Hubb has a Question
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- ETM0
If you're serious about design as a career, maybe it's time to consider some formal education or training.
- hubb7designs0
So I'm now looking at one of the documents that matches the little pieces of paper that I have folded in front of me and it's just not working out.
Here are the pageshttp://i28.photobucket.com...
Spread 1
Spread 2
Spread 3
Spread 4
Spread 5
Spread 6
So here is my understanding....
I have 12 pages in my Indesign document. (multiple of 4)
Then I end up with 6 Spreads... if printed duplex, that would be 3 pieces of paper right?
But if you look, the page order is still not correct. From what I have folded, the Covers (front and back) should both be on Spread 1.
*** I know that need more training also, but I think that is one of the great advantages of QBN, that I can ask REAL professionals real life questions.**
Thanks for all the help so far.
- hubb7designs0
I believe that part of the problem is that I need to save this document to a PDF. I'm going to then send it to my client, and he will take the document to his printer.
Is there a way to print to PDF with the Booklet printing?
- Yeah, have Acrobat installed and pick 'PDF Writer' as your printer choice.ETM
- ETM0
Saving it to PDF will not magically fix layout errors.
- duckofrubber0
You need 24 pages, not 23.
- This is goddamned hilarious.d_rek
- *jumps out windowETM
- *catches ETM and pulls back in....hubb7designs
- *dusts self off, then pushes Hubb out window instead and has sandwich.ETM
- *Laughs at the comedy of the situation before bouncing off the ground.... OOOFF!hubb7designs
- Its only because you're good-natured that we put up with you!ETM
- I appreciate your put up- eeness. Please don't think that I don't approach QBN humbly and with great appreciation.hubb7designs
- hubb7designs0
I have done so with the second set of images that I've posted here.
I have 12 pages in the Indesign Pages window
But when I go from here to Print Booklet, I still don't have the pages in the correct order.
- brains0
this is what you want.
- but for however many pages you need.brains
- Exactly!hubb7designs
- sooo, make that happen, it's not rocket science.brains
- Apparently it is.... for me.
Thanks for the helphubb7designs
- rkrd0
the blank pages are fucking things up, you should've taken them into account straight away
- the blanks shouldn't matter.Gucci
- If you specify "print blank pages", that is.Gucci
- I've done that part.... see I'm learning :)hubb7designs
- Ah, Daniel-san... that may be another issue he is having. Wax on, wax off.ETM
- his 1st spread is a blank and page 1, should be page 1 and page 12... and the numbering is off of courserkrd
- brains0
Just set up your document, make the 12 pages control click the pages area, uncheck "allow document pages to shuffle" and drag the bottom loose page (back cover) to the top, then just lay out the book like the diagram I showed you above, if you're having such a problem with it.
- now we're moving BACKWARDS!monospaced
- He's only showing the normal flow of pages, not the imposed view. So it is correct.ETM
- < best solution in this caserkrd
- monospaced0
^^ Once again, we have software for this. That extra work is absolutely ridiculous.
This guy set his document up correctly, but the booklet feature is putting it in the wrong order because he has the settings incorrect. I'm sure if he picked 2-up saddlestitch the whole thing would work out correctly.
Anyways, unless you're ACTUALLY printing it yourself hubb, let the ACTUAL printer do this for you. Keep your layouts as is.
- 2-up saddle-stitch is the default option. I would hope it was correct.ETM
- <<duckofrubber
- yeah, you can't reproduce his error with any other setting, I guess he did choose 2-up saddlestitchrkrd
- read comments below.brains
- ETM0
Fouty?
- rkrd0
you can also add some content to the blank pages. like any word, choose paper for the text colour and then indesign will recognize these pages a part of the layout and should make booklet correctly.
- brains0
I fully agree monospaced, if he's getting it printed, it won't be a problem. If he's trying to do this at the office with some color machine with a booklet finisher, my solution seems like it would be the easiest for him, and for 12 pages, isn't very much work at all.
- hubb7designs0
I have been selecting saddle stitch, but it was still messing up the layout.
And I'm not printing these myself.... my client has a printer that he works with. But the printer didn't know how to do this.
Maybe it's time for a new printer?
- I'm not going to touch this with a 10 foot pole.brains
- how about 20 feet?hubb7designs
- d_rek0
What kind of printer doesn't know how to properly paginate a 12 page, saddle-stitched book? I'd say you're way overdue for a new printer.
- ETM0
* waits for QBN thread from the Printer asking how to print a 12 page saddle-stitch booklet.
- d_rek0
Hubb,
You would be very much correct in thinking you should find a new printer. Any printer worth his salt should have been able to educate you on this process in probably a fraction of the time it took to accumulate the responses of this entire thread.
That being said it would be beneficial to you as a 'professional' to seek out a printer who is willing to work with you and begin a 'professional' relationship with that person. The benefits will be numerous if you can find someone who is versed in the print industry as they will be able to give you insights into many production methods and techniques as well as being able to guide you when preparing artwork for pre-press production.
I sincerely hope this works out for the best.
- hubb7designs0
Thanks d-rek... and @brains... this project is 1 Directory per State. Between all 50 States I'm looking at 4600 Doctors and probably close to 1000 pages.
- so are you gonna be back here 49 more times?!baseline_shift
- Jebus, help us!ETM
