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InDesign CC to EPUB

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Overview

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Create an ebook in InDesign and learn how to convert your InDesign publication to EPUB.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Create a beautiful ebook in Adobe InDesign
1. Understanding the Nature of EPUBs
  • Ebook vs. EPUB
  • Special features of EPUBs
  • Fixed-layout EPUB vs. reflowable EPUB
  • The anatomy of an EPUB file
2. Quick-Start InDesign to EPUB
  • Jump in: Export an InDesign layout to EPUB
  • Checklist for adapting InDesign layouts
  • Start with a Word file
3. Gather Tools and Resources
  • Start-to-finish workflow guide
  • Make a custom workspace
  • Install ereader apps
  • Install your first EPUB helper script
  • Join your colleagues online
4. Layout Prep: Set Up the Structure
  • Manage content export: Layout order
  • Fix layout order problems
  • Anchor images in the text flow
  • Manage content export: Articles panel
  • Create a navigation TOC
  • Add an in-book TOC
  • Create chapter and section breaks
5. Layout Prep: Text
  • Clean up unwanted text with a free script
  • Two special characters to pay attention to
  • Convert local formatting to styles
  • Replicate vertical frame spacing
  • Prepare tables for optimal conversion
  • About indexes, footnotes, and endnotes
  • What to do with sidebars, pull quotes, and margin notes
  • Embed fonts: Pros and cons
6. Layout Prep: Images
  • Create a cover image
  • Convert InDesign artwork to images
  • Check linked image file names
  • Manage image dimensions and file size
  • Customize image position
  • Wrap text around images
7. Layout Prep: Accessibility
  • Why you need to make EPUBs accessible
  • Map text styles to HTML and CSS tags
  • Add alt tags to images and objects
  • Add semantic markup
  • Use object styles for EPUB attributes
8. EPUB Export Options
  • What to choose in the General panel
  • Text, Object, and Conversion settings
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Metadata panels
  • Select a viewing app for rough proofs
9. Validating and Proofing
  • Validation tools for your EPUB files
  • Proof for Kindle devices in the Kindle Previewer
  • Utilities that help you edit EPUBs after export
  • Proof on an ereader device
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Anne-Marie Concepción

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