About pages and spreads – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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About pages and spreads
Change the page and spread display
Target or select a page or spread
Add new pages to a document
Create color labels for page thumbnails
When you select the Facing Pages option in the File > Document Setup dialog box, document pages are arranged in spreads. A spread is a set
of pages viewed together, such as the two pages visible whenever you open a book or magazine. Every InDesign spread includes its own
pasteboard, which is an area outside a page where you can store objects that aren’t yet positioned on a page. Each spread’s pasteboard provides
space to accommodate objects that bleed, or extend past the edge of a page.
Pages panel
A. Page icons B. Page with master “A” applied C. Selected spread
When you set the Binding option to Right To Left in the Document Setup dialog box, numbers are attached to the page icons from right to left in
the Pages panel.
In a long document, you can move to a page quickly by choosing Layout > Go To Page.
Change the page and spread display
The Pages panel provides information about and control over pages, spreads, and masters (pages or spreads that automatically format other
pages or spreads). By default, the Pages panel displays thumbnail representations of each page’s content.
1. If the Pages panel isn’t visible, choose Window > Pages.
2. Choose Panel Options in the Pages panel menu.
3. In the Icons section, specify which icons appear next to the page thumbnails in the Pages panel. These icons indicate whether transparency
or page transitions have been added to a spread, and whether the spread view is rotated.
4. In the Pages and Masters sections:
Select an icon size for pages and masters.
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