In this video, learn about formatting the text of the dedication pages.
- [Instructor] Continuing with the formatting … of the front matter, the next thing that we need to do … is sort out the dedications, and there are two of them. … Let's just take a look at the finished version. … Here is the first of them … and here is the second. … And on the second, … you can see that every other line is indented. … So starting out with the first, … both are currently based upon the body text. … I'm going to select that. … And because they're based on the body text, … they have that first line indent, which I'll remove. … I'll change the alignment to center. … And in the case of this one, … I am going to break the link to the style. … And now I just want to add in some line breaks … to shape the text. … Insert my cursor before the point … where I want to break the line … and press Shift+Return. … So we now have this interesting … chandelier shape for our dedication. … I would like the text to start further down on the page. … And as my reference, I'm just going to page forward …
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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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