Print spreads to PDF, retain links

[George Johnson]

Hello. I am asking this question for someone I'm working on a project with. I don't have ID or any experience using it, so please bear with me.

He's using ID CS3 on Windows XP. He is creating newsletters in PDF format, and is laying out the document using facing 8.5 x 11 pages. The final format is to be PDF, which will usually have various form fields added using Acrobat 9, for custom navigation and some fillable form fields.

The root of the problem is two versions of the document are needed: one for those who want to print it out (8.5 x 11 PDF pages) and one for on-screen viewing (11 x 17 PDF pages).

He was evaluating Quite Imposing to create the 11 x 17 version out of the 8.5 x 11 version, but Quite Imposing does not retain any link annotations that are present after exporting to PDF from ID. He tried printing spreads to PDF (using the Acrobat PDF printer), but again, no links were retained.

Can anyone give some guidance here? Is it possible to print as spread to PDF and retain the links? Most of the ID documents he's dealing with have hundreds of links, so recreating the links in Acrobat for the 11 x 17 version is out of the question.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

George

[unknown]

Just export it with spreads selected.

And I gotta ask...why can't your friend come here and ask, it would be
much easier for all concerned.

Bob

[unknown]

Oh...wait, I'm not sure what happens to those links when you export with
spreads...

Here's a better idea but he's going to need Acrobat.

Export the document and once it's open in Acrobat go into the document
properties and select the initial view tab. From there you can set it as
two up which will have the same effect.

This is better anyway since it will allow him to use only one file.

Bob

[George Johnson]

Bob,

Hello, and thanks you for your replies.

And I gotta ask...why can't your friend come here and ask, it would be
much easier for all concerned.





Mostly because he's busy for the time being with more pressing issues and I offered to take this off his plate.

Setting the initial view to two-up (facing) would be nice, but different versions of Acrobat (Reader) display the facing pages differently. For example, in Acrobat 7, it displays the pages with a gap between them. Acrobat (Reader) 8/9 allows the user to not display the gap, but with a dashed line instead. The gap is a problem for things that run across both pages.

Also, one of the custom navigation features is a button to place the viewer in full-screen mode, which doesn't support the display of facing pages.

I'll tell him to try exporting the spreads to PDF, unless you're saying that won't work...

I appreciate your help,

George

[unknown]

Post by George Johnson
I'll tell him to try exporting the spreads to PDF, unless you're saying that won't work...

I'm saying that I'm honestly not sure. It's a worth a try though.

Bob

[n***@adobeforums.com]

Hi! I'm new in indesign and need help. I am working on a long document -- I have 5 sections with 5 working files. I have merged these 5 files into 1 to be able to post it in the web using PDF. The problem is, I have created a hyperlink on my indesign for these 5 files and I was hoping to carry over the hyperlink to the merged files in PDF. The hyperlink is still working but since it is a merged file it is jumping to one of those 5 working files (where it is linked to). In this case, I need to upload the merged files and the 5 working files in the internet in order for the hyperlink to work. I wam looking for a work around. Any suggestions please...
BTW, I found an AUTOMATOR ACTIONS FOR ADOBE INDESIGN which could merge indesign docs but it looks like in only works for MAC. I am using Windows XP and indesign 3. I also tried dragging pages from my one indesign docs to another but it's giving me an error message. Thanks in advance.

Nelle