Apublisher - Convert 2 Page Spread to 1 page Spread - How??

[Gradient_Phil]

Greetings,

I have a pdf file that has each page formatted as a two page spread (except for the cover and end page which are single pages). Converting this pdf via acrobat pro 8.1 is really tedious and time consuming. I have opened the pdf in A_Publisher to convert each two page spread into a single page spread - but can't figure out if this can be done?

A_publisher also sees the two page spread as one page, but that two page spread needs to be split (or cropped). Can't seem to find a "split page" option.

In the document setup panel, the "facing" checkbox is already unchecked when the file loads. In the "Spread Setup" panel, resetting the dimensions of the spread to a single page centers the new page down the middle - so you get half of each page instead of either the left-hand side or the right-hand side.

One thing A-Publisher does do is see each page as a single entity - so if I click on either the LH page or RH page I get a blue bounding box around each individual page.

However, the only way I've managed to make this work is by creating a "new" single page document and cutting and pasting each individual page from the original file into the new document. This is also very tedious and time consuming.

Is there better way??

I have zero experience with publisher.

[walt.farrell]

From the menu, File > Document Setup..., then on the Layout tab, uncheck Facing Pages should have done it.

[000]

I would create an empty document with a sufficient amount of 2-page-spreads and then place the PDF pages one-by-one on the spreads (one PDF page would cover two pages in the new document, covering the spine).

[Gradient_Phil]

9 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

From the menu, File > Document Setup..., then on the Layout tab, uncheck Facing Pages should have done it.

Hey Walt,

The "Facing" pages check box was already unchecked when the file loads. So I couldn't uncheck it!

[Gradient_Phil]

8 hours ago, Jens Krebs said:

I would create an empty document with a sufficient amount of 2-page-spreads and then place the PDF pages one-by-one on the spreads (one PDF page would cover two pages in the new document, covering the spine).

Hey Jens Krebs

This is essentially how I achieved it. I created a new document with only single pages and cut and pasted each page from the original document to the new one. It was time consuming and tedious though...and I was hoping there was a better way. Having a page split option would be good - something that cuts the page where you specify...or split it at centre.

The only weird thing about the outputted PDF was that the text in the resultant file looked like is was "bold" when opened in Acrobat Reader DC.

I'm thinking perhaps the text was rasterised - even though I had rasterise nothing selected. It would appear the original PDF has been modded somehow. I'm not an expert on these things, so am not sure what has been done. Usually if I open a PDF in Acrobat Pro (8.1) I can tweak the text - but it this case I couldn't - like the file has be optimised or something.

Even stranger, is that when the outputted file is opened in Acrobat Pro (8.1) - the text looks like it should do. And...the text also looks fine in APub.

Is there anyway to tell if the text has been rasterised? Anyway to force it not to rasterise anything?

Thanks for the help.

[000]

The "bold" look is an Acrobat display problem -- if you zoom in, it should look fine. I usually double-check in Preview.

Easiest way to check is, to directly open the PDF in Publisher or Designer -- if the text is selectable, it's vector. If it's an image, it has been rasterised.

You didn't need to slice and split the pages  -- when you set the Publisher file to "facing pages", you can place double pages on the spreads and then simply select "export pages" in the PDF export settings.

[Gradient_Phil]

7 hours ago, Jens Krebs said:

The "bold" look is an Acrobat display problem -- if you zoom in, it should look fine. I usually double-check in Preview

What is strange is that the final document looks perfect in Acrobat Pro 8.1 - but it looks bold using Acrobat Reader DC. Don't figure!

I was using the Preview mode of Publisher...and it looks fine there as well.

[000]

Hi Phil,

sorry, should have clarified that ... I was talking about opening the PDF with the Preview App on macOS.

The other thing ... don't worry to much about Acrobat, as said, zoom in and it should display fine. Acrobat isn't perfect and versions vary. :o)

[Gradient_Phil]

23 hours ago, Jens Krebs said:

Hi Phil,

sorry, should have clarified that ... I was talking about opening the PDF with the Preview App on macOS. 

The other thing ... don't worry to much about Acrobat, as said, zoom in and it should display fine. Acrobat isn't perfect and versions vary. :o)

Hey Jens,

Yeah...acrobat is crap! I'm on Windows so the preview doesn't apply Appreciate the help.