HOW TO LAYOUT YOUR BOOK IN INDESIGN!

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This video shows you step-by-step how to layout your book in InDesign for both print and digital. It’s text only. I’ll be doing another tutorial on image layout (this is because, when exporting an epub, images need to be anchored or they’ll pop up at the end of the chapter instead of where you placed them in the file).
Here’s a link to the pdf I made of the instructions, so you don’t even need to take notes, I made them for you lol!
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Hope it helps!
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@lauriebest127 3 жыл бұрын

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 😊

@lauriebest127 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! 🙂

@oliviazhao1052 23 сағат бұрын

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

@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.

@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!!!

@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.

@bobryan9277 3 жыл бұрын

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

@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.

@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!! :)

@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!

@janrobnettwordweaver2227 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!

@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!

@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!!

@bridgetteojo5239 Жыл бұрын

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

@twogargs 2 жыл бұрын

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

@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!

@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!

@thedigitalnoodle4021 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dggd 2 жыл бұрын

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

@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!!

@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!!!

@chrisjadwin497 2 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.

@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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@tylermower2811 3 жыл бұрын

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

@RowenaReddragon 24 күн бұрын

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

@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.

@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!! :-) :-)

@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!!

@drlittell 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. I love your delivery and pace.

@HeatherMays 3 жыл бұрын

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

@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!! 😃

@jawaidchaudhry2641 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice and lovely tutorial. Very informative, particularly for folks like me.

@bangkr Жыл бұрын

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

@BeccaCSmith Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@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!!

@RandiAndersonWriter 4 жыл бұрын

This has been incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@katinkalincoln442 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BeccaCSmith 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy it helped!!

@arleenmorris4254 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.

@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!! 🎊🎉

@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!! 🥳💜

@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!!

@ecoveran 2 жыл бұрын

This was awesome!! Thanks

@SakeenahDasti 2 жыл бұрын

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

@eduardogalvani9169 2 жыл бұрын

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

@gravityapplied 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial -- thank you for sharing this!!!

@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!!!

@sebastianflores4479 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Becca! Thank you for this great video!!

@rahulminhas7882 Жыл бұрын

The Best. Such great explanation

@dolypea Жыл бұрын

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

@suzanelsaid5381 3 жыл бұрын

Your video was so helpful to me, thank you so much!

@kendrafogarty3116 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Super helpful

@areadinglight8465 16 күн бұрын

Very helpful and well done, thank you

@eduardorebagliati8929 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very useful!

@fouchedesigns2357 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Your info is wonderful!

@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. 💜

@Juliodax 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this material!!! Excellent!!!.

@leamaria6145 3 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful. Thank you.

@Elias.Yusuf101 10 ай бұрын

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

@eyebrowlover75 2 жыл бұрын

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

@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!!!❤️

@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!!

@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!!!

@RicardoGonzals1 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding and very helpful. Thank you for this gift.

@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.

@JensOmli Ай бұрын

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

@st.toussaint4632 4 жыл бұрын

Just like you said this method is much simpler thank you!

@angelconnorfitzgerald3374 Жыл бұрын

so helpful!! thank you!

@st.toussaint4632 4 жыл бұрын

You are a lifesaver thank you for this informative video!

@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!

@theraceblog5117 3 жыл бұрын

Thx Becca - you're awesome!!! So freakin' helpful.

@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.

@kkmdigitalsolution7883 Жыл бұрын

yes it works brother ! many thanks

@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!!!

@cherylantao-xavier5334 3 жыл бұрын

awesome. clear.

@molashgraphix 8 ай бұрын

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

@electrio1134 2 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...

@anamecalledname 3 жыл бұрын

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

@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!

@deangelomccoy4548 2 жыл бұрын

WOW. This tut is amazingly practical and clear.

@BeccaCSmith 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 💜💜

@blackbeauty-studios 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing. Great video!!

@BeccaCSmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it :-)

@duncanhall7882 4 жыл бұрын

Superb video thanks

@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.

@BornAgainCatholic 2 жыл бұрын

This was very useful

@coffeecatskimchi5962 4 жыл бұрын

You are incredible. Thank you so much!

@BeccaCSmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I'm so glad it helped!!

@richpeacock Жыл бұрын

Splendid

@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!!

@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!

@ElizaRad 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! The sigil program is such a nightmare for me though. It put the headings of my chapters at the end of each chapter for some reason, and the pictures I had in the book are also places at the end, so i had to edit it myself. But thanks sooo much. Now I really feel as if my book looks professional. The kindle editing tool is very basic.

@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.

@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?

@gabriellacsontos9179 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, you helped me a lot!

@BeccaCSmith 3 жыл бұрын

Yay!! I’m so happy it helped!!

@leenthelnah 7 күн бұрын

thanks Becca Maam, I learnt new things

@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.

@calicocat8157 2 жыл бұрын

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

@H2K00. 4 жыл бұрын

This was great information, Thanks! Which video has you adding images in like for the chapter titles?

@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!

@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!!!

@karolinakujszczyk8287 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU, just thank you

@MrCrigurashi 3 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

@mrfrank77777 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Becca , it was a really enjoyable and very informative video as putting together my first book. PS you have a great storytelling voice - do you do audible version of your books?

@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 :-)