Newsletter w/ one page insert

[james c]

Hi all,

I am currently working on a newsletter in InDesign. It started out as a 4 page spread but now we have too much content and would like to change it to a 4-page spread with a 1-page (back to back) insert. How do I go about setting up InDesign to recognise the 1-page insert.

Currently, I just have a 4-page document. But I don't want to add pages 5 and 6 after page 4. If anyone can help me set up the 1-page insert that would be excellent.

Thanks in advance!
JC

[D-Zine]

It would probobly be best to talk to your press first because they will most likely be the ones doing the inserting.
I would make it a seperate document to avoid confusion, but that's me....definately give them a call to see.

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[defjoe]

just do a seprate file.. it's going to be a seperate plate anyway.

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[james c]

Cool thxs for your replies! I will call our printer and see what they recommend/want.

[snypa]

at my last job we used to put out a newsletter like the one you're talking about and what i did was set up a 6-page indesign file and just remove the two middle pages and put them into a separate file. i did it this way because we wanted the insert page to flow with the rest of the document. if it's meant to be removed and say, put up on the wall or something, it would probably just be better to start with two files. guess it all depends on what the printer says though

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[james c]

snypa said...
at my last job we used to put out a newsletter like the one you're talking about and what i did was set up a 6-page indesign file and just remove the two middle pages and put them into a separate file. i did it this way because we wanted the insert page to flow with the rest of the document. if it's meant to be removed and say, put up on the wall or something, it would probably just be better to start with two files. guess it all depends on what the printer says though


Yeah, that's the way I have it set up. I guess it's just easier to see the flow. So I guess there is really no way in InDesign to specify it as an insert eh?

Thxs!
-jc

[morea]

the correct answer is 'ask your printer'.

an observation though - at hte print shop I used to work at, we would run something like this (a little larger than 25 1/2' x 11') as a stringer, then trifold it and trim the edge off so that it was already assembled and we wouldn't have to go back and insert the insert. Pretty cool, huh? /emoticons/tongue.gif

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