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• • June 20, 2017 at 8:07 am #95579
    Sean O’Donnell

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    I am having some issues trying to place a word file into an InDesign template.
    Everything (when using both mapped and auto preserve formatting) is translating into 3pt font size, with a 23 pt. baseline shift? Even when it says it is using a defined paragraph style. What could be overriding this?

  • June 20, 2017 at 10:08 am #95581
    Sean O’Donnell

    Member

    Okay, I had a character style (3pt, 23 shift up) for when a quote mark started off a Drop Cap in a chapter, which must have been interfering and causing every other paragraph to adopt it. Seems to be working great now, with my word styles mapping over.

    One hurdle down!
    One more question: Should I place the file, or replace it into the master page I have already waiting? Or does it matter?

    And: I would like to start my chapters after an odd page break, and have the chapter heading start around a third of the way down the page. Can I put this into paragraph style? Or is there a way to create this rule?

  • June 20, 2017 at 12:10 pm #95582
    David Blatner

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    I’m glad you figured out the character style problem. That is a common issue in InDesign!

    Sean, I’d highly recommend doing some training videos or get a book about InDesign. For example, I have an “Essentials” course on Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning. Or, for something more specific, maybe Nigel’s title on making a book: https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Designing-Book/114894-2.html

    You can control the odd/even pages with the Keep settings inside the paragraph style. There are lots of ways people bring the chapter start down the page. Here’s some (read the comments, too):
    https://creativepro.com/dont-apply-baseline-shift-to-move-a-paragraph-up-or-down.php

  • June 20, 2017 at 2:45 pm #95585
    Dwayne Harris

    Member

    Sean

    My first thought was it was a characters style, but you didn’t see your post unti I got home from work and you’d already solved it. Congratulations.

    So far as the chapter opening page and the sink–there are two easy ways:

    1) Create a master page for the chapter opening pages and adjust the top margin for where you want the sink to be.

    2) Use a rule above (make the color none). Make it one point, and check the box that says to keep in text frame. Then adjust the offset until it reaches the alignment/sink you want.

    In either of those cases, you need to tell the chapter title to start a new odd page in the paragraph style sheet.

    • June 21, 2017 at 11:34 pm #95609
      Rivkah Lewis

      Member

      Dwayne: I never thought of doing it like that – I always had an additional style called “line before title” to add on the additional spacing.
      Thanks for the tip!

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:46 am #95601
    Bonnie Britt

    Member

    re: Should I place the file, or replace it into the master page I have already waiting?

    Not sure if I understand this question. If you are asking whether to place the text of the novel into master pages, the answer is no.
    Master pages are for running headers, page numbers, guide rules, and the like. They are applied to pages.

    I echo David’s suggestion to refer to a book or videos to learn the basics.

  • June 21, 2017 at 7:56 am #95602
    Sean O’Donnell

    Member

    Thanks David.

    I’ve done a course or two from Lynda.com over the years and they are excellent.

    However I am at a near saturation input level from way too many other projects, so I am just trying to nail down my template, and what I need at this point to get a handful of novels processed this summer as efficiently as possible.

    And, thanks to you and Dwayne, I’ve got the odds, input mapping, and sink pretty well nailed down. Once I dip into my illustrated annotated version, I’ll be hitting the courses!

    • June 21, 2017 at 2:50 pm #95608
      Dwayne Harris

      Member

      Good luck! :) :)

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