Join Jan Kabili for an in-depth discussion in this video Downloading and installing the InDesign plug-in, part of Creating Photo Books with Blurb.
Creating a Blurb book in InDesign has gotten a lot easier, since Blurb released…its plug-in for InDesign.…The plug-in helps you make InDesign templates that are just the right size for Blurb books.…And, it helps you export your completed book design from InDesign, with all the…PDF settings required by Blurb's printer.…In this movie, I will cover downloading and installing Blurb's InDesign plug-in.…To download the plug-in, I will start here on the Blurb homepage.…I will go to this Apps menu and I'll choose Adobe InDesign Plug-in.…
On the next page, I will click Download Plug-in.…Here, I need to sign in to my Blurb account.…If you don't already have a Blurb account, click Register to sign up for a…free Blurb account.…The Blurb website detected that I'm on a Mac.…If I'm not on a Mac, I will click here, Not on a Mac, and that will take me to a…page of plug-in downloads for the PC.…What's important on this page is to select the plug-in for the version of Adobe…InDesign that I have installed on my computer.…
Author
Jan Kabili
Released
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
Duration
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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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Video: Downloading and installing the InDesign plug-in