In this video, learn about applying emphasis consistently with a character style and using Find/Change to apply the character style.
- [Instructor] So to continue with the formatting … of our book, thus far we've been concentrating … on paragraph styles, the big picture, … the global formatting. … Now we're going to get a bit more local. … There are numerous instances throughout the text … where emphasis is given in uppercase, … and we want to change the uppercase to italic, … and we want to automate this as much as possible. … Now unfortunately we are not going to be able … to fully automate this, but let's first of all, … start with the low hanging fruit that we will be able … to automate, there are more than 50 instances … of this word the ship name Hispaniola. … So I'm going to first of all make my character style, … let's just make sure I have nothing selected, … so I don't pick up any formats. … Character style, new character style, … and I'll call it italic. … Basic character formats, change the font style to italic. … Now I'll select this text, and I will copy it, … come to my Find/Change, where I will paste it into …
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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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