jumping up to the spread above). Turn shuffle back on, and tell it to keep pages where they are. ?

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63486 Michael Murphy Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:02:12 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63486 Taylor, it sounds like you're trying to set up a magazine layout which will be interrupted throughout by full-page ads. By setting up an InDesign file with only the pages that will contain the article, you'll have no choice but to have each page <b>after</b> a full-page ad spot use a different section numbering start (Layout --> Numbering & Section Options). That will start the numbering again from that point. I agree that this is cumbersome. To avoid that, I actually put blank right- or left-hand pages into my documents to maintain my page numbering throughout the document. Since I output my jobs as single-page PDFs, I just skip the blank pages when I export the docment. Taylor, it sounds like you’re trying to set up a magazine layout which will be interrupted throughout by full-page ads. By setting up an InDesign file with only the pages that will contain the article, you’ll have no choice but to have each page after a full-page ad spot use a different section numbering start (Layout –> Numbering & Section Options). That will start the numbering again from that point.

I agree that this is cumbersome. To avoid that, I actually put blank right- or left-hand pages into my documents to maintain my page numbering throughout the document. Since I output my jobs as single-page PDFs, I just skip the blank pages when I export the docment.

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63483 David Blatner Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:54:50 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63483 Taylor, <a href="http://indesignsecrets.com/making-spreads-from-single-sided-pages.php" rel="nofollow">this post about single side and facing pages</a> isn't exactly what you're asking for, but might it help? Taylor, this post about single side and facing pages isn’t exactly what you’re asking for, but might it help?

]]> By: Taylor Dunham http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63283 Taylor Dunham Thu, 31 May 2007 18:58:38 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-63283 i dont know if this is all that relevant to the ongoing discussion, but it sparked my question: Whats the easiest way to make single pages (right or left) in a document set up with facing pages? Having to change every numbering option manually is too tedious. Example: an article with 2 spreads, 4 single lefts, and 1 single right. i dont know if this is all that relevant to the ongoing discussion, but it sparked my question: Whats the easiest way to make single pages (right or left) in a document set up with facing pages? Having to change every numbering option manually is too tedious. Example: an article with 2 spreads, 4 single lefts, and 1 single right.

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-36234 Michael Murphy Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:46:54 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-36234 Excellent point, Melissa. Time spent using your brain before diving into the software is the best first step toward efficiency in any project. Excellent point, Melissa. Time spent using your brain before diving into the software is the best first step toward efficiency in any project.

]]> By: Melissa Hendricks http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-36233 Melissa Hendricks Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:41:08 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-36233 There are so many considerations that go into creating a large book. As our books are generally around 300 pages, I prefer to keep them in 3 or less sections (generally the "book" section and the "appendix" section). I have discovered that if there are too many files created, future editing (which we do in abundance here) is much more difficult. It is SO very important, when first creating a document, to decide how may parts you want your document to be in for editing, for distribution of labor, for printing, etc. There are so many considerations that go into creating a large book. As our books are generally around 300 pages, I prefer to keep them in 3 or less sections (generally the “book” section and the “appendix” section). I have discovered that if there are too many files created, future editing (which we do in abundance here) is much more difficult. It is SO very important, when first creating a document, to decide how may parts you want your document to be in for editing, for distribution of labor, for printing, etc.

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-9413 Michael Murphy Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:04:30 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/beyond-the-book-basics-episode.php#comment-9413 Mike -- When Part 2 of this topic is posted in the next few days, you'll see me set up my Table of Contents exactly as you describe, with lower-case roman numerals. This is easy to set up with Numbering & Section Options in both your introductory section (where you set the numbering style and tell InDesign what number to start with), and the first short story document (where you set it to start at page number 1, using normal numbers). Every file that follows that first story in your book will continue with the numbering convention and information from the previous document. Mike –
When Part 2 of this topic is posted in the next few days, you’ll see me set up my Table of Contents exactly as you describe, with lower-case roman numerals. This is easy to set up with Numbering & Section Options in both your introductory section (where you set the numbering style and tell InDesign what number to start with), and the first short story document (where you set it to start at page number 1, using normal numbers). Every file that follows that first story in your book will continue with the numbering convention and information from the previous document.

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