Creating ganged layouts

A ganged layout consists of independently positioned pages on a press sheet. You can rotate, scale, align, group, and step-and-repeat the pages, and edit the margins and gaps directly in the workspace or in the Properties pane. You can generate ganged layouts manually or you can use the AutoGang feature.

Step and repeat

To create a step-and-repeat group, use the Step & Repeat tool  to select a page or place a New Step & Repeat placeholder on the press sheet. As you drag a page or placeholder across an area, the number of copies that will fit is displayed and updated. 

When you click the Step & Repeat tool to apply it to a page or to place a New Step & Repeat placeholder, the Step & Repeat Properties pane will appear on the right to give you further control in arranging pages and adjusting the stagger type and amount.

Manually create a ganged job:

Use the files in the Activity files folder  for this activity.

1. Switch to the Press Runs view.
2. In the Media list, double-click to select Press Sheet Size.
3. In the Stock list, double-click 30 in × 40 in (700 mm × 1000 mm).
4. Locate the AnaelliaPostcard.pdf, Flyer2pg_Golf.pdf, and OrchidBusinessCard1.pdf files and drag them to the Files pane.
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   You can also use any three flatwork files of different sizes that you have. If you use different files, adjust Step & Repeat sizes to fit the artwork to the sheet, as required.
5. Drag the OrchidBusinessCard1.pdf from the Files pane and tip open to reveal Page 1 and Page 2. 
6. Drag Page 1 to the workspace and position it in the lower-left corner of the sheet.
7. Click the Step & Repeat icon in the workspace toolbar.
8. Select the OrchidBusinessCard1.pdf and drag the business card up to the top of the sheet and over one, so that you have two columns of the business card with 14 cards in each column.
9. In the Step & Repeat Properties pane, Arrange Pages area, select Trim to Trim.
10. Drag Page 1 of the AnaelliaPostcard.pdf to the workspace, position it next to the business card, select the Step & Repeat icon, and drag the postcard to create one column of five postcards.
11. Drag Page 1 of the Flyer2pg_Golf.pdf to the workspace, position it next to the postcard, select the Step & Repeat icon, and drag the flyer to create one column of two flyers.
12. Click the Flip icon to switch to the back of the sheet.
13. Drag the second page of each file and position it over the outline of the correct pages.
    The group of pages turns gray as you hover over it, indicating that it is the group to which the pages will be added. 
14. Click the Flip icon to return to the front of the sheet. 
15. Select Job > Add File Placeholder, change the page count to 2, change the finished page size to 4 in. x 6 in. (101.6 mm x 152.4 mm), and click OK.
    A placeholder file appears in the Files pane.
16. Drag Page 1 of the placeholder from the Files pane to the workspace, and position it next to the flyer.
17. Click the Step & Repeat icon and drag the placeholder to create three columns of four postcards for a total of 12 postcards.
18. Click the Flip icon to switch to the back of the sheet.
19. Drag Page 2 of the placeholder from the Files pane to the the step & repeat that you just created. 
20. Save the job.