[rasnell]

Any idea why footnotes and the end note file from docx did not import or display during the file import? I can add the end note, but none of the footnotes is marked and displaying within the manuscript.

 

[rasnell]

To avoid a double post, please let me know if you can help me on a photo formatting question before I begin the import of my finished manuscript.

I didn't realize there was an official Vellum thread before I posted this.

https://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,255740.0.html

 

[Word Fan]

Vellum did a beautiful job formatting my novel and creating files for all the different devices. I'm getting ready to launch my book on KDP. Do I need to use Amazon's Kindle Previewer or am I good to go since I have Vellum's MOBI file?

I'd use the Previewer just to be on the safe side. I've never had a problem with a Vellum MOBI file, but it's always possible something could have changed on Amazon's end that might make a difference. I've always thought it was better to spend the extra few minutes than have the book become available with some kind of glitch.

Use the Vellum file. It is customized in all sorts of ways especially for KDP.

Kindle Previewer 3 does not export a MOBI file that has Enhanced Typesetting enabled and the file that it exports is not nearly as suitable as the Vellum file for uploading to KDP. The purpose of Kindle Previewer 3 is just that: for you to preview your file and see how it will look to those who download it from Amazon.

 

[Abalone]

I'd use the Previewer just to be on the safe side. I've never had a problem with a Vellum mobi file, but it's always possible something could have changed on Amazon's end that might make a difference. I've always thought it was better to spend the extra few minutes than have the book become available with some kind of glitch.

Do you recommend Kindgen 2 or 3, Bill?

 

[Used To Be BH]

Use the Vellum file. It is customized in all sorts of ways especially for KDP.

Kindle Previewer 3 does not export a MOBI file that has Enhanced Typesetting enabled and the file that it exports is not nearly as suitable as the Vellum file for uploading to KDP. The purpose of Kindle Previewer 3 is just that: for you to preview your file and see how it will look to those who download it from Amazon.

I'm sorry if my original advice sounded misleading. I've never used the Kindle Previewer for anything but previewing. I thought that's what the original question was about.

As I think about, I don't use Kindle Previewer as a double-check myself most of the time. I download the book file after conversion and check that way.

 

[Used To Be BH]

Do you recommend Kindgen 2 or 3, Bill?

I looked at the files and seem to have 2 installed. However, I haven't really been using Kindlegen since I stopped using Scrivener, so I may not be the best one to ask.

 

[Abalone]

I looked at the files and seem to have 2 installed. However, I haven't really been using Kindlegen since I stopped using Scrivener, so I may not be the best one to ask.

Oh. I actually meant Kindle Previewer 2 or 3. But it looks like you answered my question in a way in the one above where you quoted me.

 

[rasnell]

I was just starting to use Vellum and it solves so many formatting and photo issues. Then I realized no footnotes were displaying and this feature is not supported.

I only write non-fiction. I hate for this to be a deal-breaker. Can anyone think of a workaround or are only novel writers using this otherwise great software?

 

[Alarmcall]

Hello Everyone!

I'm getting a really strange error in Vellum 1.2.2 when I try to generate an ebook.

It says "Could not find resource: SIL-Open-Font-License-1.1"  and I can't for the life of me figure out what to do.

I can see on google that the SIL-open-font-license is an open source license for a class of fonts used applications and web pages but I don't see anywhere how I can, (I guess) acquire the license and make it available to the application.

Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much in advance

 

[Brad Andalman]

Hello Everyone!

I'm getting a really strange error in Vellum 1.2.2 when I try to generate an ebook.

It says "Could not find resource: SIL-Open-Font-License-1.1" and I can't for the life of me figure out what to do.

I can see on google that the SIL-open-font-license is an open source license for a class of fonts used applications and web pages but I don't see anywhere how I can, (I guess) acquire the license and make it available to the application.

Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much in advance

It looks like you are using a really old version of Vellum. Nevertheless, you shouldn't be hitting this error.

First, we'd recommend updating to the latest version of Vellum that your computer supports. You can learn how to update Vellum on our Updating Vellum help page.

If that doesn't work, please feel free to contact us directly!

 

[writerc]

Hello

I recently bought Vellum. It's amazing. After all the slow of writing my book it made the formatting fun/amazing!

I just wanted to ask if its possible to have the dedication after the ToC, so that if you flicked back from the first page of chapter one you would land on the dedication instead of the Toc?

It's  a minor issue and I couldn't see any way to do it on the help section and indeed maybe you can't!

Grateful for any suggestions!
x

 

[Used To Be BH]

I was just starting to use Vellum and it solves so many formatting and photo issues. Then I realized no footnotes were displaying and this feature is not supported.

I only write non-fiction. I hate for this to be a deal-breaker. Can anyone think of a workaround or are only novel writers using this otherwise great software?

Vellum does a really nice job of what it does, but it isn't designed for nonfiction. No footnotes, endnotes, bibliography (or works cited page), no tables.

During the writing process, you could do endnotes manually, and Vellum would treat them like any other part of the text, though you'd probably have to forgo superscript numbers. In the text I'd use parenthetical numbers. Of course, trying to do that after the fact would be a major hassle.

That's the only thing I can think of, but maybe somebody else has a better idea.

 

[Brad West]

I just wanted to ask if its possible to have the dedication after the ToC, so that if you flicked back from the first page of chapter one you would land on the dedication instead of the Toc?

It's a minor issue and I couldn't see any way to do it on the help section and indeed maybe you can't!

Hi catlife,

When marked as a Dedication, the Table of Contents will follow. Currently, there is not a way to directly change this ordering. You can, however, affect the ordering by changing the type of your dedication from Dedication to Uncategorized. You can do that using the Convert To menu shown here:
https://help.vellum.pub/element-types/#convert-to

Changing the type will also affect the formatting of your Dedication, and will cause it to be listed in your Table of Contents. This may be more of a change than than you want, but we thought we'd offer it as a possibility.

 

[writerc]

Hi catlife,

When marked as a Dedication, the Table of Contents will follow. Currently, there is not a way to directly change this ordering. You can, however, affect the ordering by changing the type of your dedication from Dedication to Uncategorized. You can do that using the Convert To menu shown here:
https://help.vellum.pub/element-types/#convert-to

Changing the type will also affect the formatting of your Dedication, and will cause it to be listed in your Table of Contents. This may be more of a change than than you want, but we thought we'd offer it as a possibility.

Thankyou for getting back to me. That's really useful thanks!
Vellum is the most fabulous software I have ever used btw. You guys rock

 

[AYClaudy]

I've recently purchased the print version of vellum and am wondering is there a way to insert a half title page before the full title page? Or even get rid of the title page that vellum generates all together? I don't mind the generated versions within the ebook, but for the print, I'd love to use the title overlay my designer gave me for the title page instead.

 

[Brad Andalman]

I've recently purchased the print version of vellum and am wondering is there a way to insert a half title page before the full title page? Or even get rid of the title page that vellum generates all together? I don't mind the generated versions within the ebook, but for the print, I'd love to use the title overlay my designer gave me for the title page instead.

Vellum doesn't currently have an official way to create half titles, which is something we'd like to improve in a future version. For now, though, you can use (abuse?) Vellum's Blurbs element, which will appear before your Title Page. Here's how:

1. Create a Blurbs Element (Chapter > Add Element > Blurbs)
2. Rename the Blurbs from "Praise for AYClaudy" to something like "Half Title"
3. Hide the Heading (Chapter > Heading > Hide Heading in Book)
4. Add an Inline Image with the graphic that you'd like to feature

Hope that helps!

 

[AYClaudy]

That is very helpful! Thank you!

 

[E L Russell]

Hi - I may have missed a post, and I apologize for asking. Has anyone been able to register a book at Ingram using the PDF interior generated by Vellum?
Thanks in advance - -/ELR

 

[GirlWriter]

Hi - I may have missed a post, and I apologize for asking. Has anyone been able to register a book at Ingram using the PDF interior generated by Vellum?
Thanks in advance - -/ELR

I haven't uploaded to IngramSpark myself, but I did format paperbacks for others who have used it without any problems.

 

[E L Russell]

Thank you! I wanted to avoid making another $49.00 wager with Ingram.  -/Enos