In this video, learn about setting the type for the front cover.
- [Teacher] Progressing with our cover, … the next thing that we want to do is add the type. … This is what the finished version looks like, … and here's where we're at. … I have the type on the paste board. … I'm going to double click to insert … my cursor into that text frame. … Command A to select it, command X to cut it. … Then I'm going to move over and paste it … into this central white frame. … Before I can do that I will need to come to my layers panel … where in my previous movie I locked the color panels layer. … I need to unlock that and I'll now go ahead … and lock layer one so that we can't interfere with that. … I'll press W to turn off my guides. … Switch to my type tool, and we see that I have … a rounded dotted line around my type cursor … indicating that when I click I'm going to be … inserting type into that frame. … I'll paste it, command or control V. … I'll select it all, and I want to do … as much to it as I can while its all one block. … So all similar formats that it shares. …
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Released
3/14/2019- Setting up an InDesign workspace
- Adjusting the page size and margins
- Placing text
- Applying text styles
- Automating formatting
- Adding footnotes and headers
- Placing images
- Fixing text details
- Creating the front matter
- Creating the cover
- Exporting the final book
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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What you should know2m 18s
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Using the exercise files2m 6s
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1. Getting Started
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Overview of the book2m 26s
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Setting up a workspace2m 23s
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2. Document Setup and Strategy
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Choosing a page size2m 50s
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Setting margins4m 56s
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3. Placing Text
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Placing the text3m 48s
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Cleaning up text5m 1s
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Choosing your typeface4m 33s
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4. Styling the Text
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Section paragraph styles4m 51s
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Additional formatting4m 28s
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Automating character styles7m 16s
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5. Working with Images
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Preparing the images4m 26s
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Placing the images6m 32s
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Generating captions6m 10s
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Placing inline images3m 21s
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6. Finessing Text Composition
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Recomposing text1m 48s
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Fixing widows and orphans5m 42s
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7. Creating the Front Matter
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What is the front matter?1m 14s
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Sections and numbering6m 24s
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Formatting dedications4m 57s
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8. Creating the Cover
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Designing the front cover7m 38s
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Designing the spine4m 29s
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Designing the back cover3m 50s
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9. Preparing for Print
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Exporting to print-ready PDF3m 44s
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Archiving the project2m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps28s
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Video: Adding text to the front cover