How to Change Facing Pages in Adobe InDesign: 1-Min Guide

How to Change Facing Pages in Adobe InDesign

Updated on:

April 6, 2026

By:

Madhav Bhandari

Use this interactive demo to learn how to change facing pages in Adobe InDesign.

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Here’s a simple and step by step quick guide on how to change facing pages in Adobe InDesign:

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To change the facing pages setting in InDesign, open the Pages panel, then go to the top menu and click 'File.'
Select 'Document Setup' to open the Document Setup panel.
In the panel, uncheck 'Facing Pages', then click 'OK' to apply the changes.
The changes are applied automatically, indicating that the facing pages setting was successfully updated.

📌 Why this matters

Switching between facing pages and single page view transforms how you design and present your documents. When you disable facing pages, each page becomes independent, perfect for digital presentations, social media graphics, or posters that don't need to align with adjacent pages.

This setting also changes how page numbering works and affects text flow across spreads. More importantly, it alters InDesign's entire layout logic, shifting from spread-based thinking to individual page composition, which fundamentally changes how margins, guides, and master pages behave throughout your document.

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