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Nick’s best tiP! Visit www.blurb.co.uk/pricing to find out exactly how much your book will cost to print (don’t forget shipping costs).
view guideS Use the buttons next to the zoom slider to reveal where your book’s safe margins are, plus show or hide guides and rulers.
RTF Stands for Rich Text Format, and is a document format developed by Microsoft that’s designed to work across a range of programs and platforms.
geT publiShed After uploading, you have 15 days to order your book – after this date you’ll need to upload it again.
Text flow The process of displaying a large block of text across multiple pages. When the text reaches the end of one page, it’s automatically flowed on to the next one. Trim area A dotted line and buffer zone (which is highlighted in pink), inside which all text and images should be placed.
ediT TexT Click inside any text box to edit the text for that section of the book. Make sure you click Update Text Flow to apply your changes.
up book 3 Set When BookWright reopens, click the Create button. First,
choose your book type and size – if you’re looking for the cheapest paperback option (prices start from £1.99 for 24 pages), select 13x20 under Trade. Make a note of the available types, then click ‘Start a New Book’. Choose where to save your book, and give it a name, then click Save to open the main app window.
text and images 4 Import Text and images need to be attached to your book before
you can use them – start by adding text files via the RTF Import button (click Add RTF Files). Photos and other images are added via the Photos button – click Add Photos and they’ll appear in your library. Text and images can be added at any time, so don’t feel you need to prepare and import everything in one go. December 2017 |
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