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How do you duplicate a page multiple times in InDesign?

How do you duplicate a page multiple times in InDesign?

Duplicate a page or spread

  1. Drag the page range numbers under a spread to the New Page button.
  2. Select a page or spread, and then choose Duplicate Page or Duplicate Spread in the Pages panel menu.
  3. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag the page icon or page range numbers under a spread to a new location.

How do you repeat a pattern in InDesign?

Select the original and choose “Step and Repeat” from the Edit menu. The Step and Repeat dialog will open to prompt you for the exact options.

How do I copy an entire page in InDesign?

Press ALT+SHIFT+CTRL+V/ OPT+SHIFT+CMD+V to invoke the Paste in Place command, which will paste the copied objects into the same place on the destination page as they occupied on the source page (assuming the page sizes are the same and that both documents are either facing pages or single sided).

How do I print multiple copies on one page in InDesign?

To print multiple pages on each printed page

  1. Select File > Print. The Print dialog box opens.
  2. In the Page Scaling pop-up menu, choose “Multiple pages per sheet”.
  3. In the “Pages per sheet” pop-up menu, choose the number of pages you want on each sheet of paper.
  4. Click OK.

Can you duplicate in InDesign?

Duplicate an object using the Duplicate command Use the Duplicate command to replicate a selected object instantly. The new copy appears on the layout slightly offset down and to the right from the original. Select an object or objects, and choose Edit > Duplicate.

Can you create patterns in InDesign?

Unlike Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign doesn’t have pattern swatches that you can use to fill an area with a repeating pattern. Your pattern object can be a path, photo, Illustrator graphic, a text frame with live text, etc. Just be aware that a pattern can seriously increase the complexity of your page.

How do I create a multi page document in InDesign?

Insert Multiple Pages Using the Insert Pages Dialog Box

  1. Select the Pages panel.
  2. Click the Options button, and then click Insert Pages.
  3. Enter the number of pages that you want to insert.
  4. Click the Insert list arrow, and then specify how you want to insert the pages:

How do I Print 2 pages per sheet in PDF?

Choose File > Print. From the Page Scaling pop-up menu, select Multiple Pages Per Sheet. From the Pages Per Sheet pop-up menu, select a value. Click OK or Print.

How do you Print two pages in InDesign?

If you later edit the original INDD file, it’s updated automatically on the n-up page. Of course, you could also do this in CS or CS2 or whatever by using PDF files (without the auto-update feature) — just export the artwork as a PDF and place that PDF.

How do I create multiple pages in InDesign?

To add multiple pages to the end of the document, choose File > Document Setup. In the Document Setup dialog box, specify the total number of pages for the document. InDesign adds pages after the last page or spread.

How do I create a duplicate spread in InDesign?

In the Pages panel, do one of the following: Drag the page range numbers under a spread to the New Page button. The new spread appears at the end of the document. Select a page or spread, and then choose Duplicate Page or Duplicate Spread in the Pages panel menu.

What to do when you copy multiple pages in InDesign?

If you copy a page from a document that has a different size than the document you are copying to, the page and page item positions may not match exactly. If you want to move or copy a multiple-page spread, deselect Allow Document Pages To Shuffle in the destination document to keep the spread together.

Do you add pages before or after a spread in InDesign?

Most documents use two-page spreads exclusively. When you add or remove pages before a spread, the pages shuffle by default. However, you may want to keep certain pages in a spread together. For example, you can create gatefold or accordion foldouts by creating a multiple-page spread (also called an island spread) and adding pages to it.

What happens when you move a page in InDesign?

When you move or copy a page or spread from one document to another, all of the items on the page or spread, including graphics, links, and text, are copied to the new document. Section markers are preserved. Threaded text frames are also included, but text that is threaded to pages outside the spread does not transfer.

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