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A couple questions regarding e-book creation

by marc.v
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Hi there, I've written a short report, and was wondering what I could do to make it look better. The text is broken up nicely and the writing is concise and to the point. I'm talking about stuff like how to add page numbers in OpenOffice Writer, where to get an attractive watermark and how to put it in, etc. Stuff like that.

Anyone got any tips?
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  • Profile picture of the author Tolin
    This guy help me when I start it.
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  • Profile picture of the author allenjohn
    Yep, a good cover is worth a thousand words... regards Allen
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  • Profile picture of the author spearce000
    Originally Posted by marc.v View Post

    how to add page numbers in OpenOffice Writer, where to get an attractive watermark and how to put it in, etc. Stuff like that.
    OpenOffice Writer has a searchable help index which will show you how to do that.
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  • Profile picture of the author jbsmith
    I would suggest a few things.

    First - go to "Insert" and put in a Header and/or Footer.
    Next, click into the Footer (or header if you want your page numbers on top) and Then click "Insert - Fields - Page Number" which will put your page numbers in for you.

    Other things you may want to do.

    Put a line across the top of your header on every page (ideally the line color would match the color scheme of your title page, etc...)

    You do this by

    1. First, turn on your drawing toolbar under "View - Toolbars - Drawing", you should see it come up on the bottom
    2. Insert - Header - to create a header space on each page
    3. Click into the header and then click the "Line" icon inside your drawing toolbar at the bottom of the page.
    4. Drag your line across inside your Header to form a line division across the top of every page (you see this in books often).
    5. To change the color of the line - simply click on the line and you will see the line properties appear on your menu above - click the drop down to change from black to another color. Also you can change the thickness of the line as well

    To really improve the impact of your report, insert an image (Insert Picture in the Open Office menu) that relates to your content -- you can find free images here - stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site

    Finally - you can also do drop caps (Capital letter that starts a new chapter or section of your report) which can look cool.

    You do that by selecting the paragraph with your mouse, then choosing "Format - Paragraph - Drop Caps" where you make some choices.

    Lots you can do, advise you to take a look at some ebook and book examples to get additional ideas.

    Cheers,
    Jeff
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    • Profile picture of the author marc.v
      Originally Posted by jbsmith View Post

      I would suggest a few things.

      First - go to "Insert" and put in a Header and/or Footer.
      Next, click into the Footer (or header if you want your page numbers on top) and Then click "Insert - Fields - Page Number" which will put your page numbers in for you.

      Other things you may want to do.

      Put a line across the top of your header on every page (ideally the line color would match the color scheme of your title page, etc...)

      You do this by

      1. First, turn on your drawing toolbar under "View - Toolbars - Drawing", you should see it come up on the bottom
      2. Insert - Header - to create a header space on each page
      3. Click into the header and then click the "Line" icon inside your drawing toolbar at the bottom of the page.
      4. Drag your line across inside your Header to form a line division across the top of every page (you see this in books often).
      5. To change the color of the line - simply click on the line and you will see the line properties appear on your menu above - click the drop down to change from black to another color. Also you can change the thickness of the line as well

      To really improve the impact of your report, insert an image (Insert Picture in the Open Office menu) that relates to your content -- you can find free images here - stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site

      Finally - you can also do drop caps (Capital letter that starts a new chapter or section of your report) which can look cool.

      You do that by selecting the paragraph with your mouse, then choosing "Format - Paragraph - Drop Caps" where you make some choices.

      Lots you can do, advise you to take a look at some ebook and book examples to get additional ideas.

      Cheers,
      Jeff
      Nice! Thanks bud, this helped a bunch. The youtube tutorials helped a lot, too.
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