How to Add One or More Pages to an InDesign Document: Easy Guide

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Learn how to add more pages to your InDesign document with ease
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Adobe InDesign allows you to manipulate graphic design elements to produce documents, web pages, marketing materials and other products. You can create both long- and short-form products with InDesign. If you need to add an additional page to your InDesign project, you can easily do so. This wikiHow article will teach you how to insert one or more pages to your InDesign document.

Quick Steps

  1. Open your InDesign document.
  2. Click Layout at the top of the screen.
  3. Select Pages .
  4. Click Add Page to add a page after your active page.
Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Adding a Page After the Active Page

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    Click Layout at the top to open the menu. This displays multiple layout options.
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    You'll see Pages on the Layout menu. Additional menu options will expand.
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    Click Add Page to open the panel. A page will be added after your active page, and it will share the same parent page as the active page. [1]
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Adding Pages to the End of the Document

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    Click File at the top to open the menu. This displays multiple options.
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    You'll see Document Setup on the Layout menu. Additional menu options will expand.
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    If you increase the number of pages in the document, they will be added after the last page or spread of your document.
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Method 3
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Adding Pages Anywhere

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    Click Layout at the top to open the menu. This displays multiple layout options.
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    You'll see Pages on the Layout menu. Additional menu options will expand.
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    Click Insert Pages to open the panel. Now you'll be able to add one or more pages to any location in your document.
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    Select a parent and enter the number of pages you want to insert. You can insert any number of pages into any location in your document. Once you save your changes, the new blank pages will be added to the selected location.
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      • If you have a multiple-page document like a catalog or brochure, use parent pages. With parent pages, you can automatically insert pages with specific layout elements. You can add to each page without disturbing the parent layout.
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      • If your added page shows up in the wrong place, you can easily rearrange it using the "Move Pages" option in the submenu of the Pages palette.
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      1. ↑ https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/pages-spreads.html

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