Course curriculum
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1
Book Layout
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Introduction
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Word book template
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Can I create my own book template?
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Book layout checklist
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Book layouts to check
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Word book template
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Updated book template
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Book sizes
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Book templates (download)
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How to get MS Word
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Outsourcing the layout (job brief)
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Fonts
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Formatting using Powerpoint/Keynote
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How to edit the pages
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Testimonials page
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Title page
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Copyright page
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Contents page
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Free Gift page
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Acknowledgements page
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Your signature
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About the Author page and photo placement
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Book recommendations
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Chapter pages
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Chapter dividers
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Chapter subsection dividers & woodcuts
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End-of-chapter pages
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"One last thing..." page
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Template quick tips
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The file
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Using Styles
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Pasting text properly
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Using Undo
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Saving frequently
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Changing pictures
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Changing captions
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Changing titles and body text
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Changing headers
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Adding a new chapter properly
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Updating the contents page
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Change to US spelling
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Hyphenation feature
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Done!
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Adding a dedication page
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'Blank' pages
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Adding a 'shaded' box
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Save your file as a pdf
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Laying out images
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How to lay out illustrations
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An 'illustrations' page and bleed
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Import images at high resolution
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Change colour illustrations to greyscale in Word
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Improve contrast of illustrations in Word
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6
Index
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Why have an index?
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Create the index using AI
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How to create the index in Word
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How to edit the index
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Do NOT copy-paste the index
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Adding a subentry
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Fixing duplicate index entries
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7
InDesign
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Microsoft Word vs Adobe InDesign
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8
Kindle books
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Print on Demand (POD) books
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Different paper sizes?
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Book 'versions' (US vs UK)
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Hardcovers?
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References
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How to add references
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More info
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Get both doc and pdf file formats
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The first few pages of your book
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Text alignment and hyphenation
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Updating your book
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Choosing a printer
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Special paper in Amazon books
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Placement of images
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Margins error
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Weird bullets
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Do we need to lay out the page margins?
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Should I print in B&W or colour?
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How to remove wide gaps between words
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