Importing multi-page PDF into ID.

Help. I have a 25 page PDF file that is made to be printed and folded.
The pages are setup in sequence. I want to be able to import all those pages, but I wonder how I would be printing the document if I'm able to import it in ID. I want to print them, fold them and staple folded pages, so that requires to setup all pages not in a sequence since I will stapling them, but it would be page 1 and 25, then page 2 and 24, page 3-23. Since I never done anything of this sort, how would go about doing that. or is there another solution someone could suggest that is better.
Please let me know.
Thanks - Ben

There are a bunch of scripts that come with ID. One is place multiple page PDF. Then search the forum for imposition scripts by Dave Saunders. There's one for ID2 and one for ID3. When you run that script you will have a booklet. Pages must be in multiples of four in case you're not aware (take a sheet of paper and fold it in half to see what I mean).

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