Creating a Template for PDFs in InDesign CS5.5

Hello.
I'm trying to make a template for imposing PDF documents in InDesign CS5.5. The template needs to have trim marks and needs to fit 4 A5 pages on it. The page size needs to be 450mm x 320mm (SRA3) and should have guidelines (which I can't move by an exact amount) to help with positioning.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

It might be easier to invest in something like Quite Imposing, an impostion plugin for Acrobat. It's far less expensive than a full-blown professional imposition program and if you need to impose a lot of PDFs, it will pay for itself quickly.

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