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- hubb7designs
I haven't been around, but I've been reading.
I need to see if someone has some Indesign CS4 skills and wouldn't mind helping me with a question.
I have a project for a Medical Group. We are creating a Thoracic Surgeon Directory Book.
I have all the Doctor's information on an Excel spreadsheet, and I'm using the Data merge function to import the data on to the design that I have created.
My problem now is, they want the book to be on 17x11 (Landscape) paper.
The paper will be folded in the center, so the front of each page will have 2 pages, and 2 on the back (4 pages per 1 piece of paper)
So if I use data merge to import the data my data will not be in the correct order once I fold all the pages and saddle stitch the booklets.
If anyone has any ideas as to how to do this, I would really appreciate the help.
QBN fan,
Steve Hubbard
Hubb 7 Designs
- ian0
- bzsaw0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pag…
Do a quick mock-up with folds and pages numbers by hand. It will tell you where all of your pages need to be positioned.
- That is exactly what I did. Thanks for the link!hubb7designs
- Its almost 2010. We have computers to do this now :DETM
- ETM0
Why won't it be in order? You build the publication in normal flow then when you are done you go to "Print Booklet..." select your layout options and ID will do the grunt work of figuring the page order for saddle-stitch assembly.
- First time creating a booklet with InDesign. Thanks for the tip though. I'm going to try this right now.hubb7designs
- iheartfun0
^ ETM is right you dont have to worry about that, thats what you pay the printer for
- Apparently the printer that my client is working with is a dumbass and a jerk :-/hubb7designs
- Then go with what he said as "Print Booklet" option after you done all setting it up and it should do itiheartfun
- What does it matter about the printer? Have ID create the saddle-stitch layout and create a PDF of it.ETM
- hubb7designs0
Quick question... should I use facing pages or no?
Right now I'm working with the print booklet function, but the pages aren't coming on correctly. I know I need my first page (front) to have the Front cover (left side) and Back cover (right side)
Then when you flip that page over I'll have a blank page completely.
- hubb7designs0
Indesign seems to be ignoring that I want to have a blank page on the inside....
So if you open the booklet, the left side would be blank, and the right side would be page one.
Any solutions here?
I'm still messing around with it, but I'm wondering if there is a quick answer here.
- Did you ad that blank page in your original setup?iheartfun
- duckofrubber0
In order to utilize the imposition features (Print Booklet...), you will need to have your document set up as spreads (Facing Pages).
- ETM0
Hubb,
With all do respect, you are often on here doing commercial work for people, yet have no idea how to do the actual work. Everyone has to learn, however, are your clients aware of this, and/or do your rates reflect this?Looking at your profile, you have done nothing here but mine for info on how to do anything design related. And that's cool, but it would be nice if you could contribute to the community as well as take from it. Sorry if I sound like a dick, just saying, its give and take.
- iheartfun0
You cant have a 22 page saddle stitch book it has to be dividable by 4
- Gucci0
You have to add 2 more pages for your book to print correctly.
- Where do I add the pages though? That's where I'm not connecting this...hubb7designs
- They can be anywhere. It doesnt matteriheartfun
- iheartfun0
1 spread equals 4 pages in reality
- hubb7designs0
I thought that spread 1 is the front of one piece of paper, and then spread 2 is the second.... and so on?
@Gucci--- where would I add the extra pages to make this work?
- ETM0
1 spread = 2 pages. 2 sides of paper = 4 pages total. Must be divisible by 4. I sheet of 11x17 paper will in reality have 4 pages of your booklet when its folded and stapled.
- iheartfun0
As ETM said you need to add some "filler pages" in there if you just ad two blank spreads its gonna look dumb.
You should really try mocking something like this up so you can see how things fall. You learn that in the very beginning.
- hubb7designs0
ETM, "He already has a blank one after the cover. Is there photography available to create 'filler' pages."
This is what I'm saying... I have the blank pages, but indesign isn't putting things in the correct place.
Sorry, I know that the answer is right in front of me, but it's just not clicking/happening on this end.
- bzsaw0
sig·na·ture
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b. A large sheet printed with four or a multiple of four pages that when folded becomes a section of the book.=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-...
I think if anyone is getting into print design they should at the very least have an internship for 6 months in a print house. These questions are so basic that you'd probably learn about the answers in the first 20 minutes of being there.
- hubb7designs0
@bzsaw-- any chance I could get a freebie on this one? :)
- bzsaw0
@hubb7designs-- Yep you can work for free for 6 months at the first print house that is willing to give you an internship. You can thank me later for the advice if you decide to take it. You'll be better for it.