Type setting a book

I have a client that has given me a Word doc on a book and he wants me to typeset it. I know Indesign is the program I use but I don't how how to do it. Can someone lead me to the a tutorial of how to start this?

ikarios wrote:
do you guys think this would be a good investment
http://www.pcci.com.ph/Courses/PrintPublishing/BookDesign.html
As a trainer, I'd say that expecting to become proficient from a two-day course, taught by even the best trainers in the world, in an application and a field that are as complex as InDesign, and book design with professional-quality typesetting, is over-reaching, even if you have some basic-level experience in these areas. The course description covers a lot of territory, so it's not likely that much time or detail will be devoted to any topic.
In a short course like this, the requirement to bring your own materials is comforting, for the familiarity, but it can cause the instructor(s) to have to either spend extra time with students whose materials need troubleshooting, or to give them less time than they need, in order to work with all students equally.
I'd recommend looking up "The Non-Designer's Design Book," by Robin Williams (not the great comedian/actor/bi-polar entertainer), at Amazon.com. Look through the topics and example pages, look at the user reviews, look at the same stuff for books in the "also viewed by those who viewed this book," and read the reviews there. Take out some of these books at your public library, and/or order inexpensive used current-edition copies from Amazon's Marketplace vendors (I'm not sure if US Media mail rates apply to the Philippines; if not, postage costs may negate any saving on used copies, and Amazon's free shipping for orders over USD$25 may apply.
Also, as suggested already, look the free InDesign online tutorials and useful sites, like theindesigner.com, indesignsecrets.com, and the free Adobe InDesign (and other product) tutorials at tv.adobe.com. Also, http://creativetechs.com/training/ had a 10-week online InDesign course that was sold like those listed on this page, though I don't see the InDesign course there now. You may want to inquire if it's still available, and how much it costs. Initially, the course was free to watch when first webcast, and available for purchase. I attended some of the free sessions and found it very informative, full of tips and useful stuff, but despite my daily working with InDesign, and my long-time participation on this and other InDesign forums, I couldn't remember all of the new things I encountered. (Disclaimer: I'm not a designer, so perhaps much of the material is old-hat to busy experienced designers.)
Also, search Google for book design books; book design is different from general graphic design, magazine design, web design, etc. And search for books on typesetting, which is a whole universe of endeavor.
After you go through some of these resources that make sense to you, you'll be better able to refine your search for paid training; when you identify some candidates, please post your questions about experience with those providers.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
Peter Gold
KnowHow ProServices
Message was edited by: [email protected]
I forgot to mention InDesign Magazine as a resource. They have special offers for two-year subscriptions, with full access to all past issues as well. All-in-all, one of the best reasonably-priced repositories of InDesign information and tips from top InDesign designers, trainers, and authors. (DISCLAIMER: Although I've contributed product reviews to InDesign Magazine, I'm not an employee, and I'm not a designer.)

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