THIS IS THE BEST, BEST TUTORIAL I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS. I AM GOING TO TOSS MY PURCHASED ONES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. XXX LIZZI TREMAYNE. FORMATTING A BOOK TONIGHT. XX LIZZI
you have my forever appreciation for this. working on it right now. have struggled with some purchased....pretty expensive, almost non-editable ones and have been avoiding. DOING it now. :) book to be loaded prob tomorrow. :) fun little book about a vet student and her resident. lol.. lots of fun. lizzitremayne.com book's called Once Upon a Vet School 7, Lena Takes a Foal... and it's the MIDDLE of my new series. lol thanks again. xx
Euan, didn't this vid once have some really good ideas for creating ebooks??? mine are all running the pages together. I'm going from ID and I've tried inputting PDF into Calibre, and done it with .htm and I'm not winning. Help pls? xx
Thanks Much. I was mistaken, I thought there was something at the end about it. I’ve ended up copying all to a word doc and pasting, then deleting extra lines, inserting page breaks, TOC , BackToTOC, etc. it looks nice. Was thrown by seeming inability to save as Word doc. More sleep indicated. Thanks again. For your wonderful vid. Xxxxxxxxx form NZ.
Had to do this as an assignment for a class. The teacher made it look nightmarishly hard and complex. I feel like I'm barely putting any effort into it now. Thanks and good job!
This is a brilliant tutorial. Thank you so much. It covered all the basics, and was helpful for me to recall what I needed to after six years of not using Indesign.
Euan! So, I'm finally publishing two small books for some workshops I'm running soon. After nearly ten years since Box Hill TAFE, I again Google how to do this, and which video comes up in the search results? This made me laugh, smile...and then get shit done. Thanks!
Many thanks, Gary. Yes, placing an image is covered in a few of my other videos on this channel, e.g. Intro to InDesign CC 2017. Pardon my delayed reply.
hate to bother you again - but your advise is excellent - is there anyway to get an image in a eBook to display full screen across platform - or is it device dependent - I'm working with a fixed layout eBook ?
This is a tricky one. At a screen resolution of 72 ppi (pixels per inch), Kindle recommends for its ebooks a maximum image height of 800 pixels and maximum width of 600 pixels. So if you make your image at least this size then it should display full screen, BUT there is such a range of e-reading devices this may not always hold. If you create an image that is larger than this size, then most ebook-reading devices will compress the image to fit the screen. However, most Kindle ebooks are reflowable and you are working with a fixed layout ebook. Therefore the software or template you are working with should specify somewhere what size a full-screen image should be (probably in number of pixels). Try Googling for this info, if it is not readily apparent via the software itself. If you are not familiar with measuring image size in pixels, then an easy way to start getting your head around pixels as a dimension is by knowing that if your screen resolution is 72 ppi (a common standard) and your image is 720 pixels long, then your image is 10 inches long.
Euan - Thank you :) - still trying to figure this out - read that there is "code" that can instruct eBook readers to display images full size - not sure about this :) thank you again for all the help Gary
Ewan, could you please let me know how to insert a custom glyph as a scene break (it's a png or jpg I've used in my historical fictions? ) I've used *** as a placeholder for it. Or if you have a vid, I'd sure appreciate knowing its URL. THANK YOU! xx L
Three suggestions to demarcate a section break within a chapter: 1. go Type (menu), Glyphs, scroll down Glyph palette (the best glyphs are toward the bottom), double-click to insert. 2. Use a picture box to insert an image of a glyph, ideally a TIFF file for print, but a high-res JPEG will do. 3. Consider taking a popular contemporary approach of not inserting a glyph and instead leaving two blank lines, then Not indenting the first line of the first paragraph in the new section. Hope that helps : )
Thanks for that, I found a glyph I like, but I really like my horse heads I use in my historical fictions... :) picture box? sorry, can't find info on that? I have the PSD, PNG and JPG of the image. Where to put it in, please? I LOVE my glyphs, sorry, and don't indent already. :) TIA, xx
Hi Lizzie, a picture box is created by using what is officially known as "The Rectangle Frame Tool" and is used to insert images into an InDesign file. If you want to have a look at how it is used, you'll find it introduced about 2 mins 30 secs into my video: "Intro to InDesign CC 2017" th-cam.com/video/-_VUR1BFzUs/w-d-xo.html
Hi Lizzie, adding to my reply above: picture boxes can be large (whole page) or small (for a glyph). Once you have used the Rectangle Frame Tool to click and drag to create a picture box anywhere on the page, then you can adjust its size and position using the black arrow (Main Selection Tool), before or after you go File, Place to insert the image. Remember to using the Fitting function as demonstrated. Another video you might find useful for learning about picture boxes is th-cam.com/video/kv1sgWHTL8s/w-d-xo.html&spfreload=5
Yes, the dimensions of the pages must match the dimensions of the front cover. For example a front cover of 6 x 9 inches will need pages of 6 x 9 inches. But keep in mind that most covers will have bleeds (extra width and height) of about 1/8 inch or 3 mm to compensate for possible error in the cutting of the cover by the printers.
Abdullah, I hope the various other videos on this TH-cam channel (Indie Book Publishing with Euan Mitchell) will provide you with the step-by-step guidance you are seeking for designing a whole book, including how to upload the final two press-quality PDFs (one for the text, one for the cover) to a print-on-demand or traditional printing company.
Euan, didn't this vid once have some really good ideas for creating ebooks??? mine are all running the pages together. I'm going from ID and I've tried inputting PDF into Calibre, and done it with .htm and I'm not winning. Help pls? xx
THIS IS THE BEST, BEST TUTORIAL I'VE EVER SEEN ON THIS. I AM GOING TO TOSS MY PURCHASED ONES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. XXX LIZZI TREMAYNE. FORMATTING A BOOK TONIGHT. XX LIZZI
Many thanks, Lizzi! Your super-positive feedback is REALLY appreciated : ) Kind regards, Euan
you have my forever appreciation for this. working on it right now. have struggled with some purchased....pretty expensive, almost non-editable ones and have been avoiding. DOING it now. :) book to be loaded prob tomorrow. :) fun little book about a vet student and her resident. lol.. lots of fun. lizzitremayne.com book's called Once Upon a Vet School 7, Lena Takes a Foal... and it's the MIDDLE of my new series. lol thanks again. xx
Euan, didn't this vid once have some really good ideas for creating ebooks??? mine are all running the pages together. I'm going from ID and I've tried inputting PDF into Calibre, and done it with .htm and I'm not winning. Help pls? xx
Thanks Much. I was mistaken, I thought there was something at the end about it. I’ve ended up copying all to a word doc and pasting, then deleting extra lines, inserting page breaks, TOC , BackToTOC, etc. it looks nice. Was thrown by seeming inability to save as Word doc. More sleep indicated. Thanks again. For your wonderful vid. Xxxxxxxxx form NZ.
It is so refreshing to hear an Aussie voice that's so well spoken for a design tutorial! Thank you
I have to say...your accent helps very much!
Had to do this as an assignment for a class. The teacher made it look nightmarishly hard and complex. I feel like I'm barely putting any effort into it now. Thanks and good job!
This is a brilliant tutorial. Thank you so much. It covered all the basics, and was helpful for me to recall what I needed to after six years of not using Indesign.
I really appreciate your feedback, Daniella. So glad it helped you recall what you needed after six years away from this program.
I even learnt some stuff that made life so much easier! Thank you so much!
Such a consistent, calm walkthrough, with helpful tips!
Thank you very much for your WONDERFUL TUTORIAL!
You are an excellent instructor. I hope you continue to teach and make learning easy.
I've spent good money on video 'courses' for inDesign. This is way better. Thank you.
My pleasure, Jim. And I hope you've noticed I recently uploaded the CC 2018 version of this video.
Thank you so much for making this tutorial! I'm learning InDesign on my own and this was the best tutorial to help me learn.
Thank you so much for this very helpful tutorial Euan!!!! And such a comforting voice as well :)
I'm glad I found this video, thank you for the in-depth tutorial!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL TUTORIAL. THANK YOU, I LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS
This was VERY helpful, Euan. Thank you for posting it!
AMAZING TUTORIAL....THANK YOU SO MUCH...YOU ARE THE BEST EUAN MITCHELL
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING - THANK YOU VERY MUCH! SO EXCITED TO HAVE LEARNED HOW DO ALL THIS!
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Exellent tutorial! Thank You so much!
Thank you very much! this is really helpful!
Very helpful video!
Good job. Excellent tutorial!
Euan! So, I'm finally publishing two small books for some workshops I'm running soon. After nearly ten years since Box Hill TAFE, I again Google how to do this, and which video comes up in the search results? This made me laugh, smile...and then get shit done. Thanks!
Owww i like it so muuch thank youuuuu very useful 😍😍
pdf file for printing should contain PAGES or SPREADS? thanks alot!
Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!!
You, my friend, are amazing!
You did a fantastic job, worked perfectly :) - any videos on placing a image
Many thanks, Gary. Yes, placing an image is covered in a few of my other videos on this channel, e.g. Intro to InDesign CC 2017. Pardon my delayed reply.
Thanks - better late than never :) - peace and love
Thanks man..made it real simple. 💯👍
Brilliant Sir. Thanks so much
what is ur other app ur usijng
Do you hâve Adobe Indesign cause i need
That accent is hot...the tutorial is even hotter.
Fantastic!
hate to bother you again - but your advise is excellent - is there anyway to get an image in a eBook to display full screen across platform - or is it device dependent - I'm working with a fixed layout eBook ?
This is a tricky one. At a screen resolution of 72 ppi (pixels per inch), Kindle recommends for its ebooks a maximum image height of 800 pixels and maximum width of 600 pixels. So if you make your image at least this size then it should display full screen, BUT there is such a range of e-reading devices this may not always hold. If you create an image that is larger than this size, then most ebook-reading devices will compress the image to fit the screen.
However, most Kindle ebooks are reflowable and you are working with a fixed layout ebook. Therefore the software or template you are working with should specify somewhere what size a full-screen image should be (probably in number of pixels). Try Googling for this info, if it is not readily apparent via the software itself.
If you are not familiar with measuring image size in pixels, then an easy way to start getting your head around pixels as a dimension is by knowing that if your screen resolution is 72 ppi (a common standard) and your image is 720 pixels long, then your image is 10 inches long.
Euan - Thank you :) - still trying to figure this out - read that there is "code" that can instruct eBook readers to display images full size - not sure about this :) thank you again for all the help
Gary
If you discover what the code is, Gary, I would be interested to know. Many thanks for this tip.
Ewan, could you please let me know how to insert a custom glyph as a scene break (it's a png or jpg I've used in my historical fictions? ) I've used *** as a placeholder for it.
Or if you have a vid, I'd sure appreciate knowing its URL. THANK YOU! xx
L
Three suggestions to demarcate a section break within a chapter:
1. go Type (menu), Glyphs, scroll down Glyph palette (the best glyphs are toward the bottom), double-click to insert.
2. Use a picture box to insert an image of a glyph, ideally a TIFF file for print, but a high-res JPEG will do.
3. Consider taking a popular contemporary approach of not inserting a glyph and instead leaving two blank lines, then Not indenting the first line of the first paragraph in the new section.
Hope that helps : )
Thanks for that, I found a glyph I like, but I really like my horse heads I use in my historical fictions... :) picture box? sorry, can't find info on that? I have the PSD, PNG and JPG of the image. Where to put it in, please? I LOVE my glyphs, sorry, and don't indent already. :) TIA, xx
Hi Lizzie, a picture box is created by using what is officially known as "The Rectangle Frame Tool" and is used to insert images into an InDesign file. If you want to have a look at how it is used, you'll find it introduced about 2 mins 30 secs into my video: "Intro to InDesign CC 2017" th-cam.com/video/-_VUR1BFzUs/w-d-xo.html
Hi Lizzie, adding to my reply above: picture boxes can be large (whole page) or small (for a glyph). Once you have used the Rectangle Frame Tool to click and drag to create a picture box anywhere on the page, then you can adjust its size and position using the black arrow (Main Selection Tool), before or after you go File, Place to insert the image. Remember to using the Fitting function as demonstrated. Another video you might find useful for learning about picture boxes is th-cam.com/video/kv1sgWHTL8s/w-d-xo.html&spfreload=5
Thanks for that, Ewen! xx
You are awesome!
When I make a new document, do I need to match the width and height to the size of the book cover? I already have the book cover designed.
Yes, the dimensions of the pages must match the dimensions of the front cover. For example a front cover of 6 x 9 inches will need pages of 6 x 9 inches. But keep in mind that most covers will have bleeds (extra width and height) of about 1/8 inch or 3 mm to compensate for possible error in the cutting of the cover by the printers.
Could you please publish Real scenario for book design till printing which help us to learn more.
Abdullah, I hope the various other videos on this TH-cam channel (Indie Book Publishing with Euan Mitchell) will provide you with the step-by-step guidance you are seeking for designing a whole book, including how to upload the final two press-quality PDFs (one for the text, one for the cover) to a print-on-demand or traditional printing company.
Hi, is better to be using the Indesign book system? Thanks
You can use InDesign's templates or take the approach shown in this series of videos that shows how to create your own customised book layout.
Euan, didn't this vid once have some really good ideas for creating ebooks??? mine are all running the pages together. I'm going from ID and I've tried inputting PDF into Calibre, and done it with .htm and I'm not winning. Help pls? xx
There are other vids on this channel about making ebooks, as opposed to using InDesign to create print books. One of them might help.
At 13:08 to end, you lost me. I think you jumped some steps assuming we'd figure it out.
page numbers - master page
Killing me with the lip smacking