Final

For my final project I elected to use our Wiki project.

I used layers for text, images, etc. I also used character, paragraph, and object styles (for my images). The text what "placed" from separate Word documents for each portion (chapter) of the book. The text threading was NOT automatic, I couldn't remember how to turn that feature on!! So I added pages and threaded the text manually--what a pain!

I created my own color scheme on Kuler, "Sandblast," for the book. I made it public, so you can view it or download it too.

For my gradient, I used colors from Sandblast and used the gradient to cover the back of the book.

I used master pages for my book as well. One was a single page master that was blank for the chapter title pages--they are not supposed to have running heads or page numbers. Then I used a 2 page master for the rest of the pages with running heads and page numbers. One thing I did initially in the master pages on the sing page for the chapter titles was put the titles on the master pages--but when created the Table of Contents, InDesign does not read the master pages, so I had to redo that.

I have at least six graphics. I did not need to use text wrap because of where I placed my graphics, but I did need to use the Align function. I also created object styles for my images so each has a 3pt border around them. I tried drop shadows but they were too much so I took the drop shadow off. But, I do have a drop shadow on the text on the cover.

Also, for the image on the cover, I used the pen tool to draw completely around the image inside the white space. But then I couldn't remember how to make the white disappear--so that didn't work and I deleted the path. I will need to play with that tool some more--I'm still a little lost with it.

On the half-title page, I made the image semi-transparent and placed it behind the title.

I do not have a table in my book, other than a Table of Contents and the Index. We did not have one in the Wiki so I couldn't think of what to put in a table?!

My book has all of our Wiki stuff in it. For the Works Cited info, I created a separate Bibliography section at the back of the book and referenced those by what chapter they appeared in. My book also has a Table of Contents and an Index. That feature was very cool--I have those features in PagePlus as well--they are sure handy!!

I had never created an index before--that is actually a job left to professional indexers in the publishing business, so I just selected different terms that I thought may be relevant. I am not an indexer, so my index may be excessive, or maybe not enough. I really have no way of knowing. I have list of professional indexers, if anyone needs one for future projects. :)

My advanced feature was my object styles. Kuler swatch: Sandblast by angjperez.

Also, for the alignment issue we discussed in class, I tried removing all the formatting from Word and saving it as Word 2003--no help there. Still wont left justify on some chapters. Weird since they all use the same paragraph styles. So, for the one chapter where the headings were all wacky, I created new layers and put the heading text in the layers so I could manually align it. But for the entire text in some chapters, the last sentence is not left-justifying like it is supposed too so they look funky. If you can figure out why it is doing that, please let me know.

Happy Summer!

Angela