Comments on: Episode 33: Long Documents, Part 1 - Book Basics (VIDEO) http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video information. instruction. insight. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:23:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Russ Volckmann http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-1278 Russ Volckmann Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:34:29 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-1278 What if you want your introduction to have small case roman numerals and the rest of the document to have Arabic? How do you set that up? What if you want your introduction to have small case roman numerals and the rest of the document to have Arabic? How do you set that up?

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-1248 Jonathan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:10:54 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-1248 Excellent presentation! I am going to view your other casts as well. Thank you very much. I can't wait to try it out. Excellent presentation! I am going to view your other casts as well. Thank you very much. I can’t wait to try it out.

]]> By: Cindy Vojnovic http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-969 Cindy Vojnovic Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:07:35 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-969 I can't thank you enough. I had abandoned using the book feature through sheer frustration. However, this podcast makes the fundamental idea and function of the book features so clear that I'm eager to have another go at it! Cindy I can’t thank you enough. I had abandoned using the book feature through sheer frustration. However, this podcast makes the fundamental idea and function of the book features so clear that I’m eager to have another go at it!

Cindy

]]> By: Paul http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-941 Paul Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:34:15 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-941 Hi: I work with Gillian and, basically, we were attempting to create a seamless book made up of chapters of various lengths. We wanted the first page of each chapter to directly follow the last page of the previous one, regardless of whether it was a right- or left-hand page. When I first created the book (with "continue from previous document" in "book paging options" selected), even though the opening left-handed pages were numbered correctly (e.g., 256, 262, etc.) they appeared in the pages palette set to the right of the spine. I manually rearranged them (OK. . .[I hope]?) but was wondering if there was a way to do this automatically. . . (without adding blank pages). Thank you for your time! Hi: I work with Gillian and, basically, we were attempting to create a seamless book made up of chapters of various lengths. We wanted the first page of each chapter to directly follow the last page of the previous one, regardless of whether it was a right- or left-hand page. When I first created the book (with “continue from previous document” in “book paging options” selected), even though the opening left-handed pages were numbered correctly (e.g., 256, 262, etc.) they appeared in the pages palette set to the right of the spine. I manually rearranged them (OK. . .[I hope]?) but was wondering if there was a way to do this automatically. . . (without adding blank pages).
Thank you for your time!

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-940 Michael Murphy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-940 Gillian -- Can you post a screen shot of your Pages panel (palette) for me to see the problem? When I try this set-up, and choose <strong>Continue on next even page</strong> from the Book Page Numbering Options dialog, I checked both the <strong>Insert Blank Page</strong> and <strong>Automatically Update Page & Section Numbers</strong> checkboxes. Insert Blank page will add a page to the <em>end</em> of the previous document, and start your next document on a right-hand page. It verifies that in the Book panel, and when I open the InDesign documents that <em>should</em> start on left-hand pages, they are set up that way in the Pages panel. Do your options match what I've described above? Gillian –

Can you post a screen shot of your Pages panel (palette) for me to see the problem?

When I try this set-up, and choose Continue on next even page from the Book Page Numbering Options dialog, I checked both the Insert Blank Page and Automatically Update Page & Section Numbers checkboxes.

Insert Blank page will add a page to the end of the previous document, and start your next document on a right-hand page. It verifies that in the Book panel, and when I open the InDesign documents that should start on left-hand pages, they are set up that way in the Pages panel.

Do your options match what I’ve described above?

]]> By: Gillian Shasby http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-939 Gillian Shasby Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:11:56 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-939 Hi, I am trying to make a book that has some chapter start pages on left-hand pages. I can see the pagination as starting on an even page for those chapters, but the Indesign file itself still appears to be a right-hand page. Is this going to work when I move to PDFs for print? thank you! Gillian Hi,

I am trying to make a book that has some chapter start pages on left-hand pages. I can see the pagination as starting on an even page for those chapters, but the Indesign file itself still appears to be a right-hand page. Is this going to work when I move to PDFs for print?

thank you!

Gillian

]]> By: Michael Murphy http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-841 Michael Murphy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:36:48 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-841 This is a great case history, Damian. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only geed who things document efficiency is fun. :) This is a great case history, Damian. I’m glad to hear I’m not the only geed who things document efficiency is fun. :)

]]> By: Damian http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-834 Damian Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:37:09 +0000 http://www.theindesigner.com/blog/episode-33-long-documents-part-1-book-basics-video#comment-834 Michael, After watching these very detailed instructional Podcasts and seeing some of your other production techniques live at the NYC IDUG meetings at FIT... I finally tried it out. Success!!! Granted I didn't try it out professionally yet haha. I used a project that I'm working on with a friend as a trial run. It worked seamlessly! We produced a very copyright infringing booklet of Pearl Jam lyrics. - We started out by primping and finessing MS Word Documents to have the styles match up verbatim with InDesign styles. - Then, instead of simply placing the files, we used the import options to map styles. - We made a MS Word doc for each chapter. - Imported them separately, making each Word doc its own InDesign file (chapter. - Then simply crated a new book and imported all the chapters. Now we can apply style changes universally, arrange chapters and sections in a breeze, and create a dynamic TOC, all from the Book feature. And... In your NYC IDUG presentation I believe you talked about having non graphics professionals support this type of workflow. One in which they would have to monitor their style usage to import into InDesign properly... The friend I'm working with is a Mechanical Engineer!!! We got it right in only one day! So there is hope :) Thank you for all the great work. Damian Michael,

After watching these very detailed instructional Podcasts and seeing some of your other production techniques live at the NYC IDUG meetings at FIT… I finally tried it out.

Success!!!

Granted I didn’t try it out professionally yet haha. I used a project that I’m working on with a friend as a trial run. It worked seamlessly!

We produced a very copyright infringing booklet of Pearl Jam lyrics.

- We started out by primping and finessing MS Word Documents to have the styles match up verbatim with InDesign styles.

- Then, instead of simply placing the files, we used the import options to map styles.

- We made a MS Word doc for each chapter.

- Imported them separately, making each Word doc its own InDesign file (chapter.

- Then simply crated a new book and imported all the chapters.

Now we can apply style changes universally, arrange chapters and sections in a breeze, and create a dynamic TOC, all from the Book feature.

And… In your NYC IDUG presentation I believe you talked about having non graphics professionals support this type of workflow. One in which they would have to monitor their style usage to import into InDesign properly…

The friend I’m working with is a Mechanical Engineer!!! We got it right in only one day! So there is hope :)

Thank you for all the great work.

Damian

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