US Trade For a 6″x9″ book, start by changing the paper size and the margins to match the dimensions of a US Trade, 6″ x 9″ book (these instructions are applicable to whatever book trim size you choose). Start by double-clicking on the ruler at the top of your document and bring up the document formatting window. Click on the “Margins” tab, then the “Page Setup” button. Click on “Paper Size,” then “Manage Custom Sizes.” Make a new dimension by clicking on the “plus” button, and name it “US Trade.” The paper size is actually going to be 6.25″ x 9.25″ to accommodate for the image bleed that Microsoft Word does not take into consideration. Image bleed allows images or colors to go to the edge of a page. When you print a book using commercial presses, it is essential to include this extra space beyond the trim line. (For more information, watch our “” tutorial.) Once it’s set to 6.25″ x 9.25″, adjust the margins.
For the top and bottom, set it to 0.44 inches and click “OK.” For the left and right, set it to one inch. You can increase gutter in the middle if you’d like to have a larger space running down where your book is bound. Make your header and footer 0.5″ or 0.44” to match the top and bottom print margins. Check “mirror margins” to set your book up like a printed book spread. Chapters Next, click the “Layout” tab. If you would like your chapters to all start on a right-hand page, set each chapter as a new section break, and set those new sections to start on an odd page. For headers and footers, select the “different odd and even” option if you want to have an author name on one side and the title of the book or chapter name on the other side.
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Select “different first page” if you don’t want to have your headers at the beginning of each chapter. Now click “OK” to apply the changes to the whole document. The page size is now set to U.S.
Trade 6″ x 9″ as opposed to the 8.5″ by 11″ you probably started out with. Basic formatting Let’s continue with some basic formatting. Turn on “show all non-printing characters” to help you identify what type of breaks you are using. Assuming you have the text of your book and your chapters defined, you will want to include a title page and a copyright page for the year of publication.
Do not hit the enter button several times to create a new page. Instead, go to “Insert Break PageBreak” to define a break in the page. Now, you can design a title page. Type in your book title and increase the font size.
Bring it down to about the middle of your first page. This will print as our right-side title page when you first open your printed book. (For more information on how a printed book is laid out, please watch our “” tutorial.) Now, add your copyright information to be on the backside of that title page. That will be on page two, so insert another page break.
Include the publication year and anything else you would like to list. Copyright information is typically down at the bottom of the page. Next, insert a “Section break” (we recommend the “next odd page”), then highlight the chapter text. Click on the formatting style in the formatting palette or at the top of your document and select “Heading.” Now this will be defined as a “Chapter Heading.” Go ahead and find where you designated chapter 2 and repeat the same instructions as before: insert a “section break odd page” and mark the chapter text as a “Heading.” Table of Contents and more After your Copyright page, insert a “section break.” Then, go to the “Insert” dropdown, select “Table of Contents,” pick a style, and insert it. Now you’ll see a “Table of Contents” list with page numbers.
Next, to set your footers, double-click in the area below your text. You’ll see they’re defined as odd and even page footers. Go to “Insert Page Numbers.” Choose to have them all align to the “Outside” or “Centered.” If you have them all aligned to the same side, half of them are will face the gutter and inside of your book.
If you have them on the “Inside,” they are ALL going to be on your gutter side. You can choose whether or not to “Show numbers on the first page” by clicking or unclicking the appropriate box. Next, double-click above your text to insert a header.
If you chose earlier to set it up as different odd and even headers, you can put the “Author Name” on one side and the title of the book on the other. Go to your “Basic Paragraph” style. After you change your page size from “US Letter” down to US Trade, you might find that your text is too large. Instead of 12 point font, we recommend size 10 or 11.
You also might want to decrease or increase the space between your lines. You can set it “single” if you want it to be tight or “double” if you like a lot of space in-between. We recommend 1.5 for a happy medium. Next is your text alignment: left-align, center-align, right-align, and justified. A lot of books are designed with justified text, but select what fits best for your book. Steven Spatz: Breaking down barriers Steven Spatz, BookBaby President, is typically known for his calm and reasoned demeanor around the office. But that didn’t stop him from wielding a sledgehammer to literally and metaphorically break down barriers for independent authors.
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How to check your MacBook battery’s cycle count Step 1: Hold the Option (⌥) key and click the Apple () logo in the upper left-hand corner. Step 2: Click System Information.
Step 3: Under Hardware on the left side of the System Information page, click Power. Step 4: Under the Battery Information header, find Health Information and check the Cycle Count. As you can see from the screenshot below, my battery cycle count is resting at 466. How to verify if your MacBook’s battery is still within its normal lifespan Under Cycle Count below the Health Information section, you should see a Condition section. There, you can learn the current condition of your MacBook’s battery.
In the screenshot above, you’ll see that my battery’s current condition is normal. More importantly, you’ll want to regarding battery life and battery cycle counts. It is here that you can learn about the actual battery count cycle figures that allow you to determine if your battery is still good. For instance, my Late 2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display can go 1,000 battery cycles before it is deemed to be consumed. Even then, it might still be possible to use the MacBook like normal, you’ll just need to expect degraded battery performance. I’m pretty impressed that my MacBook’s battery can last 1,000 cycles.
That might not seem like a lot on paper, but I’ve had this MacBook for several years, and I feel like I’ve charged it a million times. Still, this particular unit is sitting at only 466 cycles, which is less than half of the maximum life expectancy of its battery. How battery cycle counts are determined A battery cycle is the time it takes for a battery to go from 100% to 0%. That process could span multiple days. The important thing to keep in mind is that a battery cycle happens when you use all of the battery’s power. As, it could span multiple days before a battery cycle elapses.
This is why you may have powered and charged your MacBook a thousand times, while your MacBook’s battery only has a few hundred cycles to its name. If it turns out that your MacBook’s battery cycle count is past its maximum capacity, then a quick appointment with the Genius bar at the Apple Store can get you a replacement battery if necessary. And if you’re having battery issues but not at the max cycle count, you might be able to get the problem diagnosed and fixed under warranty.