ePUB – Produce Digital Publications for Web & Mobile Devices Live Hands-On Instructor-Led Training Class

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Course Synopsis

This InDesign to ePUB, Kindle, and iPad training course, shows publishers, designers, and production staff how to use familiar software to create print books using InDesign for the emerging ebook market. This course will cover the relationship between your InDesign document and the HTML and CSS code generated by the export to ePUB. You will learn to create an ePUB that flows and passes Validation.

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Outline & Course Information

Duration: 2 Days

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Prerequisites: Students are required to be proficient with InDesign. If you are not, please take our InDesign Introduction class prior to taking this class. Students must have a good working knowledge of computers, operating systems, using a mouse, keyboard, standard menus and commands. Students must be able to open, save, and close applications and files, as well as navigate to other folders.

Job Roles That Use ePUB:
Graphic Designers
Multimedia Specialists
eBook Producers

Projects That Use ePUB:
Creating Digital Books to distribute to eReading devices such as Nook, Kindle, and iPad
Create and Convert Print Documents to a digital document layout

ePUB Course Outline

1. Envisioning your book
What can you do in an ebook?
Running headers/footers
Page numbers
Fonts and Text size
Spacing, page breaks and orphans
Alignments and Columns
Drop caps and all caps
Non-Latin characters and other symbols
Borders and background colors
Table of contents and index
Links
Audio, Video, and Images

2. Creating your book in InDesign
Creating and saving a Template
The importance of styles

3. Creating a cover
Generating a cover from the first page

4. Placing images and controlling export order
Using inline objects to control expert order
Custom positioned anchored objects
Using articles to control export order

5. Placing and exporting audio and video
Adding audio and video to the document

6.Creating links
Creating hyperlinks
Creating cross references
Creating and formatting footnotes

7. Creating a navigational TOC
Generating a TOC

8. Mapping tags to export
Mapping styles individually
Mapping all styles at once
Mapping lists

9. Exporting to EPUB
Generating a cover
Ordering the contents upon export
Options when exporting images
Image size, alignment and formats
Navigating the contents panel
Looking at the CSS options
Using existing CSS
Export to ePUB
Previewing the ePUB with Adobe Digital Editions

10. Cracking open ePUBs
Editing ePUB files using a text editor

11. Converting to Kindle/Mobile
Creating Kindle friendly ePUBs
Page breaks and spacing
Text wrap
Fonts
Covers
Table of contents
Marking where a book should open
Images

Disclaimer: All course objectives and outlines are used as a guideline and are subject to change to ensure the latest information is covered to support real world use of the technology.

Software Versions: ThinkB!G open enrollment classes are taught on the most current version of software whenever possible. To request a specific version, please Contact Us or call us at 301-362-2250.

What's Included in Your ThinkB!G Training

Expert Virtual Live Instructor-Led, Hands-On Training by Senior Consultants, Designers, and Developers
Remote Access to Class Computer with Pre-Installed Software—No Licenses, Installs, or Downloads Required!
Instructor Live View of Participant Screens for Real-Time Over-the-Shoulder Support
Digital Course Materials for Post-Class Reference
1-Year Access to Searchable Class Recording
Certificate of Completion
Certification Pack Option (if applicable): Includes Online Test Prep, Exam Voucher + 1 Retake, and Virtual Exam Proctoring
IT Support for Technical Setup & During Training

Certification

No certification available

Custom Private Training

We offer this course as Custom Private Training or Project Based Training®!

If you have a team of individuals, you can receive bulk discounts by doing your own Private training session & cover your specific learning objectives!

What’s Included?

Custom Outline to include Targeted Topics Based on Your Learning Needs
Instructor Led Hands-On Virtual Online Live Training (VOLT™) & Certification
Training Delivered from Certified Instructors that are Senior Consultants
Official Curriculum Courseware & Personal Use of Class Recording for Limited Time
Certificate of Completion
Remote Access to ThinkB!G Class Computer with Software licenses & Class Files Pre-Installed for Use During Training—No Installs or Downloads
Instructor‘s Real-Time View of ThinkB!G Class Computer Screen for Immediate Live Interactive Support
If Certification Training is Selected, It May Include a Test Prep Tool, Testing Voucher with Free Retake, and Proctor Fee (if taken with ThinkB!G Virtually)
Note: IT Support is Available to Pre-Flight Virtual Class Set Up Before & During Training

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Reviews

“I love coming to Think BIG, always a great experience and learn so much!” – Ruth J., NASA (Project Based ePub Training)

“I can’t imagine going to any other place for training. They have the best personalities, go the extra mile, and most importantly they are experts on the subjects at hand.” – Patricia Y., DOD (ePUB Digital Publications Training)

“As always, Think BIG has delivered on their excellent and exciting training. The staff is top notch, and the environment is very conducive to learning. Instructor was very knowledgeable and the class was enlightening.” – Karl O., NCUA (ePub Training)

“I would certainly recommend this ePUB training class to anyone who is already comfortable with using InDesign. The instructor was very knowledgeable and covered A LOT of information in just 2 days. Really helpful!” Sally B. – NASA (ePub using Adobe InDesign Training)