# The transmittal

> The one-page form about your book. It sets the title pages, trim size, typography and copyright page.

The transmittal is step 1 of your Factory page. In publishing, a transmittal
is the sheet that travels with a manuscript into production and says what the
book is. Here it also drives the build: the factory generates your half-title,
title page, copyright page and contents from it.

It **saves as you type** (*Saved ✓*). If a save fails, it says *Not saved —
retrying*; keep the tab open and it tries again. The top line shows
**[DRAFT]** or **[FINAL]** and how much is filled in. Beside it are **Style
sheet**, **History** (earlier versions, saved at most once every five
minutes, each with **Preview** and **Restore**), **Print** and **Mark
Final**. On a wide screen, while you're in step 1, the step list on the left
shows each section's answer or what's missing (*no year*, *2 unanswered*).
Click one to jump there.

## What it asks

- **Book information:** author, title, subtitle, series, publisher, ISBNs,
  and an optional target date. If chapters are by different authors, choose
  where each author's name prints: on the chapter opener, in the Contents, or
  both.
- **Manuscript checklist:** the first group (half-title, title page,
  copyright page, contents) is made by the factory from this form, so leave
  it **Included** unless the book shouldn't have one (**Leave out**). For
  everything else, choose **In ms** (in the manuscript now), **Later** or
  **Not in book**. *Later* asks for a date; once that date has passed, it's
  marked *date passed*. **Parts:** if your book has parts, Heading 1 is a
  part and Heading 2 a chapter. Tick **This is a poetry collection** and
  poems (Verse) print at the size of the text; otherwise they print a little
  smaller. The chapter, word and image counts fill in when you
  [Inspect](inspect.md).
- **Illustrations:** one image per paragraph, placed inline (not floating),
  caption in the next paragraph. At least 1100 px wide for a full-width
  figure; PNG for line art and screenshots, JPEG for photos. The EPUB keeps
  color. The print interior is black and white unless you tick *Color
  interior*; *About color in print and EPUB* explains how color images are
  turned gray. **Images print** sets the book's default: *as placed in your
  file* or *full text width*. You can size single images on the
  [Inspect](inspect.md) report.
- **Rights:** a checkbox confirming the text is yours or you have permission.
  The factory typesets what you send; clearing rights is up to you.
- **Copyright page:** year, rights holder, publisher city, **Rights** (all
  rights reserved, a Creative Commons license, or *Written out in full under
  Additional notices*), edition line, credits and any further notices. The
  **Preview** shows the page as it will print; a blank year shows as
  *[no year]*.
- **Format:** the trim size, which is the page size. **Pocket** (110 × 178 mm,
  about 4⅓ × 7 in) is the house size: it fits a coat pocket and suits
  fiction, essays and short nonfiction. Choose it if you're unsure; a book
  with no size chosen is set at Pocket. The other choices are **Small**
  (5½ × 8½ in), **Medium** (6 × 9 in, the standard trade paperback),
  **Large** (8½ × 11 in), **Let the studio choose**, and **Exact size**. Your
  printer supplies the spine and cover template.
- **Typography:** typeface, text size, section-break mark, indented or block
  paragraphs. The first answer in each row is the studio default. Click a
  sample page to enlarge it, or download the full sampler (PDF). If your
  press has a house book design, a **Book design** row comes first; choosing
  it sets the typeface, text size, paragraphs and trim for you, and leaves
  the section break to you. **Typography notes** is where you mention special
  characters (Greek, accented names, symbols) or math.
- **Custom styles (optional):** only for a kind of paragraph your book has
  that none of the factory's thirteen styles covers, such as letters or
  recipes. Use the name it has in your file and pick the factory style it's
  closest to. Don't list the factory styles, your editor's built-in ones, or
  plain bold and italic. See [Send your manuscript](send-your-manuscript.md).
- **Cover:** notes only. Your EPUB cover (yours, or the studio's house cover)
  is in step 2. The print cover goes to your printer. A date in the notes
  that has passed is flagged.

## Mark Final

When the form is right, choose **Mark Final**. The factory generates your
**authoring template** (`.docx`, or `.odt` for LibreOffice) and emails you
the link; it's also at **Template (.docx) ↓** at the top. You don't have to
use the template. **Return to draft** switches it back any time.

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Source: https://studio.jdbb.net/help/transmittal