Add a Page to the Right Spot Quickly

David Blatner

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Alexa wrote:

When I click the Create New Page icon at the bottom of the Pages palette, it gets added after the last page in my document. I want the new page to go elsewhere, but I can’t figure out how to tell InDesign.

By default, the new page is inserted directly after the current, active spread. That means that you need to double-click the spread immediately preceding the spot where you want
the pages to go before you click the New Page icon. (I rarely click that button; instead I use the keyboard shortcut for adding a new page: Command-Shift-P/Ctrl-Shift-P.)

Here are some other ways you can add pages to a specific location in your document:

• Drag a master page icon to the spot you want the page in the Pages palette.
• Option/Alt-click the New Page icon, which is a shortcut to the palette menu’s Insert Pages dialog, which lets you choose not only the location of the new page (regardless of which page is currently active), but also which master page it should be based on.
• You can also use the Layout > Pages > Insert Pages menu item. Many users miss this submenu.
• You can also right-click on a page in the Pages panel to choose Insert Pages.