How to Create a Book Layout Design in InDesign CC 2021 – Template Download

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In this article we are going to take a look on how to create a book in Adobe InDesign CC 2021. you will also see how to design a book cover in InDesign.

Before we can proceed to the video tutorial, you may want to download the InDesign book Template below just to get an understanding on how the layout looks like.

InDesign Book Template Download

Download InDesign Book Template and edit in a simple way. This Book Template will help you to design a modern and product for your clients. This template offers to you a modern and easy way to edit your own design. Since the template has been designed in format, you will be able to send it directly to pre-production.

This InDesign Template has been designed to ensure its layout is as multifunctional as possible. Quickly and easily customize the editable text areas. We have also included the design of the cover which can be edited easily in Adobe InDesign.

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How to Create a Book in Adobe InDesign CC 2021

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This is a step by step tutorial on how to create a book in Adobe InDesign CC 2021. In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at creating your own InDesign book templates, from creating and applying Master Pages to saving our work.

Steps Covered/Timestamp

  1. 00:36 Chapter separation (using .txt document to save each chapter separately.)
  2. 03:39 Document setup (Book size – A5)
  3. 04:51 Working on paragraph styles.
  4. 09:06 Setting up page numbers using master pages.
  5. 11:25 Setting up running headers using master pages.
  6. 13:45 Creating separate InDesign files for each chapters, cover page & table of contents.
  7. 16:16 Creating the .indb book file and bring together all the InDesign files.
  8. 17:29 Rearranging the page numbers to make sure page number 1 starts on chapter 1.
  9. 18:49 Placing chapter articles.
  10. 25:30 Amending the running headers.
  11. 27:34 Synchronizing pages.
  12. 28:09 Creating table of contents.
  13. 30:26 Working on the cover page.
  14. 31:39 Package the book for print.

How to Create a Book Cover in Adobe InDesign

How to create a Book Cover in InDesign
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This is a step by step tutorial on how to create a book cover with spine in Adobe InDesign CC