How to ADD IMAGES to your novel in WORD when formatting your novel from scratch (Formatting Part 6)

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

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[@aubsspags1339]

I gave the template my Gmail and I never received it but it saved I did I f you have any suggestions please help

[@FablestoneSeries]

The correct way to make a black and white photo is to go into photoshop and change the image's mode to grayscale. If you don't do this the image, even if it appears black and white, still retains all the colour channels, and as such you can still get charged for it being colour because anything "white" could signify white ink and not null space (though this is a rare occurrence as this kind of error happens frequently and printers are aware of it). However it still retains all the colour information, and therefore the file size will also be affected.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

@@aubsspags1339 It's not my template, so I'd recommend reaching out to the creator Derek Murphy!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

​@@FablestoneSeries Again, a lot of people (including me) don't have photoshop, so this often isn't an option. I think it's important to share I've published almost 20 different physical versions of books with my author photo in black and white from canva, and I've NEVER had an issue, and NEVER been charged for color.

[@FablestoneSeries]

@@BethanyAtazadeh I couldn't count the number of things i've printed. It is rare anyone has an issue anymore because most printers have created software safety measures to guard against this issue because it was once upon a time such a common mistake, but the data is all still there. It is most often noticed when you start printing on non white paper. If you haven't saved your file in 8 bit grayscale format all the colour information is still there, it just isn't being used, therefore it is taking up unnecessary file size too. You should be able to save it into grayscale mode in any image software, not just photoshop. Photoshop is a subscription only service now. But there are free alternatives out there. You could easily do an entire video deep dive into all the finicky things people should know about image resizing in order to retain natural resolution (where there is no pixel blurring).

[@spiceshewrites]

The intro bit with "You thought it would be Penny" - cracks me up so much! :)))

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Haha! She was sitting in the perfect spot so I had to lol! So glad you liked it ☺️

[@funwithijv]

I cant believe you help me so much in my book for my school activity ❤

[@shirleymay7986]

A big compliment to you, your books look beautiful. Wonderful images and design. I’m still reading one of your books 📚😊

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you so much! Yay! 🥳

[@larapichler5850]

Loved this video! Never heard of the bleed feature before. I am very very very excited for the next video because I really love fancy chapter headers in books ^^

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yayyy! So glad that it’s helpful and hope the chapter header video will be too! ☺️

[@OtakuBoxes]

Appreciate it! I'm writing a light novel in Ulysses which uses Markup type text, but it seems that ultimately I'll have to use Word in the end for formatting photos and what not. Great explanations on the bleed feature! I've done that with Photoshop and posters but never thought about it with books.

[@Yourfavoriteghost_]

Thank you soo much! This is very helpful because I am writing a diary!!🥳😭😊💛

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Glad it was helpful!

[@v33nasoma]

Very very helpful - THANKS Bethany (From New Zealand)

[@wizkidsvideos]

Love your videos. I need to learn how to create a “Contents” page with page numbers. Can you create a video on how to do page numbering and headers for titles and contents? Thanks. ❤️❤️❤️

[@dianekane9321]

Bethany, I just watched you add images video. Excellent info. Thank you. I'm wondering if you talk about adding captions in any other videos?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Like captions to videos? No I don’t have any tutorials on that, but you can def check other KZbin videos for that! :)

[@dianekane9321]

@@BethanyAtazadeh no captions to print under pics

[@adventureswithtime]

This is very helpful. I'm having problems with the images I'm adding at the beginning of each chapte r. When I convert to eBook format using Calibre I find that the pictures are stretching when shown on a Kindle app or Kindle device. Any help would be appreciated.

[@ECCLESIAOFBURNINGONESS]

thanks so much for this vid. Do you have any tips as how to put image on the left and corresponding chapter on the right?

[@ladyangelaIII]

Hi, Is the Proof Copy the same as an author's copy?

[@ECCLESIAOFBURNINGONESS]

Thanks so much for this video. However, I am still struggling to calculate the right interior for bleed. My book is a 6 x 9. Do you have a video which shows how to do that?

[@alohaleslie9407]

Aloha Bethany! Thanks so much...very informative and I look forward to viewing the rest of your tutorials. Question: I am about to publish my book which contains many photos. I do NOT want black and white. How much more money should I expect to pay for color vs. black and white?

[@coral_sirens]

I'm not sure , but u should get a printer !

[@d_shadow.]

I was wondering, if I were to put an image on a page between two paragraphs, should I add a line of space before and after the image or does it not really matter that much? I just want to do it properly

[@keithphillips-twelvesoilss4458]

Awesome teaching...

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Thank you!

[@skyspacelunar]

Do you ever publish for kindle? I am having issues getting some of my images to stay where I put them, even when I fix them on the page. Someone please help me 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ruthie888]

I'm working on a picture book and am concerned that the bleed feature cuts some of the illustration? Thank you.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

It might, you'll have to review the e-proof or a physical proof to find out.

[@ladyangelaIII]

Could you make the Template also for Google Docs? Since we don't use Microsoft Word, please? Thanks.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Sorry I didn't make the template, you'd have to ask the guy who did! If you use the link in the video you can probably track him down!

[@tealrose9365]

How about finding the images for character art and full bleed pictures?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZarkHdjj62Uprs

[@tealrose9365]

@@BethanyAtazadeh Thank you and another newbie question. So, you use a cover artist for the interior art as well?

[@ExoticAirKing]

Can I create a picture book for adults? (With 300 pages) People always think about children, but I want to create something for adults. Do I need to follow any rules?

[@theintrovertedaspie9095]

I plan on putting images in my book debut. Im something of an artist myself. I wouldn't say professional but I think my illustrations are good for what they are. There main reason I want to do this is to maximize my page count as much as possible. Its word count is somewhere in the 23,000 range. This put it at like 58.8 pages which is may too low for me. I want it to be 100 or so pages at least. Thats also lower than I originally intended as I wanted like 200 something or 300 something pages.

[@jakefowler4246]

Your video doesn’t show how to use bleed feature instead you start talking about proof copies

[@pinkgal206]

What about color

[@nicoleminuck3604]

Where do you get the art to go into your book?

[@danielasalazar5649]

What’s the name of the platform she uses to write her book? Is it google docs? O word ?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Word.

[@laikacons]

Super helpful!

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yay! Thank you so much! ☺️

[@danzricca]

Thank you ✨

[@theintrovertedaspie9095]

is this for self publishing only?

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

Yep!

[@jojozepofthejungle2655]

i can't upload without bleed.

[@FablestoneSeries]

The correct way to make a black and white photo is to go into photoshop and change the images mode to grayscale. If you don't do this the image, even if it appears black and white, still retains all the colour channels, and as such you can still get charged for it being colour because anything "white" could signify white ink and not null space (though this is a rare occurrence as this kind of error happens frequently and printers are aware of it). However it still retains all the colour information, and therefore the file size will also be affected.

[@BethanyAtazadeh]

A lot of people (including me) don't have photoshop, so this isn't always an option. But I think it's important to share I've published almost 20 different physical versions of books with my author photo in black and white from canva, and I've NEVER had an issue, and NEVER been charged for color.

[@ferdinandramos7865]

Nice

[@Texas727]

I'm Thinking about writing me a book 📚 it's sounds like lots of work ✍️ a book 📚 I wants to finishing with all my Golas in life

[@staguk1]

It might be a good idea to just slow down a little, I feel like I just ran a marathon job Lol, otherwise a great job,