As a prelude to printing, learn about preflighting the document to check for errors.
- [Narrator] Before I make the pdf to sent to the printer … I want to run a preflight on my document … just to check and make sure there are no errors. … So down here in my preflight area … it says no errors and of course … that's what we want to see but … this is lulling us into something … of a false sense of security, … because if we open a preflight panel, … apparently the profile that's being used the … default basic working profile … is not really checking very much, … it is checking for overset text … and it's checking for missing links … and nothing else really. … We've done our upmost to make sure that we avoid errors. … But now let's be a little bit more strict. … So I'm going to come and define a profile … specific for this project. … I will call it book and then we just run through this list … and we check all the items that are relevant to us. … Now relevant here … and not currently checked is image resolution. … I want to be notified if any of my placed images … come in below my chosen minimum resolution. …
Author
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: Preflighting the finished book