- Let's talk about how to specify the alignment…of your images when they are anchored,…or when they are floating.…Now you can see that right now our image…appears to be on the right.…But if I go to the normal view…instead of preview, and select it,…and see that it's actually not anchored anywhere,…it's just floating there…and it's pushing text away…because of the text wrap.…Let's go ahead and export this to EPUB…and see what happens.…Barkley-position right to the desktop,…we don't need a cover,…and we're checking Object is at…Preserve Appearance, this is Fixed,…Ignore Object is not checked.…
Those are all the default settings,…that's good, let's go ahead and click Okay.…And where does he end up?…He ends up in the center at the end of the story.…Why is he in the center?…And that's because that's the default…for when you export to EPUB.…Let's take another look at that dialog box.…And this is what I discussed…in a bit of detail in the previous video in this chapter…what's happening here.…So by default, things are Align Center.…
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6/29/2015- Choosing between fixed-layout and reflowable EPUB
- Creating an EPUB workspace in InDesign
- Managing the sequence of content
- Creating a table of contents for navigation
- Working with book files and Word documents
- Adding metadata
- Cleaning up text formatting
- Mapping text styles
- Optimizing images for EPUB export
- Exporting to EPUB2 and EPUB3
- Previewing and validating EPUB files
- Converting EPUBs to other formats
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 7s
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Using the exercise files1m 28s
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1. Understanding the Nature of EPUBs
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2. Setting Up and Testing
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Installing scripts5m 54s
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Gathering software5m 13s
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3. Preparing the InDesign Publication for EPUB Export
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Creating a navigation TOC6m 59s
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Creating chapter breaks5m 24s
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Adding semantic markup6m 38s
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4. Optimizing Text for EPUB Export
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Including a linked index4m 6s
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Embedding fonts7m 37s
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Using the free Typekit fonts5m 34s
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5. Optimizing Images for EPUB Export
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Creating a cover image5m 36s
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Creating wrapping text4m 19s
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Managing object size4m 5s
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Adding video to the EPUB4m 42s
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6. Understanding the EPUB Export Options Dialog Box
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7. Previewing and Validating EPUB files
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8. Converting the EPUB to Other Ebook Formats
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9. Keeping Up with the Field
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