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Place multi-page PDF pages: Place Gun will be unloaded after first page is placed to a frame

New bug with InDesign 17.2 that I cannot see with InDesign 17.1.

[1] Load multiple PDF pages from a multi-page PDF to the place gun.
[2] Hover the loaded cursor over a graphic frame to place the first page in that frame
[3] Click to place the first page.

Result:
The first page is placed to the frame

BUG: The rest of the loaded PDF pages in the place gun are unloaded. The place gun is empty after you placed the first of several pages to a frame.

WHAT WORKS:
[1] Load multiple PDF pages from a multi-page PDF to the place gun.
[2] Draw out new frames with the loaded cursor to place one page after another

See reports in the InDesign user forum for more details:

Place multipage PDF
benr40708230, 27.03.2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/place-multipage-pdf/td-p/12840679

Placing multipage PDF in InDesign has stopped working for me.
peterc95308127, Mar 25, 2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/placing-multipage-pdf-in-indesign-has-stopped-working-for-me/td-p/12837483

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
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  • Jazzy Sam commented  ·   ·  Report

    sure, great what if you have other versions though??

  • Alicia Ajayi commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am having the same issue and it is driving me crazy!

  • Peter Clarson commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have just updated to 17.2.1 and this fix does seem to work.

    I can now place a multipage pdf into existing graphic frames using the default 'Place' function.

    Thanks for fixing this!

  • Kuba Zajder commented  ·   ·  Report

    I`ve same problem after last actualisation.

    Temporary solution is before import (ctr+d) (place) mulitipage pdf to document you need make single pages in ACROBAT DC from pdf and palce it all. THEN It`s working

  • claidheamdanns commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is extremely important. We use this on almost every document, every day at work. This has been "under review" for almost a month now!

  • Steve commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please fix this ASAP.
    I use the Loaded Place Gun Cursor constantly when creating Impositions. I create an Imposition Template in my Master Page (rotated pdf pages etc). Then I delete the content images from the placed pdf pages in my Master Pages. Then I insert as many new pages as I need and use the Loaded Place Gun Cursor to import a Multi-Page pdf, clicking them in from 1 to 100....etc. Then I edit the Original layout in my Master Pages (cropping Bleeds and Slug etc) which then applies those changes to every page in my Document at once. Very Quick and Handy.

  • Julia Woollams commented  ·   ·  Report

    Unable to place multiple pages of a PDF into boxes. Only places one page when all or a range is selected. Indesign version 17.2

  • Jim McClain commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have the same issue. I cannot place multi-page documents into my templates with object frames. Fixing this is extremely critical to my workflow.

  • O- LLC Business commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm rolling back the update to see if that fixes this issue, But this is BIG for our business

  • Vincent Marion commented  ·   ·  Report

    J'ai le même problème ici aussi.
    Et ça ne me ralentit énormément dans mon travail.
    Je croise les doigts pour que ce bug soit réglé le plus vite possible...

  • nick commented  ·   ·  Report

    Experiencing the same issue here. Need a fix quickly, please!

  • David commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yep, same issue here. I use many templates with box frames already in place to just import a multipage PDF once and start dropping in pages but now I have to do one import per page.

  • Sara commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same issue here. It was fine when I used it before the weekend.

    Hoping a fix will be found soon!

  • evelyne commented  ·   ·  Report

    Having the same issue. For me this feature is absolute necessary in my job, creating books by importing about 300 pages of multipage PDF files in one action ... placing each single page is no alternative for me. I'm using now Zanelli's Multi Page Importer script, which works fine, but the advantage using Indesign's place method is, I can import the PDF pages directly into the frames (which I created in the sample page)

  • Linda Alaggia commented  ·   ·  Report

    I just ran into the same issue. This was working 2 weeks ago. :( Unfortunately, any temporary fixes are not going to work for my scenario.

  • Charlotte M commented  ·   ·  Report

    Same issues here too. I tried the script, but it is a little clunky to use with my templates.

  • Tony Gilman commented  ·   ·  Report

    Having the same issue since upgrading to 17.2, another work around for this is to revert back to versions 17.1.

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