2014
Lynda
Tony Harmer
1h 28m
English

Many authors compose their manuscripts in Word. But did you know that if you're planning to publish to EPUB or Kindle formats, there's a lot you can do in Word to make the conversion smoother? In this course, Tony Harmer shows how to take your lovingly crafted text and turn your Word document into HTML, which can be transformed into an EPUB via a variety of free software and services. The course takes you through the whole process and identifies the common pitfalls, so you can avoid them. You'll learn how to format documents and add the features—such as media, bookmarks, and links—that make for more engaging and dynamic ebooks. The final chapters cover the troubleshooting and export processes, and then Tony provides direction on where to go next to finish off your EPUB. (Hint: Most of this is covered in his companion course, Creating Ebooks for the Kindle.) Start watching and learn how to turn your "words" into EPUBs everyone can enjoy.
Topics include:

Avoiding redundant formatting
Formatting new or existing Word documents
Adding a book cover
Understanding how images work in EPUBs
Adding bookmarks and links
Converting footnotes and endnotes
Exporting to HTML on Mac and on Windows


Introduction 1m 28s
Welcome 48s
Exercise files 40s
1. EPUB Overview 5m 16s
EPUB basics 2m 21s
Beyond EPUB, to Kindle 2m 55s
2. Formatting Overview 13m 49s
Introduction to Word 2m 46s
Why less is more (and why that's a good thing) 2m 28s
Step away from the spacebar and rein in carriage returns 2m 40s
What not to include 2m 2s
Copy and Paste 3m 53s
3. Using Word 29m 17s
Which flavor of Word? 1m 38s
Word for Mac 4m 31s
Starting with a new document 7m 35s
Starting with an existing document 3m 21s
Nonprinting characters 2m 45s
Adding a cover 5m 52s
Front matter 3m 35s
4. Images and Media 21m 39s
Comparing image formats 3m 15s
Images, colors, and Kindles 5m 42s
Adding images 3m 34s
Adding audio and video in post-production
1m 54s
Adding bookmarks 1m 56s
Adding hyperlinks 5m 18s
5. Things to Watch Out for 15m 4s
Footnotes and endnotes 3m 27s
The trouble with tables 2m 45s
Generating a table of contents (TOC) on a PC and on a Mac 5m 4s
Exporting to HTML on Windows 2m 18s
Exporting to HTML on Mac 1m 30s
6. What's Next 2m 24s
Next steps 2m 0s
Goodbye 24

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