HOW TO LAYOUT YOUR BOOK IN INDESIGN!

[@authorlbanne]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

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]

@@BeccaCSmith Thank you!

[@AuthorDawnlyn]

@@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]

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!!!!!

[@chrisjadwin497]

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.

[@thepurpleufo]

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

[@bridgetteojo5239]

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

[@cedialirajah]

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

[@ReWildUniversity]

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!!!

[@janrobnettwordweaver2227]

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!

[@oliviazhao1052]

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

[@rakmeamadeus]

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

[@bobryan9277]

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

[@drlittell]

Thank you. I love your delivery and pace.

[@Elias.Yusuf101]

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

[@JohnDBroadwater]

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

[@cralston800]

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!

[@SzDaly]

For any reason if anyone gets spread out words after the last paragraph, - after dropping in your doc. It may be because you did a soft return, instead of a hard return. You may have to go back and fix it in the doc. (it happened to me, that was the problem) Adobe InDesign community helped me through it.

[@twogargs]

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

[@dggd]

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

[@abuguhillary2592]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

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

[@TheNovelNana]

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

[@charleneryan9263]

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.

[@billmunro3533]

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.

[@roguishowl3915]

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]

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

[@HoudiniWild]

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]

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!!

[@bangkr]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!!

[@geameijering1283]

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]

Yay!! I’m so happy it helped!! 😃

[@tylermower2811]

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

[@eyebrowlover75]

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

[@merzetateexplorers]

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!

[@teresa-wolfsparrowcovers]

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]

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

[@MorisoniProductions]

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

[@arinirachmatika5971]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!!!❤️

[@DJRamune_missART]

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!

[@tiffanylewis1595]

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]

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

[@tiffanylewis1595]

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

[@eduardogalvani9169]

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

[@bettylou1030]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

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

[@thedigitalnoodle4021]

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

[@kristenillarmo6002]

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]

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

[@shadowpupet]

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!! :)

[@HeatherMays]

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

[@christianhuber9702]

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]

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

[@arleenmorris4254]

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]

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.

[@dlm9201]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

Aww! Thank you so much!!!

[@dlm9201]

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

[@JensOmli]

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

[@dolypea]

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

[@SakeenahDasti]

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

[@wilderunner09]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!!

[@calicocat8157]

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

[@hope_molash_banda]

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

[@boltonlibrary]

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]

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

[@IreensBeans]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

Yay! I'm so glad it helped!!

[@lovefromhannahday]

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!!

[@electrio1134]

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...

[@BeingMelody]

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.

[@anamecalledname]

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

[@RicardoGonzalezTV]

Outstanding and very helpful. Thank you for this gift.

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!!!

[@jenniferbryant8688]

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?

[@deangelomccoy4548]

WOW. This tut is amazingly practical and clear.

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!!! 💜💜

[@katinkalincoln442]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

I’m so happy it helped!!

[@tomedwardsmusic]

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]

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!!!

[@GeraldPagdato]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!!!

[@TehBuggy]

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]

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

[@OnMyOwnSide]

The Best. Such great explanation

[@analuisanegreiros369]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

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

[@4530sk]

this session was awesome - how do i add content page linking these seperate chapters.

[@georginakiersten8383]

This saved me so much time. Thank you so much

[@BeccaCSmith]

Yay!!! I’m so happy it helped!!

[@punkwrite1864]

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

[@NIKONGUY1960]

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]

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.

[@areadinglight8465]

Very helpful and well done, thank you

[@lauraamos6260]

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]

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!!!

[@nazmulislamsumon9259]

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

[@KateCavanaugh]

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]

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 :-)

[@leenthelnah]

thanks Becca Maam, I learnt new things

[@calcooper6980]

I just looked at your other videos. I did not realize that this type of video isn't your mainstay. In that case I am DULY IMPRESSED. Very good and useful video...

[@jawaidchaudhry2641]

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

[@blueskye2790]

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. 💜

[@lauraduffy5702]

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?

[@gkossatzgmxde]

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

[@dudleybarker2273]

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.

[@susanam.826]

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.

[@markobannon7846]

Thank you, Becca!!!

[@SkipMichael]

Thank you Ms. Smith. Very helpful. I like your cat in the background.

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you!! And lol, he's sneaky hahaha!

[@fouchedesigns2357]

Thank you very much. Your info is wonderful!

[@dkossin]

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?

[@MrMmags1126]

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]

yes

[@visiongaminghd5602]

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

[@garibaldi9528]

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

[@Juliodax]

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

[@suzanelsaid5381]

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

[@kathybrown9794]

thanks for this. referring to it constantly as I layout my book.

[@BeccaCSmith]

Yay! I'm so glad it helped!

[@DrJustinPCowan]

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

[@BeccaCSmith]

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

[@ESKcreative]

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?

[@leamaria6145]

This was really helpful. Thank you.

[@lilybrown9290]

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

[@BeingMelody]

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

[@lilybrown9290]

:'(((((

[@waisehell]

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

[@mrfrank77777]

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?

[@SouLahtheLegend]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thank you!!!!!!!!! 😃

[@sebastianflores4479]

Hello Becca! Thank you for this great video!!

[@sonalirasal2733]

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?

[@ecoveran]

This was awesome!! Thanks