Printing InDesign "postcards" help

[dehavenphoto]

I frequently make 4.25x5.5 "postcards" that I print 4 to a page. In MS Publisher, I could click a button and print 1 per page or 4 per page automatically.

I have searched InDesign but can't find any controls that do this. I don't want to make a template and cut and paste if their is an easier way.

I use the Xerox 8400DP. When I tried to print last night, I did find a box in the printer setup that made me think I could print 4 up. I checked it and a box came up with 4 images in it. When I printed, it only came out printed on 1 side and the front and back of the card was printed on the same side and greatly reduced?

Anyone know what to do?

Jack

[donmcc]

The printer setup functions come with the printer, so only another Xerox user can help you with that part of it. ID does not have a "step-and-repeat" imposition feature like you describe. This part of a professional job tends to get done at the print shop through special software.

It is fairly easy to make your card in one corner of a page, group it, and then copy and paste into the other three positions.

Don McCahill

[dehavenphoto]

Don,

Thanks for the reply. That was what I was afraid of. I have been doing cut and paste as you described and it works. Just seems funny that MS Publisher has a neat and useful feature that InDesign doesn't have.

I really like InDesign and have completely switched creating new things in Publisher. ID does give me results I never could achieve in Publisher plus the ability to create PDF files. I had bought Adobe Acrobat and tried to create pdf files from Publisher but there were always problems! Not so with InDesign.

I just use Publisher now to print previously created forms, etc., but to tell you the truth, there are so many things that are much easier to do in Publisher! I wish Adobe would take a look and add a few of those features!

Jack

[ktinkel]

I frequently make 4.25x5.5 "postcards" that I print 4 to a page. In MS Publisher, I could click a button and print 1 per page or 4 per page automatically.

I have searched InDesign but can't find any controls that do this. I don't want to make a template and cut and paste if their is an easier way.
I have not tried this with InDesign myself, but thought I would suggest that you look at an imposition plugin, which might be able to do what you want. There is one called InBooklet from ALAP (http://www.alap.com) that might be worth checking out.

There are also scripts (many of them free) for controlling ID functions. Unfortunately, I cannot find them today — perhaps the Adobe web site is down. If you can raise it, check out the scripts at the share.studio (share.studio.adobe.com) site.

We have some scripting mavens here; maybe one will pop up to give you more specific advice.

[dehavenphoto]

Thanks... I'll check them out.
Jack