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LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
I have 46 pdfs that are 8.5x11 and need to put them 2-up for output.

Is there a really, crazy simple way of doing this?

I want to know for future projects, but in the meantime, I went to thumbnail mode (or the XPress equivalent anyway), am drag-and-dropping the PDFs into a pre-made picture box from the finder and then will go into the InDesign document to center-fit them. Doesn't seem too tedious, but if there's a quicker way, please share :)

Like I've never used "Bridge"... is that it's function?
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
cool, thanks! I won't bother exploring that program.

FYI, FWIW, yada yada, the method I used above only took a total of five minutes for 23 spreads, so no biggie, but I am lazy, so ya know :D

PS: Did y'all know that you can select multiple pictures boxes and fit-center them all at once? Just discover that one. :)