![]() ![]() If you do it correctly, when the book is trimmed the outside margin of every page will be the same width measurement for every page of the booklet. Just as the booklet gets "taller" with more sheets of paper by the thickness of each sheet, the difference of position between the outer-most and inner-most of the page signatures will move out from the saddle with more sheets of paper by the thickness of each sheet.Ĭreep accounts for the difference between the edge of the outer-most and inner-most page signature. So I'm suggesting that the term "Creep" in the UI should actually be "Booklet Thickness". Then as I move through the spreads to the center of the booklet, the lines get closer together, moving closer in increments 0.004 inch, which (as I understand it) is the actual creep amount. The value seems to be used as the booklet's thickness, which InDesign then divides among the pages to get the amount of creep actually used.įor example, when I enter the booklet's thickness, 0.15 inch, as the Creep value in the Print Booklet dialog, the lines above and below the spine on the first spread in the PDF are 0.15 inch apart: But when I enter that amount, the actual creep in the PDF is too small. As I understand it, creep is the amount each page should move relative to the center of each spread. It's just that the term "Creep" in the InDesign UI seems confusing. I'm not having a problem adjusting the creep. I've been looking into creep on the web, and it can be something of a rabbit hole! Short story – If you're going to be working in this document a lot, it may be worth the effort to rebuild it in a new InDesign document. By taking the variables out of the pre-built original documents, you get a serviceable InDesign file where the settings you set are the results you get. ![]() If you want to use it as an editable document, it may or may not make sense to relink/rethread the text between pages (depending on your document layout). It stinks, but it's much better to create a new InDesign document named - Straight Up.indd and copy the pages into reader's spreads with the original document's margins. If you can, print to PDF or print the center signature so you can measure up your results.Ģ) For a file you'll be in a lot in the future, don't even try to manipulate the original file. There will be waste, because this is often a trial and error process. Chad's technique for measuring the original creep works well, as does going old school and using a set of uncut sheets and a pica pole. So while the original designer may have created the file automatically, fixing it becomes a mechanical process on the current user.ġ) For a file you may be in once or twice, try the difference between the preset creep and your desired creep using the current File>Print Booklet. The original designer could have saved the end result from an older version of InDesign, using the Build Booklet function to assemble the printer's spreads. ![]()
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