The default elements that come with BookSmart, like the Starter Layout I created…with the Setup Wizard early in this chapter and the pre-built page templates in…the Layout Panel, offer more than enough choices for many bookmakers and they…will stick just with those, and that's fine.…But if you want to make your book unique, there are a number of optional…customization features in BookSmart that you can use.…For one thing, you can add pages to your Starter Layout.…The minimum number of pages in any Blurb book is 20 pages.…That's what I got when I created this book using the Setup Wizard.…
You can see that's my last page, Page 20, down here in the Filmstrip.…To add more pages, I'll click on a page after which I want to add a page.…So let's say I want to add a page after the left facing page with the cemetery.…I have selected that page in the Filmstrip.…Now, notice that after this spread, there's only one more spread already laid out…in my book; that's this one.…I'll go back and I'll select that cemetery on the left hand page and I'll add a…
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10/12/2011- Planning a photo book
- Color managing photos for BookSmart
- Laying out pages in BookSmart
- Troubleshooting image size in BookSmart
- Importing photos to Bookify
- Adding, deleting, and moving pages in Bookify
- Downloading and installing Blurb's InDesign plug-in
- Uploading a PDF to Blurb
- Ordering and selling photo books
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 38s
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Using the exercise files1m 5s
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1. Getting Ready to Make a Book
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Choosing a theme2m 24s
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Planning a book4m 13s
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Organizing your assets6m 21s
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2. Using Blurb BookSmart Desktop Software
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Laying out pages4m 23s
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Placing photos on pages6m 27s
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Adding text5m 2s
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Creating a cover7m 10s
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Customizing your book7m 52s
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Uploading your book to Blurb4m 28s
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3. Using Blurb Bookify Online
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Completing a Lightroom book4m 30s
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Placing photos on pages5m 10s
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Changing page layouts4m 17s
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Styling your book4m 18s
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Adding text5m 44s
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Creating a cover7m 43s
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4. Using PDF to Book
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Using the InDesign plug-in7m 39s
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Uploading your PDF to Blurb6m 49s
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5. Ordering and Selling Your Book
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Ordering your book4m 14s
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Marketing your book3m 56s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye41s
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