2 files one catalog

Jam · 03-11-2008, 02:01 PM

you can create a book, import the 2 docs and send the lot to print as pdf or export as pdf.

**Typically** · 03-11-2008, 02:09 PM

ok i forgot about this other problem

they did the work on a mac and i am on a pc. sooooo i don't have the fonts they used. i have pdfs of the catalog would it be possible to piece it together with the pdfs?

Mynock · 03-11-2008, 02:11 PM

Make two pdf files from inDesign files and then just combine the PDF files in Acrobat Professional. Simple.

**Typically** · 03-11-2008, 02:40 PM

thanks guys i've never used acrobat pro before because we don't have it

i just told my boss and she is looking into getting it. so if i have anymore questions i'll be back =]

Mynock · 03-11-2008, 03:03 PM

It comes with the CS2 package. I'm sure there are different options where it's not included, but that's how I have it. You think you can do it in the Standard edition of Acrobat also.

**Typically** · 03-11-2008, 03:09 PM

yea we don't have a whole suite we have bits and pieces ugh. im on ps cs, indy cs2, illy cs3. i asked why we don't just upgrade everything but i didn't really get an answer

Mynock · 03-11-2008, 03:12 PM

You're multi-versional. That's an asset right?

**Typically** · 03-11-2008, 03:16 PM

haha well yes, yes it is =]

Sphinx · 03-11-2008, 07:39 PM

I don't know why you called them idiots...sounds like they did the cover in a file and the text pages in another....not unusual. Seems you have most the problems. As stated, just combine the pdf's into one using Acrobat Professional, or, you could just ask for it from the designers.

**Typically** · 03-11-2008, 07:53 PM

well now that you say that it's actually 3 files. the cover is a separate file, pages 3-37, pages 38-61. we also had a lot of problems with them printing it, colors were way off. that's why they are idiots

**Virgo Nightingale** · 03-11-2008, 08:22 PM

I think they're idiots more for designing a multi-page catalog in a program that doesn't support multiple pages. Unless there was a reason for doing that which I can't possibly imagine.

Mynock · 03-11-2008, 08:24 PM

File size could be a issue.

**Typically** · 03-11-2008, 08:33 PM

i don't know mynock i was thinking that but it really shouldn't have been. i did the catalog last year and had no problem with file size.

we are getting acrobat pro so i'll just piece it together when we get the software.

i'll be doing the catalog this year because we will start doing it in August rather than November. they wanted me to do 2 catalogs in about 6 weeks including photography! so this year i told them we need to start way way way earlier.

thanks for the help guys

hewligan · 03-11-2008, 09:08 PM

(Not really relevant since you don't have the fonts, but...)

I had one document here that was causing me trouble as a single file, so I split it into multiple files, and then combined them using an Indesign book. Works great. I'm still figuring out all the stuff I can do with Indy books, but they've come in really handy for that job, and among other things, do support exporting the whole book as a single pdf.

2 files one catalog

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