{"id":190,"date":"2023-06-08T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/?post_type=chapter&p=190"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:53:58","slug":"video-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/chapter\/video-spotlight\/","title":{"raw":"Video Spotlight: Exploring Pressbooks Features","rendered":"Video Spotlight: Exploring Pressbooks Features"},"content":{"raw":"
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Video Guides to Enhance your Skills for<\/h2>\r\n
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Pressbooks<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nLearn about the features and functionalities of Pressbooks with these bite-sized video tutorials.\r\n

Adding OER Metadata with Pressbooks<\/h3>\r\nLength:<\/strong> 2:35\r\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> How to include Book Information and Metadata in your Pressbooks material to increase the reach and searchability of your book.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nVideo:<\/strong> Adding OER Metadata with Pressbooks<\/a><\/em> by Gavin Goodwin, Pressbooks YouTube<\/a>, 2021, CC BY 4.0<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Authoring on Pressbooks Create<\/h3>\r\nLength:<\/strong> 4:00\r\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> How to use Pressbooks Create to write and design your book, as well as effortlessly include media and other interactive components.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nVideo:<\/strong> Authoring on Pressbooks Create<\/a><\/em> by Gavin Goodwin, Pressbooks YouTube<\/a>, 2021, CC BY 4.0<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Cloning & Adapting OER with Pressbooks<\/h3>\r\nLength:<\/strong> 4:36\r\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> How to clone and adapt openly licensed materials through the Pressbooks platform.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nVideo:<\/strong> Cloning & Adapting OER with Pressbooks<\/a><\/em> by Gavin Goodwin, Pressbooks YouTube<\/a>, 2021, CC BY 4.0<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Importing Your Manuscript into Pressbooks<\/h3>\r\nLength:<\/strong> 4:36\r\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> How to import your manuscript into Pressbooks while keeping the formatting that would work well for e-books and removing any coding that can cause formatting issues.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nVideo:<\/strong> The Easiest Way to Import Your Manuscript into Pressbooks<\/a><\/em> by Pressbooks, 2015, CC BY 4.0<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Importing Word Files into Pressbooks<\/h3>\r\nLength:<\/strong> 1:36\r\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> How to import and format Word files for printing eBooks and print-on-demand using the Pressbooks platform.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nVideo:<\/strong> Tutorial: How to Import Word Files into Pressbooks<\/a><\/em> by Pressbooks, 2014, CC BY 4.0<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Three Tips for Better Books Using Pressbooks<\/h3>\r\nLength:<\/strong> 1:32\r\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> Three things you can do to ensure that your book looks great and translates flawlessly on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, CreateSpace, and any other bookshop.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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\r\n\r\nVideo:<\/strong> 3 Tips For Better Books Using Pressbooks<\/a><\/em> by Pressbooks, 2015, CC BY 4.0<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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Video Guides to Enhance your Skills for<\/h2>\n
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Pressbooks<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Learn about the features and functionalities of Pressbooks with these bite-sized video tutorials.<\/p>\n

\"image\"Adding OER Metadata with Pressbooks<\/h3>\n

Length:<\/strong> 2:35
\nWhat you will learn:<\/strong> How to include Book Information and Metadata in your Pressbooks material to increase the reach and searchability of your book.<\/p>\n

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