HOW TO LAYOUT YOUR BOOK IN INDESIGN!

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  • @authorlbanne
    @authorlbanne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about when you don't indent the first line of the paragraph? How do you do that?

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You just click on the line you don’t want the indentation, then go up to the far right corner of InDesign where the indentation and format boxes are and set the indentation to 0p0 😊

    • @authorlbanne
      @authorlbanne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BeccaCSmith Thank you!

    • @AuthorDawnlyn
      @AuthorDawnlyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BeccaCSmith Thank you. This was the same question that I had. I set the preset for font etc. but then it indented every paragraph and backspace wouldn’t work to undo it. This video is extremely helpful! 🙂

  • @thomcollins3612
    @thomcollins3612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I hate Indesign with a passion that burns DEEP within my soul! But, thank you so much for a CLEAR and UNDERSTANDABLE tutorial! Only wish I could have found this a YEAR AGO! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

  • @thepurpleufo
    @thepurpleufo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not only is this a very helpful tutorial for beginners, but your voice...your voice is so nice...clear and happy-sounding.

  • @chrisjadwin497
    @chrisjadwin497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet if everyone sent you a dollar for each hour they’ve saved by watching this tutorial, you could retire! (At least take a nice vacation
    !). It is so well done - clear, concise and useful. Loved the PDF. Thanks for your time.

  • @cedialirajah
    @cedialirajah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I sat through a 47-minute tutorial earlier and this was half the time and twice as clear. Awesome work, thank you.

  • @ReWildUniversity
    @ReWildUniversity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hands down, the clearest, easiest, most complete tutorial on how to get your book to print with InDesign -- and this from someone who had ZERO experience with InDesign before starting this project. I spent so much time trying to figure things out with other tutorials before finding this, and then Becca made it a step-by-step process all the way through. Thank you Becca! You rock!!!

  • @oliviazhao1052
    @oliviazhao1052 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just wanted to say this is easiest and cleverest Indesign tutorial out there. You saved me tons of time! Thanks Becca!

  • @janrobnettwordweaver2227
    @janrobnettwordweaver2227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I need to ask that you please keep this video up and running. I need to refer to this with my novels as it worked so beautifully the first time. Yours is the only detailed instructions on this feature for InDesign that I have found and it's beautifully presented! Thank you for going over this feature. So much appreciated!

  • @bridgetteojo5239
    @bridgetteojo5239 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THANK YOU! I didn't know that I can drag them...my life has been made WAY easier.

  • @bobryan9277
    @bobryan9277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    One of the clearest, best Book creation tutorials I've found. Thank you!!!

  • @cralston800
    @cralston800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this video! I have seen so many and none of them showed step by step how to actually format a book from start to finish! You saved my butt! I had to quickly switch software in a bind and you helped me BIG time!

  • @drlittell
    @drlittell ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. I love your delivery and pace.

  • @geameijering1283
    @geameijering1283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This just saved me big time. Thank you Becca for such a precise and clear tutorial. I had no InDesign experience (I do Photoshop) and with your guidance I was able to get a 180 page book with more than 80 illustrations together. It was hard, but I learned and your recourse was the only one that really was clear. I can't thank you enough.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay!! I’m so happy it helped!! 😃

  • @billmunro3533
    @billmunro3533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video, Becca. I'd done a lot of typesetting on older versions of Indesign some time ago and this has given me a good refresher, helping me to remember all the tricks I used to do. One point, if I may - you pronounce 'leading' as iin leading a pony. It's actually pronounced 'ledding'. When you typeset using metal type, you increase the distance between lines of text by inserting a strip, or strips of lead, of a specific thickness, hence the term 'leading'. I used to typeset on a hand printing machine at the time I was at school back in the late 1960s and so many terms relating to that process, and to the process of literally cutting and pasting strips of galley proofs to stick on a master page, are still in use.

  • @JohnDBroadwater
    @JohnDBroadwater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really like the simple steps you describe for making a book. The best I've seen! Thank you so much!

  • @Elias.Yusuf101
    @Elias.Yusuf101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Becca, i have learned a lot from you.

  • @charleneryan9263
    @charleneryan9263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much, Becca. Your video is so helpful. I've watched many videos on this topic and I keep coming back to yours. Thanks for walking us through all the little details.

  • @twogargs
    @twogargs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a phenomenal teaching ability. This video was so clear and answered all my questions. Bless you, Becca!

  • @abuguhillary2592
    @abuguhillary2592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a whole lots Becca. You have saved me a whole month journey of checking from video to video. Once more thank you.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yayyyyyy!! I’m so happy it helped!! 🎊🎉

  • @bangkr
    @bangkr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent tutorialfor beginners, on how to layout a book in inDesign . Thanks a million Becca. Such a great teacher!

  • @HoudiniWild
    @HoudiniWild 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful. Thank you so much. This video has given me the confidence to get InDesign and actually begin my book design. Now I'm off to watch your video about images.

  • @dggd
    @dggd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Becca. You kept it all so clear and simple. Appreciate you!

  • @rakmeamadeus
    @rakmeamadeus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the best tutorial here. And ive seen all of them. Thank you.

  • @introverted1937
    @introverted1937 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I did find some issues regarding the TOC for Print, but if you're just doing basic EPUB or a print that doesn't require a TOC, this was a remarkably helpful tutorial. I followed all the way through and adjusted where I needed. Thank you for this!!

  • @BeingMelody
    @BeingMelody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was sooo helpful. Thank you so much. Could you share the title of the follow-up video for adding images? I can't seem to find it when I search through your channel.

  • @bettylou1030
    @bettylou1030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for this! I look forward to watching the tutorial with images as I plan to self-publish a quilting pattern book.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are actually already up! Just look under my Playlist labeled Tutorials :-) And that's so awesome you're publishing a quilting pattern book!!

  • @arinirachmatika5971
    @arinirachmatika5971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    super helpful and comprehensive tutorials. also your voice is lovely. thank u for this!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!!!❤️

  • @roguishowl3915
    @roguishowl3915 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have searching for a long time and watching one long winded video after another, your video was a breath of fresh air. It was short, precise, and so helpful. Instant sub and like. Thank you 😊

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much!!!! I’m so happy it helped!! 🥳💜

  • @jenniferbryant8688
    @jenniferbryant8688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for the helpful tutorial! Your instructions have saved me so much time. Do you have instructions on how to create a table of contents page in InDesign for a print book?

  • @electrio1134
    @electrio1134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial. I started from zero to make a book ready to print. Now I have to find out how to make a table of contents for this print version...

  • @tylermower2811
    @tylermower2811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb, thank you. I was trying to do this in Word and was going insane. Just what I needed.

  • @MrMmags1126
    @MrMmags1126 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Becca! Quick question: For Paperback and hardcover format, if you want your Chapter page to always be on the right page, do you have to leave a blank page at the end of the indesign document when necessary?

  • @Alleninna
    @Alleninna 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Becca, the reason why your text (copied + pasted) lost all its formatting is because InDesign requires text to be "placed" into the document, not copied and pasted. If you place the text (using File > Place > SHIFT + double click), it will place the entire novel automatically, filling up the entire book for you in seconds. Formatting retained. See *Adobe-produced* InDesign tutorials for clear examples : )

  • @merzetateexplorers
    @merzetateexplorers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! You go girl! I love this tutorial. It helped me get through what could have been a crazy process...and sharing the e-pub at the same time was genius!

  • @TheNovelNana
    @TheNovelNana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for the demonstration...I soooo need videos like this because I am not tech-savvy at all! Great video, as always!

  • @DJRamune_missART
    @DJRamune_missART 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Enjoyed watching your tutorial! Thank you for it!! ^_^ Another helpful tip I've found about inserting page breaks for EPUB: if you don't want to sync separate chapter files to create a page break between chapters, you can also insert one manually for a large, single file that features the whole book. How To: Select the frame with the Chapter # (make sure any relevant frames are Grouped, like a date, or character name) > Object > Object Export Options > *Pop up!*: EPUB and HTML tab: epub:type (pick "chapter", can also choose options for other types of pages, like epigraph, etc); Preserve Appearance From Layout (pick "Rasterize Container" especially for chapters (not always needed for other types of pages that may need a page break, like an epigraph) - rasterizing helps the chapter text look awesome no matter the screen size); Checkbox "Custom Layout" - can make sure text is always centered and such, AND can select "Insert Page Break" and choose where you want the break (before, after, or both). Done!! ^_^ I hope that tip may be helpful to someone too! Just another way to insert a page break!

  • @garibaldi9528
    @garibaldi9528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial - thanks!! When I try to add or insert a page, e.g. for the copyright it inserts a double page instead of a single page. How do I get it to insert single pages please!? thanks

  • @tiffanylewis1595
    @tiffanylewis1595 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video actually has me very excited to format my book which is saying a lot. I've had a terrible time with MS Word so I'm very grateful to change over to InDesign.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My cousin keeps telling me his nightmare stories about Word!! I hope this video helps!! 🥰

    • @tiffanylewis1595
      @tiffanylewis1595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BeccaCSmith All I can say is page numbers. Ugh. They are a nightmare.

  • @visiongaminghd5602
    @visiongaminghd5602 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was sooooo helpful but I have a question about print file for color conversion if the images are in rgb

  • @lauraduffy5702
    @lauraduffy5702 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Becca, thanks for this video it's a godsend! Do you have a video explaining how to separate the word doc into their own chapters?

  • @eyebrowlover75
    @eyebrowlover75 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much!!! I had to make a enviromental book for a project and thos helped a lot 😀😀😀😀

  • @kristenillarmo6002
    @kristenillarmo6002 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This tutorial is fantastic and saved my butt! I have come back to it many times now. Truly, you are a gem, Becca. Keep it up!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yayy!! I'm so happy it helped!!

  • @MorisoniProductions
    @MorisoniProductions 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this very clear and user-friendly (i.e. enjoyable!) video ... much appreciated.

  • @HeatherMays
    @HeatherMays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this! The paragraph styles tip was amazing!!

  • @calicocat8157
    @calicocat8157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know a Whovian when I see one.
    Thanks for the easy to understand guides.

  • @susanam.826
    @susanam.826 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the video! 🙂Why do you leave it in picas if you can change it to inches? I don't know if I'm missing something.

  • @dlm9201
    @dlm9201 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are an incredible teacher! You have no idea how much you helped me, THANK YOU!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww! Thank you so much!!!

    • @dlm9201
      @dlm9201 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BeccaCSmith No problem, I meant every word. It's my first time formatting a book in InDesign and I was STRUGGLING!

  • @boltonlibrary
    @boltonlibrary 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Becca, this was useful. Also, at the 2:25 mark, you can simply set the units of measurement to inches while configuring the presets. Then there is no conversion and you can always visually review your settings.

    • @richpeacock
      @richpeacock ปีที่แล้ว

      I was taught in points and picas a million years ago before DTP so I sort of enjoyed seeing it.

  • @eduardogalvani9169
    @eduardogalvani9169 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, this tutorial saved my life (not all my life, but many hours of it I guess). 🙌🏻

  • @nazmulislamsumon9259
    @nazmulislamsumon9259 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good tutorial ❤️. How i palce table of content?

  • @dolypea
    @dolypea 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this. Your tutorial was easy. Really appreciate it.

  • @shadowpupet
    @shadowpupet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for this tutorial! You explained everything so well, there are so many tutorials I've looked up and they are all super expensive courses. Thanks so much for putting your expertise out there to share with people!! :)

  • @RicardoGonzals1
    @RicardoGonzals1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding and very helpful. Thank you for this gift.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @wilderunner09
    @wilderunner09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    phenomenal video! clear, concise, and to the point. Exactly what I needed. Thank You!

  • @hoodiegamer9256
    @hoodiegamer9256 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do i add a Table of Contents when working with the indesign book as in this section 21:14? Ive tried adding it to the first part of my document which is copyright and chapter 1 but it only shows the headings in chapter 1.

  • @gkossatzgmxde
    @gkossatzgmxde 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice work! Still waiting for the "how to add pictures" tutorial. Is it still in the pipe?

  • @SakeenahDasti
    @SakeenahDasti 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!! You saved me so much time. This is an amazing and concise tutorial.

  • @christianhuber9702
    @christianhuber9702 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was extremely helpful! Thank you. You've explained everything clearly, and I was able to produce my PDF without a hitch. Thank you again!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay!! I'm so thrilled the video helped!!

  • @teresa-wolfsparrowcovers
    @teresa-wolfsparrowcovers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Learning InDesign for book formatting was on my list of goals this year so I could move away from Word, and you just made it so simple to understand. Thank you! 😎👍

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay!! I'm so glad it helped!!!

  • @thedigitalnoodle4021
    @thedigitalnoodle4021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this. It’s a perfect tutorial for any type of type related indesign tutorials. ☺️☺️☺️

  • @jonlarsen7326
    @jonlarsen7326 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was extremely helpful, easy-to-follow instructions. Where can I find your tutorial for a book layout with images?

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!!! And if you just go up to my Playlist Tab, I have two videos if Tutorials for images and InDesign in there :-)

    • @jonlarsen7326
      @jonlarsen7326 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BeccaCSmith Thanks! I spent most of my career doing graphic design (and marketing) but my skills were unused when I made a slight career change. I used to use Quark and ID was just coming on the scene. I’m working through an Adobe instructional book and this is much harder software than QXP. Thanks for your clear demos.

  • @n23productions47
    @n23productions47 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial, but I've run into a problem. I want to create a Table of Contents but all the tutorials for that use documents that haven't been separated into different chapters and now I'm lost. I guess I could create the print file, then create the Table of Contents manually and then create the print file again with the new ToC but I'm hoping there's an easy way. Is there?

  • @arleenmorris4254
    @arleenmorris4254 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Becca... my first time putting chapters together into a short book and this gave me exactly what I needed to do the job! Great explanations, well done!

    • @arleenmorris4254
      @arleenmorris4254 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Becca - can you answer this question? I'm setting up my "book" with the 1st page of each chapter on the right (as you've done). This will not be a printed book, nor an ebook, but will be in pdf format. (It's material that will be sent out to follow up on a group of PowerPoint presentations for further study - may be revised or added to occasionally, so pdf should work best for us). But when I combine chapters into the Book, it shows the single first and last pages of each chapter as a single page, not combined to make a spread with the last page of one chapter on the left, first page of next chapter on the right. Is there a way to force them to line up side by side? It can be a blank page on the left (room for note taking), but still needs to be side by side. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.

  • @ESKcreative
    @ESKcreative 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was super helpful and clear. I noticed though that the margins didn't carry over to the epub format. Is there a way to ensure that they do?

  • @IreensBeans
    @IreensBeans 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video was a life saver!! I cannot thank you enough.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay! I'm so glad it helped!!

  • @areadinglight8465
    @areadinglight8465 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very helpful and well done, thank you

  • @dudleybarker2273
    @dudleybarker2273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great tut - just a thing; leading is pronounced like the metal because thin strips of lead were placed between the vertical spaces of the composing stick to increase line spacing.

  • @lilybrown9290
    @lilybrown9290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you ever make the video for adding images? Thank you so much for this video! I was so intimidated by this process!

    • @BeingMelody
      @BeingMelody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think there is one. I've been waiting for it too! This first video was beyond helpful.

    • @lilybrown9290
      @lilybrown9290 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      :'(((((

    • @waisehell
      @waisehell ปีที่แล้ว

      If you still need it, she made it a year later.

  • @deangelomccoy4548
    @deangelomccoy4548 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW. This tut is amazingly practical and clear.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!!! 💜💜

  • @hope_molash_banda
    @hope_molash_banda ปีที่แล้ว

    Becca Thank you so much! You just saved my day😀

  • @dkossin
    @dkossin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a great video. If you have built your book with all the components and decide to change the margin and hyphenation settings, can you apply it across the entire book? Without having to update each chapter one by one?

  • @katinkalincoln442
    @katinkalincoln442 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so straightforward and helpful. Thank you for making this!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m so happy it helped!!

  • @anamecalledname
    @anamecalledname 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You just saved me hundreds of dollars on my sequel. Thanks so much!

  • @JensOmli
    @JensOmli 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Becca, this video was super helpful. Would have saved me weeks of frustration if I had found your video earlier.

  • @chrislazaro
    @chrislazaro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This has been tremendously helpful, so first of all, thank you. I do have a question, though: how do you ensure that the chapter always starts on a right-facing page when combining the files into a book?

    • @ElizaRad
      @ElizaRad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had the same problem, what I did is to make sure that every chapter starts on an uneven page, and finishes on a even page. When you create your book you can just insert the page. The right-facing page is always uneven and and the felt page is even. :)

  • @DrJustinPCowan
    @DrJustinPCowan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is SO helpful! Did you ever end up making the video about dealing with images? Thank you for this!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!! And I did!! It's in my Tutorials Playlist :-)

  • @sonalirasal2733
    @sonalirasal2733 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    HI BECCA, glad to learn from you. Thanks a lot. am doing my poetry book myself. I just want to know the paper size of your word files. Is it A4 or 5.5" x 8.5". Also why does my text not flow to next page by default if i copy paste. How to fix that?

  • @punkwrite1864
    @punkwrite1864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is good Becca. I will use this for my book SCARBOYS. Cheers and thanks.

  • @jennygates
    @jennygates 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A relative newbie to InDesign, I've formatted a book without first dividing it up into individual file chapters. How can I break it up into chapters now with autoflow in play? Thank you for the video! And hi to your cat! :)

  • @rahulminhas7882
    @rahulminhas7882 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Best. Such great explanation

  • @blueskye2790
    @blueskye2790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this, Becca. So fast and simple! I was feeling very overwhelmed by this step, because I'll be doing an entire series on my own, but this video really let me see that I can do it. Do you plan on doing more InDesign formatting videos? You're so gifted at saying things in a way newbies can understand. Either way, I appreciate this video so much. 💜

  • @GeraldPagdato
    @GeraldPagdato 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial! This was very clear and straight to the point. Keep up the good work.

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much!!!

  • @janrobnettwordweaver2227
    @janrobnettwordweaver2227 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok, question not covered here. Does the preset removal of the page number on the first page to the first chapter, remove the page number and title/author headers from all first pages of each chapter? Or just chapter 1?

  • @JoniSare
    @JoniSare ปีที่แล้ว

    Question - why do you have the inside margin wider than the outside margin?

  • @analuisanegreiros369
    @analuisanegreiros369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, Becca! This was a HUGE help. Thank you so much!

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay!!! I'm so glad it helped!!!

  • @garibaldi9528
    @garibaldi9528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sigil program shows the xhtml script and the preview whenI open it, but how do i get it to show just the actual script so that I can place the cursor? It will only allow me to place the cursor within the xhtml script. Thank you.

  • @NIKONGUY1960
    @NIKONGUY1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never could get my book to work as an Epub. I reckon that program you mentioned should solve those problems. Very informative and easy to follow. Thank you.

    • @kathyl6677
      @kathyl6677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm just starting to look into indie/epublishing. I hear Vellum is a good and easy software, and can format for several different types of e-readers: kindle, Amazon, Apple, etc.

  • @AdamWelch
    @AdamWelch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, thank so much for the tutorial! I'm stuck.... No matter what I do, each time I place my manuscript into the text box all the words are stacked on top of one another: think of everything squeezed into a single line. I've tried plain text, word doc and even just copy/paste. I am however, using downloaded files I've typed in Google Docs. I've followed your instructions PRECISELY and honestly the same technique from other tutorials as well, always with the same result. Any ideas? Please help!

    • @AdamWelch
      @AdamWelch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I actually figured this out...FINALLY! Should anyone else run into the same problem, apparently Google docs saves their .docx with some embedded code which has to be stripped away before it will properly import into InDesign. Select File>Place>Show Import Options and check the option to remove formatting. It strips all my formatting but it at least allows for proper importation and autoflow. Thanks again for the tutorial and I hope this might help someone else!

  • @tmdesormeaux
    @tmdesormeaux 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Becca, thanks for this! Quick question - do the print margins have any impact when uploading to Amazon? Will they need to be adjusted or does the EPUB format allow for it to be changed to a 'centered' orientation for Kindle? THX!

  • @caitlynjones2889
    @caitlynjones2889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would love to see the option with pictures!

  • @joelpreston5061
    @joelpreston5061 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Becca, great tutorial. Only problem is that dragging word docs in as you do doesnt keep your indents in the epub. Any idea how to fix this without going through an entire novel and manually entering every indent in indesign?

  • @AndreaCinnamondCreative
    @AndreaCinnamondCreative 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial!! I am laying out my first print book for a client. I am quite familiar with Indesign but needed to learn about chapters and numbering. My client may have an icon image on each new chapter page. Do I put an image frame box on each first page and pop in each image when they are ready? Thank you!!

  • @janrobnettwordweaver2227
    @janrobnettwordweaver2227 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I tried doing what you suggested for presetting. Unfortunately, even though I had gone through my document and cleared the formatting in Word, I had preset in Word my first line indentations. Showed up fine in the InDesign document. Then I hit the preset formatting in InDesign after programing it ... double-spacing occurred between the paragraphs, which I do not want. So I have no idea how to get rid of the double-spacing between paragraphs. It wasn't in the original Word document, but it shows up on the InDesign file. Help!

  • @lovefromhannahday
    @lovefromhannahday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not up to this part in my writing journey but this was so helpful! I thought InDesign was such a pain to use but you made it look super easy!! Thanks!!

  • @markvendramini4888
    @markvendramini4888 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi most of this video is very straightforward but one issue. Right at the beginning you recommend we create two file. One for Indesign files and one for Word Doc files. I have no idea how to do that. Thank you.

    • @markvendramini4888
      @markvendramini4888 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Further to my last question. I have created a file box but it won't let me import WORD docs into it.

  • @TehBuggy
    @TehBuggy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was sooo helpful and clear! 😍 Definitely saving this video so I can rewatch it again when I get to this stage with my WIP

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much!! :-) :-)

  • @bakeystokes859
    @bakeystokes859 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really insightful, thanks so much! I'm curious if you can make a preset that begins with the Left page as opposed to a right page...is that possible? Sorry but I'm really new to InDesign 🤔

  • @chelseahaughton585
    @chelseahaughton585 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about adding a Table of Contents at the beginning? What's the best way to add that? I think I know, but wanted to ask.

  • @MikeGallay
    @MikeGallay 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Becca, thanks for the tutorial. Off the top you mention posting another where you cover adding images to interior pages. Did you ever post that tutorial? (crosses fingers)

    • @BeccaCSmith
      @BeccaCSmith  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did actually! I made two 😄 They’re in my tutorials playlist 🤗

    • @MikeGallay
      @MikeGallay 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BeccaCSmith Amazing. Thanks! Will watch now.

  • @leenthelnah
    @leenthelnah 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks Becca Maam, I learnt new things