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- 1. Take a Break Be back at 1:16
- 5. Lulu #2 – Overview of steps Source: https://support.lulu.com/View. jsp ? procId =fdb89582c4f5da4aedfbeab98261e059&from= SearchAll _10
- 16. Example of MSS page
- 17. Example of MSS page
- 18. Example of MSS page
- 21. Hard Drive tree should look like this
- 22. Lulu template_download_page Source: http://www.lulu.com/publish/books/?cid=publish_portal
- 24. Template flowchart FOLDER= files_for_USB USB flashdrive #5 ustrade_ template .doc Click to open file… #6 FOLDER= virgin_templates Save file to…. #7 #8 - Open “ustrade_ template.doc” #9 - Save as “chpt001_ text.doc” FOLDER= chpt001
- 27. Should see a Word page thusly Change folder destination
- 34. Reading the printed word
- 35. Column-to-type-size ratio Source: White, Jan V. “ Editing By Design ,” (Edition: 3 - 2003 ) p. 101
- 45. Take a Break Be back at 2:45
Editor's Notes
- Start cheap and build experience. Then work up from the basics. Always first look for Open Source tools http://www.scribus.net/
- Use Google to find cheaper prices Buy the latest version minus 1 – there usually isn’t such a big difference in new versions. And if there is something you would like in the latest and greatest, then an upgrade is relatively reasonable. Use one of these low-end programs to learn the process and vocabulary. If you really get into it, then go for the high-end like InDesign. MS Publisher Word 7 treats a document (by and large) as a continuous flow of characters, which have to be formatted 'in-line'. Publisher, on the other hand, is 'object-oriented' - meaning that it treats a document as a collection of separate and distinct objects which can be moved, edited, or deleted completely independent of any other objects in the document.
- Source: http://www.lulu.com/en/help/book_formatting_faq#editing_checklist 1. Consistency Subtle differences in fonts, size and spacing can make your book difficult to read and gives it a sloppy look. The best way to prevent this is to maintain your manuscript in a single file. When you make a change, make it to the entire document. This also makes it easier to number the pages. 2. Page Size When you upload your document to our book wizard, our software changes your manuscript into a PDF file of the appropriate size for your book. If your document's page size is different from your book's page size, it will have to be resized and the formatting is likely to suffer. Text can be moved, shrunk, or enlarged to meet the new size specifications. Your page count may also change which may impact your page numbering and affect the cost of your book. To avoid this problem, set your document's page size to match the page size of your book. 3. Simplicity Using the 'Select All' features of your editor (MS Word, usually) you should select a common, easy-to-read serif font such as Garamond or Times New Roman. Use this single font across all chapters. You can use a slightly different font for chapter titles and such, but in general, stick to a single font. 4. White Space Look at your cover and your content. Is there plenty of border (white space) around your text? At the start of each chapter, try pushing your text down to the halfway point on the page and center the chapter title in the middle of the now empty space on the top of the page. Be sure to give yourself at least 1" borders all around. 5. Initial Caps When you start a chapter, use initial caps (often called drop caps). That's when the first letter in a chapter is very large, spanning 2-3 lines. Editing tools such as MS Word have a Drop Caps option under the Format menu. Don't get too carried away — you don't want to lose readability. Raised and Adjacent caps are subtle variations on this very distinctive typesetting tool. 6. New Pages If you have used the Enter/Return key to begin new pages, i.e. for chapter headings, you may find that your chapters begin at the bottom of the page before them. Using actual Page Break commands (CTRL-Enter in Microsoft Word, or Insert --> Break --> Page Break if you use the menu) will eliminate this problem, and begin pages exactly where you want them. This is especially advisable for books which contain full-page images. Sandwiching the image between two page break commands will ensure it remains alone on its page. 7. Headers and Footers Start your page numbering so that page one is on your right as you look at the book. Headers and footers should be unobtrusive. Traditionally, the left headers (even pages) are the book title and right headers (odd pages) are chapter title. The first page of a chapter should have a blank header. MS Word has its most useful header and footer controls in Page Setup under the File menu. 8. Lines Per Page Too many lines per page can make a book very difficult to read. For a 6" x 9" book, less than 30 lines per page is good. 50 lines or less is good for an 8.5" x 11" book. You can set these across your document by using 1.5 line spacing using the Paragraph tools under the Format menu. 9. Paragraph Formatting It's easy to forget, since people don't do it on e-mail, but you should always indent paragraphs. That's why there's a tab key! You should also pay close attention to the spacing between paragraphs. There should be no space between paragraphs that take place in the same time and place. Don't forget to justify your paragraphs! 10. Gutter Finally, most books lose a little of the readable page to the gutter, the inside margin. Microsoft Word allows you to compensate for this in Page Setup under the File menu. Set your document for Mirror Margins, Whole Document, and make the gutter 0.1 or 0.2, depending on the thickness of your book. Get your text out of the gutter!
- Source: http://www.lulu.com/en/help/book_formatting_faq#editing_checklist 6. New Pages If you have used the Enter/Return key to begin new pages, i.e. for chapter headings, you may find that your chapters begin at the bottom of the page before them. Using actual Page Break commands (CTRL-Enter in Microsoft Word, or Insert --> Break --> Page Break if you use the menu) will eliminate this problem, and begin pages exactly where you want them. This is especially advisable for books which contain full-page images. Sandwiching the image between two page break commands will ensure it remains alone on its page. 7. Headers and Footers Start your page numbering so that page one is on your right as you look at the book. Headers and footers should be unobtrusive. Traditionally, the left headers (even pages) are the book title and right headers (odd pages) are chapter title. The first page of a chapter should have a blank header. MS Word has its most useful header and footer controls in Page Setup under the File menu. 8. Lines Per Page Too many lines per page can make a book very difficult to read. For a 6" x 9" book, less than 30 lines per page is good. 50 lines or less is good for an 8.5" x 11" book. You can set these across your document by using 1.5 line spacing using the Paragraph tools under the Format menu. 9. Paragraph Formatting It's easy to forget, since people don't do it on e-mail, but you should always indent paragraphs. That's why there's a tab key! You should also pay close attention to the spacing between paragraphs. There should be no space between paragraphs that take place in the same time and place. Don't forget to justify your paragraphs! 10. Gutter Finally, most books lose a little of the readable page to the gutter, the inside margin. Microsoft Word allows you to compensate for this in Page Setup under the File menu. Set your document for Mirror Margins, Whole Document, and make the gutter 0.1 or 0.2, depending on the thickness of your book. Get your text out of the gutter!
- Source: http://www.lulu.com/en/help/book_formatting_faq#editing_checklist 9. Paragraph Formatting It's easy to forget, since people don't do it on e-mail, but you should always indent paragraphs. That's why there's a tab key! You should also pay close attention to the spacing between paragraphs. There should be no space between paragraphs that take place in the same time and place. Don't forget to justify your paragraphs! 10. Gutter Finally, most books lose a little of the readable page to the gutter, the inside margin. Microsoft Word allows you to compensate for this in Page Setup under the File menu. Set your document for Mirror Margins, Whole Document, and make the gutter 0.1 or 0.2, depending on the thickness of your book. Get your text out of the gutter!
- PDFCreator PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application. PDFCreator allows you to start creating PDF files right away. No hidden Fees, no nag screens. Key Features: Create PDF s from any program that is able to print Security : Encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened, printed etc. Send generated files via eMail Create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PS, EPS AutoSave files to folders and filenames based on Tags like Username, Computername, Date, Time etc. Merge multiple files into one PDF Easy Install : Just say what you want and everything is installed And the best: PDFCreator is free , even for commercial use ! It is Open Source and released under the Terms of the GNU General Public License.
- NB: You can close or expand these at various levels
- We will be using the template for the 6x9 tradebook. Note download file is a ZIP file. You will need a program like WinZIP or WinRAR or Stuff-It to “extract the files” in the package.
- Note ZIPPED file name Note different file types
- NB: Toggle from PPT to Word document
- Today, the traditional point has been supplanted by the desktop publishing point (also called the PostScript point), which has been rounded to an even 72 points to the inch ( 1 point = 127 ⁄ 360 mm ≈ 0.353 mm ). In either system, there are 12 points to the pica. Typography Unit Converter: http://www.unitconversion.org/typography/postscript-point-conversion.html
- When setting the ruler, check to see if an exact number of points can be specified for major marks. Ideally, you want major marks on the rulers to match the leading. Helpful site: http://www.tameri.com/dtp/grids.html
- http://books.google.com/books?id=fsnBm1xQyJEC&pg=PA99&dq=magazine+design+%22column+width%22#v=onepage&q=&f=false
- http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/category/
- take a paragraph from your book and try out several serif fonts to see which one you like. Testing this on my computer, I determined I liked Sylfaen the best. http://i44.tinypic.com/2z8p6ys.gif the font should be easy to read while at the same time fit in well with the flavour of your book. A good way to start may be to find something like a Top Ten list, then compare the fonts in the list to find a few that match the feel of your book, and finally make test printings before making your final choice. Most of these fonts have full list of variations: Roman, italic, bold, all-caps, etc. The Serif vs. Sans Serif debate: http://www.alexpoole.info/academic/literaturereview.html#part1
- http://www.alexpoole.info/academic/literaturereview.html
- Source: http://www.unc.edu/~jkullama/inls181/final/serif.html