and if self-publishing though a site like lulu.com they provide templates
for Word, etc. - however, laying out images in Word...pita.
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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
| This is true....unless maybe self publishing.
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| Rob Giordano
| Microsoft MVP Expression
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| || Ron,
||
|| You are going to have to contact a publisher to determine their needs.
| They
|| have their idiosycracies that can't be ignored. Do it before you expend
| time
|| on it. My publisher required text in MS Word. Photos were required to be
|| quality 2-1/4" transparancies. Each is different!
|| || > Thanks for the help. Enjoy the site
|| > Ron
|| >
|| > "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|| >
|| >> I use Publisher or InDesign depending on the project. Yep...you
| certainly
|| >> could use Publisher & Word (in conjunction with each other) for your
|| >> project.
|| >>
|| >> You may find that Adobe Acrobat & Photoshop will also be helpful along
|| >> the
|| >> way (expensive though).
|| >>
|| >>
|| >>
|| >> --
|| >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|| >> Rob Giordano
|| >> Microsoft MVP Expression
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|| >>
|| >>
|| >>
|| >>
| message
|| >> || >> | Thanks Rob
|| >> | I was afraid of that. I have, in Dreamweaver and in my back up
files
|| >> all
|| >> | the photos, PDF files, and text. I know to do the book right I
| should
|| >> | redraft the text and reorganize where things are, page numbers,
Index
|| >> and
|| >> all
|| >> | that.
|| >> |
|| >> | I could do this over time. Is Publisher a reasonable software to
use
|| >> for
|| >> | this project?
|| >> |
|| >> | Ron
|| >> |
|| >> | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|| >> |
|| >> | > Excellent website...I could browse it for hours. You certainly
| (imo)
|| >> have
|| >> | > enough there to create a book, but it won't be a "push a button"
|| >> solution.
|| >> | > You'll have to convert everything manually; the text will have to
| be
|| >> | > unformatted, you'll need to have all the image files in the
highest
|| >> | > resolution possible...any thing from the web will not be high
| enough
|| >> | > resolution (well maybe you'd get a way with a few small 72 dpi
| images
|| >> but
|| >> | > not recommended).
|| >> | >
|| >> | > IMO you certainly could produce a nice book from info on your web
| in
|| >> | > Publisher...I would if it were my web! (old salt here
|| >> | >
|| >> | > You could even self-publish on demand with sites like Lulu.com,
| I've
|| >> not
|| >> | > used them yet but I intend to self publish my grandpa's journal
|| >> someday
|| >> | > soon.
|| >> | >
|| >> | > hth
|| >> | >
|| >> | > --
|| >> | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|| >> | > Rob Giordano
|| >> | > Microsoft MVP Expression
|| >> | >
|| >> | >
|| >> | >
|| >> | >
|| >> | >
|| >> message
|| >> | > || >> | > |I have a website about a classic Sailboat design
|
www.dolphin24.org.
|| >> The
|| >> | > | website uses Dreamweaver and has a lot of pictures and PDF
stuff.
| A
|| >> lot of
|| >> | > | people have asked if I can convert this to a book. Can this be
| done
|| >> using
|| >> | > | Publisher? Is there software that makes this easier?
|| >> | > | Thanks
|| >> | >
|| >> | >
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