What about when you don't indent the first line of the paragraph? How do you do that?
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
@@BeccaCSmith Thank you!
@AuthorDawnlyn
2 жыл бұрын
@@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
2 жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Not only is this a very helpful tutorial for beginners, but your voice...your voice is so nice...clear and happy-sounding.
@cedialirajah
3 жыл бұрын
I sat through a 47-minute tutorial earlier and this was half the time and twice as clear. Awesome work, thank you.
@chrisjadwin497
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ReWildUniversity
3 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@bridgetteojo5239
Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! I didn't know that I can drag them...my life has been made WAY easier.
@janrobnettwordweaver2227
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@bobryan9277
3 жыл бұрын
One of the clearest, best Book creation tutorials I've found. Thank you!!!
@oliviazhao1052
2 ай бұрын
Just wanted to say this is easiest and cleverest Indesign tutorial out there. You saved me tons of time! Thanks Becca!
@drlittell
10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I love your delivery and pace.
@JohnDBroadwater
2 жыл бұрын
I really like the simple steps you describe for making a book. The best I've seen! Thank you so much!
@Elias.Yusuf101
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Becca, i have learned a lot from you.
@geameijering1283
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
Yay!! I’m so happy it helped!! 😃
@charleneryan9263
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@dggd
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Becca. You kept it all so clear and simple. Appreciate you!
@cralston800
Жыл бұрын
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!
@twogargs
2 жыл бұрын
You have a phenomenal teaching ability. This video was so clear and answered all my questions. Bless you, Becca!
@billmunro3533
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@HoudiniWild
2 ай бұрын
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.
@introverted1937
2 жыл бұрын
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!!
@abuguhillary2592
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a whole lots Becca. You have saved me a whole month journey of checking from video to video. Once more thank you.
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
Yayyyyyy!! I’m so happy it helped!! 🎊🎉
@DJRamune_missART
3 жыл бұрын
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!
@TheNovelNana
4 жыл бұрын
thank you for the demonstration...I soooo need videos like this because I am not tech-savvy at all! Great video, as always!
@RowenaReddragon
3 ай бұрын
This is the best tutorial here. And ive seen all of them. Thank you.
@thedigitalnoodle4021
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. It’s a perfect tutorial for any type of type related indesign tutorials. ☺️☺️☺️
@merzetateexplorers
3 жыл бұрын
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!
@bangkr
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorialfor beginners, on how to layout a book in inDesign . Thanks a million Becca. Such a great teacher!
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@tylermower2811
3 жыл бұрын
Superb, thank you. I was trying to do this in Word and was going insane. Just what I needed.
@teresa-wolfsparrowcovers
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
Yay!! I'm so glad it helped!!!
@IreensBeans
3 жыл бұрын
This video was a life saver!! I cannot thank you enough.
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! I'm so glad it helped!!
@Alleninna
6 ай бұрын
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 : )
@roguishowl3915
2 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!! I’m so happy it helped!! 🥳💜
@eyebrowlover75
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! I had to make a enviromental book for a project and thos helped a lot 😀😀😀😀
@HeatherMays
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! The paragraph styles tip was amazing!!
@eduardogalvani9169
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this tutorial saved my life (not all my life, but many hours of it I guess). 🙌🏻
@wilderunner09
3 жыл бұрын
phenomenal video! clear, concise, and to the point. Exactly what I needed. Thank You!
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@bettylou1030
2 жыл бұрын
thanks for this! I look forward to watching the tutorial with images as I plan to self-publish a quilting pattern book.
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
They are actually already up! Just look under my Playlist labeled Tutorials :-) And that's so awesome you're publishing a quilting pattern book!!
@shadowpupet
3 жыл бұрын
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!! :)
@JensOmli
4 ай бұрын
Thank you Becca, this video was super helpful. Would have saved me weeks of frustration if I had found your video earlier.
@arinirachmatika5971
2 жыл бұрын
super helpful and comprehensive tutorials. also your voice is lovely. thank u for this!
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!❤️
@christianhuber9702
5 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
Yay!! I'm so thrilled the video helped!!
@tiffanylewis1595
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
My cousin keeps telling me his nightmare stories about Word!! I hope this video helps!! 🥰
@tiffanylewis1595
3 жыл бұрын
@@BeccaCSmith All I can say is page numbers. Ugh. They are a nightmare.
@BeingMelody
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@calicocat8157
2 жыл бұрын
I know a Whovian when I see one. Thanks for the easy to understand guides.
@kristenillarmo6002
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yayy!! I'm so happy it helped!!
@TehBuggy
5 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! :-) :-)
@SakeenahDasti
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! You saved me so much time. This is an amazing and concise tutorial.
@dolypea
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. Your tutorial was easy. Really appreciate it.
@katinkalincoln442
4 жыл бұрын
This is so straightforward and helpful. Thank you for making this!
@BeccaCSmith
4 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy it helped!!
@anamecalledname
3 жыл бұрын
You just saved me hundreds of dollars on my sequel. Thanks so much!
@deangelomccoy4548
2 жыл бұрын
WOW. This tut is amazingly practical and clear.
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! 💜💜
@dlm9201
4 жыл бұрын
You are an incredible teacher! You have no idea how much you helped me, THANK YOU!
@BeccaCSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Aww! Thank you so much!!!
@dlm9201
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeccaCSmith No problem, I meant every word. It's my first time formatting a book in InDesign and I was STRUGGLING!
@molashgraphix
11 ай бұрын
Becca Thank you so much! You just saved my day😀
@KateCavanaugh
5 жыл бұрын
Dedicated to everyone...bahahaha yes! I love it. Becca, Becca, Becca. You always COME THROUGH with all this good information. I was just looking into this and THANK YOU. I know I'll be referencing it in the (hopefully not too distant) future! Also double thank you for the pdf as well. This might be a dumb question (and I hope I didn't miss it if you answered it in the video!) -- did you buy InDesign as a single app or which pricing plan do you use? I feel like Photoshop would be suuuuper helpful too but I'm trying to figure out
@BeccaCSmith
5 жыл бұрын
Yay!! Thank you :-) :-) I have the whole suite so the 52 bucks a month plan (but if you can 'prove' (student email) that you're a student or a teacher you can get the entire suite for 19 bucks a month) I need the suit because I use InDesign for book layout, Photoshop for book covers/youtube stuff, Audition for audiobooks, and Premiere for editing videos. It's just so nice to have all the programs I need for everything. It's just so expensive, so I totally get why people can't do it. But if you do decide to get the suite or just InDesign and ever have any questions, you know how to reach me :-)
@RicardoGonzals1
2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding and very helpful. Thank you for this gift.
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@rahulminhas7882
Жыл бұрын
The Best. Such great explanation
@analuisanegreiros369
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Becca! This was a HUGE help. Thank you so much!
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Yay!!! I'm so glad it helped!!!
@electrio1134
3 жыл бұрын
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...
@arleenmorris4254
2 жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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.
@lovefromhannahday
4 жыл бұрын
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!!
@GeraldPagdato
2 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! This was very clear and straight to the point. Keep up the good work.
@BeccaCSmith
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@punkwrite1864
3 жыл бұрын
This is good Becca. I will use this for my book SCARBOYS. Cheers and thanks.
@jenniferbryant8688
3 жыл бұрын
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?
@tomedwardsmusic
5 жыл бұрын
Becca you are amazing!!! Thank you so much for this tutorial. You have officially saved me from years of torment by Microsoft Word. Watching you drag the text boxes = my brain melting.
@BeccaCSmith
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, Tom!! Yay! I'm glad it helped! I feel the same way about how you blew my mind, showing me how to record my audiobook! I would NEVER have been able to do that without you!!!
@boltonlibrary
3 жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
I was taught in points and picas a million years ago before DTP so I sort of enjoyed seeing it.
@areadinglight8465
3 ай бұрын
Very helpful and well done, thank you
@georginakiersten8383
3 жыл бұрын
This saved me so much time. Thank you so much
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
Yay!!! I’m so happy it helped!!
@markobannon7846
2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Becca!!!
@MrMmags1126
Жыл бұрын
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?
@weaver22100
Жыл бұрын
yes
@SkipMichael
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ms. Smith. Very helpful. I like your cat in the background.
@BeccaCSmith
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! And lol, he's sneaky hahaha!
@blueskye2790
2 жыл бұрын
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. 💜
@fouchedesigns2357
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Your info is wonderful!
@Juliodax
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this material!!! Excellent!!!.
@lauraamos6260
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so, SO grateful for this tutorial... I had absolutely zero InDesign experience before this week, and you just helped me layout a 500-page book. Can I send you a Venmo to say thanks?
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yay!!! I'm so glad it helped!! 500 pages! That's amazing!! And the fact that you were able to lay out your book is thanks enough for me!!!
@jawaidchaudhry2641
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice and lovely tutorial. Very informative, particularly for folks like me.
@suzanelsaid5381
4 жыл бұрын
Your video was so helpful to me, thank you so much!
@leenthelnah
3 ай бұрын
thanks Becca Maam, I learnt new things
@st.toussaint4632
4 жыл бұрын
Just like you said this method is much simpler thank you!
@leamaria6145
3 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful. Thank you.
@st.toussaint4632
4 жыл бұрын
You are a lifesaver thank you for this informative video!
@lauraduffy5702
2 ай бұрын
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?
@dudleybarker2273
2 жыл бұрын
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.
@tmdesormeaux
6 ай бұрын
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!
@sebastianflores4479
4 жыл бұрын
Hello Becca! Thank you for this great video!!
@kathybrown9794
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for this. referring to it constantly as I layout my book.
@BeccaCSmith
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! I'm so glad it helped!
@eduardorebagliati8929
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very useful!
@RandiAndersonWriter
4 жыл бұрын
This has been incredibly helpful. Thank you!
@visiongaminghd5602
Жыл бұрын
This was sooooo helpful but I have a question about print file for color conversion if the images are in rgb
@susanam.826
Жыл бұрын
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.
@garibaldi9528
2 жыл бұрын
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
@creativehinadesign
4 жыл бұрын
Love the cat in the intro. ^_^
@maizarahpurnamaningsih952
4 жыл бұрын
me too
@NIKONGUY1960
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ESKcreative
3 жыл бұрын
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?
@kkmdigitalsolution7883
2 жыл бұрын
yes it works brother ! many thanks
@chrislazaro
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
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. :)
@gravityapplied
4 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial -- thank you for sharing this!!!
@ecoveran
3 жыл бұрын
This was awesome!! Thanks
@dkossin
2 жыл бұрын
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?
@theraceblog5117
4 жыл бұрын
Thx Becca - you're awesome!!! So freakin' helpful.
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