How to Use Images in an E-Book
Books are very quickly being replaced with electronic media known as e-books. With the advent of e-books, people no longer have to go to the bookstore and purchase a book. They can simply pay for and download an e-book from the comfort of their own home. Because of this trend, many authors are now providing their material in e-book format. With e-book authoring software, it is very easy to add text and pictures to your book.
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Instructions
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E-Book Authoring Software
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Save the image you would like to use to your Desktop or another easy-to-find place.
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Select "Insert > Graphics > From File." Instead of "Graphics," it may also say "Pictures" or "Images," depending on the version of your software.
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Scroll to your file and select it and press "Insert." The picture will be inserted where your cursor was.
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Move your picture to the desired location by dragging it with your mouse. You can also use your cursor to move it or justify it to left, center, or right.
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Change the size of your picture by single-clicking on it and then dragging the corners until the picture is of the desirable size.
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To export as a PDF, select "File > Export > Export as PDF."
Adobe InDesign
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Copy your image source by first opening it and then going to "Edit > Copy."
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Anchor your image into InDesign by positioning the cursor in the text where you want the image to be and going to "Edit > Paste."
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Anchor your image between two paragraphs if you want it to be positioned there. Do this by pressing "Enter" between the two paragraphs and going to "Edit > Paste" when your cursor is on the line between the two paragraphs.
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References
- Open Office Wiki: Adding Images From a File
- Open Office Wiki: Inserting Images
- Microsoft Word: Insert Graphics in Word Documents
- "Real World Adobe InDesign CS4"; Olav Martin Kvern and David Blatner; 2009
- "ePublish: Self-Publish Fast and Profitably for Kindle, iPhone, CreateSpace and Print on Demand"; Steve Weber; 2009
