: How to put a 'gap' between pages in a spread in Indesign (sort of step 2 for this question but also technically a new question in its own right) I have 4 pages side by side in a spread

@Shelley591

Create your original document with a wider page size (say 5mm/.125 inches wider) than what your final page will be. Then go in to each page with the Page Tool and resize the width to the final size. It should leave a gap -- we just tried it here and it worked! And, the gap was still there when we closed and re-opened the file. Hope this helps!

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@Cody3331749

File > Document Setup - uncheck the box "Facing Pages". All pages will appear individually.

Simply return to Document Setup and check the box to return all your pages to appear as spreads (side by side sheets).

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@Dunderdale640

I know this answer is super late, and I doubt anyone will see it. But I've just figured out how to do this, so I thought I'd share.

If I'm understanding you correctly, here are the steps:


Select the Page Tool (third from the top of the toolbar)
Select one of your pages on the artboard
Check the "Objects Move with Page" box at the top of the screen
Click and drag that page away from the others


It may be too late for you, but maybe this will help someone else. :)

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@BetL875

Because of the way the InDesign DOM works, what you see and can target in the document window is a spread (even if it's only one page). The document is a container for spreads, and a spread is a container for pages, which are containers for various objects, and so on.

The way InDesign displays a spread is as a continuous item. There's no provision in the program to pull that view apart, even though you intend four separate panels in the end.

One (somewhat kludgy) way you could get this effect, if you have the monitor space, is to open three more windows (Window > Arrange > New Window) and put a different panel in each window. Window > Arrange > Float All in Windows might work better once you have the four open.

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