Introduction
Creating a book in InDesign
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What you should know
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Using the exercise files
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1. Getting Started
Overview of the book
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Setting up a workspace
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2. Document Setup and Strategy
Choosing a page size
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Setting margins
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Adding page numbers and running heads
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3. Placing Text
Placing the text
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Cleaning up text
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Choosing your typeface
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4. Styling the Text
Creating and applying the body style
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Section paragraph styles
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Section paragraph styles: Using a nested style
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Creating and applying chapter number styles
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Automating chapter title formatting
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Align text to a baseline grid
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Additional formatting
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Adding and formatting a footnote
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Automating character styles
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Adding the running header
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Removing unwanted headers
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5. Working with Images
Preparing the images
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Placing the images
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Generating captions
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Using (or not using) the InDesign Book feature
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Placing the images as anchored objects
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Placing inline images
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6. Finessing Text Composition
Recomposing text
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Paying attention to small details
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Using a GREP style to fix runt lines
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Fixing hyphenation and justification violations
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Fixing widows and orphans
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7. Creating the Front Matter
What is the front matter?
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Sections and numbering
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Designing the title and half-title pages
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Formatting dedications
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Generating the table of contents
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Formatting the table of contents
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Creating a list of illustrations
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8. Creating the Cover
Setting up the cover document
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Designing the front cover
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Adding text to the front cover
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Designing the spine
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Designing the back cover
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9. Preparing for Print
Preflighting the finished book
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Exporting to print-ready PDF
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Archiving the project
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Ex_Files_Designing_a_Book.zip
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