Book format for word

Create a booklet or book

  1. Go to Layout and select the Page Setup dialog launch icon at the bottom-right corner.

    On the PAGE LAYOUT tab, the Page Setup icon at the bottom right opens Page Setup window.

  2. On the Margins tab, change the setting for Multiple pages to Book fold. The orientation automatically changes to Landscape.

    On the Margins tab under Pages, change the setting for Multiple pages: into Book fold. Orientation changes to Landscape.

    Tip: If you have a long document, you might want to split it into multiple booklets, which you can then bind into one book. Under Sheets per booklet, choose how many pages to print per booklet.

  3. Select and increase the value of Gutter to reserve space on the inside fold for binding.

  4. Go to the Paper tab and select the Paper size. The final size of the booklet is one half width of the paper size.

    On the Paper tab, select the Paper size. The final size of the booklet is one half of the paper size. Make sure your printer is stocked with paper of the right size.

    Tip: You can add many embellishments to your booklet’s appearance. For example, to add borders to every page, on the Layout tab of the Page Setup window, click Borders.

  5. Click OK. If your document already has content, the text is formatted automatically, but you might need to adjust objects like images and tables manually.

Print settings for booklets

When you print the booklet, check the print settings to make sure you print on both sides of the paper and flip the papers correctly for the printing to work as intended.

  1. Go to File > Print.

  2. If your printer supports automatic printing on both sides, change Print One Sidedto Print on Both Sides. Choose the option Flip pages on short edge to avoid printing the second side of each sheet upside down.

    Under Settings, change Print One Sided to Print on Both Sides.

  3. If your printer doesn’t support automatic printing on both sides, select Manually Print on Both Sides, and feed the pages back to the printer when prompted. To avoid pages from printing upside down, flip the sheets on the short edge of the paper according to your printer’s instructions.

    Tip: For a professional touch, consider adding page numbers in the header or the footer. For more info, see Add page numbers.

See Also

Create a booklet using a Word template

Booklet: Page numbering tips.

Create different headers or footers for odd and even pages

Get Microsoft publishing templates

Create a booklet or book

  1. Go to Layout > Margins > Custom Margins.

  2. Change the setting for Multiple pages to Book fold. The orientation automatically changes to Landscape.

    Tip: If you have a long document, you might want to split it into multiple booklets, which you can then bind into one book. Under Sheets per booklet, choose how many pages to print per booklet.

  3. To reserve space on the inside fold for binding, increase the width of the Gutter.

  4. You can add many embellishments to your booklet’s appearance. For example, to add borders to every page, on the Layout tab of the Custom Margins window, select Borders.

  5. Select OK.

    If your document already has content, the text is formatted automatically, but you might need to adjust objects like images and tables manually.

  6. Go to File > Page Setup and check the paper size. Keep in mind that the final size of the booklet is one half of the paper size. Make sure your printer is stocked with paper of the right size.

Print settings for booklets

When you print the booklet, check the print settings to make sure you print on both sides of the paper and flip the papers correctly for the printing to work as intended. If your printer supports automatic printing on both sides, follow these steps.

  1. Click File > Print.

  2. Under Two-sided, select Booklet.

    Tip: For a professional touch, consider adding page numbers in the header or the footer. For more info, see Add page numbers.

Note: If your printer doesn’t support automatic printing on both sides, you’ll need to print each page manually.

See Also

Create a booklet using a Word template

Booklet: Page numbering tips.

Create different headers or footers for odd and even pages

Get Microsoft publishing templates

Table of contents

  • Formatting a Book in Microsoft Word
    • Font
    • Setting Paragraphs and Spacing
    • Chapter Headings
    • Table of Contents
    • Double-Check Your Work!
  • Next Steps: Formatting for Print in Microsoft Word
    • Book Size and Page Setup
    • Margins
    • Copy and Paste Your Book
    • Header
    • Footer
    • Triple Check Your Work!
  • Formatting With Atticus

There are a ton of options available for formatting your manuscript before you can upload it to the various online vendors or book printing companies. Even a simple Google search can give you nearly endless options. It’s pretty overwhelming. But, since many people are familiar with Microsoft Word, I decided an article on how to format a book with Word is in order.

Presenting a nice-looking book to readers is essential. If it looks unprofessional, it’s going to be harder to gain readers and build your reputation. That’s why formatting your manuscript is so important. So whether you’re looking to format your manuscript for an ebook or a print book (or both), this guide can help!

First, we’ll talk about formatting an ebook and then a print book, since they’re both a little different. But, it’s a good idea to read through the whole thing, because formatting for an ebook sets you up for formatting for print.

In this article, you will learn:

  1. Formatting chapter headings in Word
  2. How to format your book for print in Word
  3. Setting up the book size and page format
  4. Formatting your book in Atticus vs. Word

Let’s dive right in.

Note: If yours is a picture book or one that has lots of images, graphs, blockquotes, illustrations, and the like, Word is not the best option for formatting. You’ll probably want to go with a professional formatting service or try your hand at formatting with a fixed-layout file manuscript format. You can check out this article on KDP for help with image-heavy books.

Formatting a Book in Microsoft Word

First off, you need to make sure you have everything ready to go in your document. This means having the title page, introduction, preface, etc. in place. Many writers are so excited with their finished and edited manuscript that they forget about the seemingly little things that can have a big impact on readers.

If you’re not sure what goes into the front and back matter of a book, check out this article.

Font

Start with a standard font size and style, like 12-point and Times New Roman or Arial. These will make your life easier and your readers will thank you, whether they’re reading your Kindle book or your print book.

Once you have all the parts of your book organized in your manuscript and your text size and style set, it’s time to get formatting.

Setting Paragraphs and Spacing

Getting paragraph indentations and spacing are important for a professional-looking ebook. You can help Kindle Direct Publishing (or whichever platform you’re going to sell on) by making sure these are all within the proper bounds. Make sure you’re in the Home tab for proper navigation.

First, click on the Paragraph bar at the top of your screen. Set the alignment to left and make sure the Outline Level is set to Body Text.

Paragraph in Microsoft Word

Next, under the Indentation heading, there’s a Special column on the right. Set that to First Line and place the indentation at 0.2”.

Paragraph settings in Microsoft Word

Then you’ll want to make sure that Line Spacing is set to Single.

Chapter Headings

Formatting your chapter headings correctly differentiates them from the rest of the text so that when the manuscript is transformed into ebook format, the ebook reader will know when a new chapter is starting.

To do this, place your cursor on a chapter title. Then click on the Styles tab. A window should open up on the right side of your screen.

Styles in Microsoft Word

Click the Heading 1 style. You’ll see the heading change. Once it has changed, you can select whatever font style you want without removing the Heading 1 style from the chapter heading.

Heading in Microsoft Word

Repeat this process for all the chapter headings in your book, making sure they’re all the same font.

Once you have all of them changed, you can go to the View tab and check the box for the Navigation Pane. You’ll then be able to view your headings on a window on the left side of your screen. You can also jump to a chapter by clicking on your chapter title in the Navigation Pane.

Navigation pane in Microsoft Word

Table of Contents

Next, you’ll want to create a table of contents (TOC).

Decide where you want your table of contents (it should have its own page after the title and copyright pages). Place the cursor there and then navigate to the References tab and click on the Table of Contents. Select Automatic Table 1.

References in Microsoft Word

Go to Table of Contents again and select Custom Table of Contents from near the bottom of the menu. When the box pops up, set the Show Levels option to 1. Then unclick the Show Page Numbers box above that.

It will ask you if you want to replace your current TOC. Click OK.

Next, you’ll need to add a bookmark to the TOC. Highlight the word Contents at the top of the table of contents. Navigate to the Insert tab. Under the Links heading, select Bookmark. Label the bookmark TOC.

Table of contents in Microsoft Word

That’s it! I can’t say that it’s easy exactly, but it’s not the hardest thing in the world. Next, you can upload the .docx MS Word document to Kindle Direct Publishing and Amazon will convert it to an EPUB file for you.

Double-Check Your Work!

Now, it’s important to make sure the final products look good. One drawback of formatting with Word is that the Kindle ebooks often have some issues in formatting, so you need to go through it with a fine-tooth comb, paying special attention to the text and formatting.

Of course, if you’d rather not go through all the hassle outlined above, you can also use Atticus to format your ebook! But, more on that later. First, let’s talk about formatting your book for print.

Next Steps: Formatting for Print in Microsoft Word

For best results in print formatting, you’ll want to follow the steps above for ebook formatting. Print formatting is more involved, but it works off the same basic structure that I described above.

So, once you have your chapter headings, your font size, paragraph spacing, and TOC all ready to go, you can continue with the print formatting directions below.

The easiest way to go about this is to use a new blank document that you can cut and paste your manuscript into. So, do the following on your new blank document to get it ready for your manuscript.

Hint: You can also search for a Word template to download and transfer your text into. There are free and paid template options out there made expressly for MS Word. These still often require some trial and error to get the proper book format.

Book Size and Page Setup

Before you can do anything, you need to decide which size your book will be. There are several different options available. The most popular sizes in the U.S. are 5” x 8”, 5.5 x 8.5”, and 6” x 9”. If you’re not sure which page size to choose, pick up a book from your bookshelf that seems like a good size for your book and measure it. Chances are it’s one of the three sizes above.

If you choose another page size, head over to the print-on-demand company of your choice to make sure they support the size you want to use.

In your blank document, navigate to the Layout tab. Click on the Size option and select More Paper Sizes at the bottom to enter your desired size. For this demonstration, I used the page size 5.5” x 8.5”.

Page size in Microsoft Word
Custom page sizes in Microsoft Word

Margins

Next, navigate to the Margins tab on the left-hand side of the Layout toolbar. Click on it and select Custom Margins at the very bottom of the dropdown menu. Depending on your book’s word count, you may have a little room to make them smaller. The important thing is to not make them too small because doing so can cut off some of the text when the book is bound.

Margins in Microsoft Word

You generally don’t want to go smaller than 0.325”. For this book, we’ll set all the margins to 0.75”. When you preview your book before you send it to be printed, you’ll be able to ensure that none of the text is cut off by the binding.

Copy and Paste Your Book

Now is a good time to copy and paste your manuscript into the formatted document. This way you can have a different document for print books and one for ebooks. Plus, the next section is easier when you can see what you’re doing and where your different sections start.

Once your manuscript is pasted into the formatted Word file, head over to the Insert toolbar. Then navigate to the Header tab. Once you click it, a dropdown menu will appear and you’ll be able to choose the header style you like best for your book.

Insert header in Microsoft Word

If you’re not sure, take a look at a couple of your books to see what style you like best. Usually, the header is used for the author’s name and the title of the book. Most of the time the text of the header is smaller, but not always. It’s always differentiated in some way from the main text.

Next, let’s put a footer in that’s just the page numbers. But, the kicker is that you don’t want page numbers for your title page, TOC, or your copyright page. You want the first page of your book to be where the numbers start. Here’s how you do this:

Make sure you exit out of the Header and Footer section to go back to the Home toolbar. Move your cursor to the bottom of the last page before your novel begins. Then go to the Layout toolbar and find the Breaks tab. Find the Section Breaks in the dropdown menu and select the Next Page Section Break (not to be confused with a regular page break).

Page breaks in Microsoft Word

This will create a different section for your front matter and another for the main text of your book, which will allow you to add page numbers only where you want them.

Next, go to the bottom of your first page — the page where you want the numbers to start, and double click on the bottom margin. The page should change, letting you know that you’re in the footer section.

Next, you’ll see that the top toolbar has switched automatically to the Header and Footer tab. The Link to Previous button should be highlighted. Deselect this.

Link to Previous in Microsoft Word

Then, navigate to the left and find the Page Number button. Click it to access the dropdown menu. Select whichever style of page number you like. The numbers should only start at the bottom of the page you’re on.

Footer-Section-Numbered-Microsoft-Word

Once you’re done adding the page numbers, you’ll have a print-formatted manuscript!

Triple Check Your Work!

Upload your finished product to Amazon along with your cover and take a look through their printed book preview feature to make sure it looks good and that none of the text gets cut off.

As you can tell, working with Microsoft Word is not the best (or the easiest) way to format your book, whether you’re working with print or ebooks.

If you want a much easier and faster way to format your books, Atticus is the way to go.

Video: How to Format a Book in Word

For a nice summary of this article, along with a few of my own personal thoughts on the subject, be sure to check out this video on how to format a book in Microsoft Word.

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Formatting With Atticus

Atticus is a brand new all-in-one formatting and writing software that yours truly (and a great team) has been working hard on for a long while now. It allows you to customize your book layout with several different options — all with a few clicks of the mouse.

You can choose to write your entire book in Atticus or you can simply import your Word document or Google doc when you’re ready to devote a few minutes to formatting.

Atticus gives you the option to change the text style and size. You can use the preview option to see how the text will look in different formats.

You can choose from seventeen different chapter heading styles with ease, and Atticus will format them all automatically. Even within those options, you can customize titles, subtitles, and even how the numbers show up. Whether you’re writing a nonfiction book or a fiction book, there’s a template for you in Atticus.

Atticus Chapter Options

You can also customize the paragraph styles, making them indented or spaced. You can also add custom paragraph breaks or choose from existing ones. There’s an option for lead-in small caps and, of course, the always classy drop cap option. And, you can preview the changes in real-time.

Atticus Chapter and Paragraph Options

Atticus also makes it easy to change your headers and footers without all the trouble that doing it in MS Word entails. You can choose what page number format you want, as well as what header format.

Atticus Header and Footer

And, perhaps best of all, it also allows you to pick your print options easily. Atticus will then automatically format it, giving you an excellent-looking file that you can use with any print-on-demand companies. You can use it as a word processor or just for book formatting. Or both!

Atticus Print Settings

So if you want to save time (and time is money, especially for indie authors, isn’t it?), then head on over to Atticus.io and get yourself a copy for a one-time price. No monthly fees here. And you’ll always get the latest updates as we continually upgrade and make Atticus even better.

(for Createspace, Lightning Source, or IngramSpark)

This is a guide to formatting your book in Microsoft Word (2010). We’ll be making a 6″x9″ PDF for print; but you can easily change the document to another size. You can watch these three videos, or go through the guide down below. You can start your own document from scratch, or download our free package of formatting templates to get started quickly. 

Part 1: Setting Paragraph Styles

How to format a book for print in MS Word — Tutorial #1

Part 2: setting up headers, page numbers and footings

How to format a book for print in MS Word — Tutorial #2

Part 3: Front matter and back matter suggestions

How to format a book for print in MS Word — Tutorial #3

PS. Our FREE book formatting templates have this stuff built in. Click here to download them now.

A Quick Trick for Outlining your Book

Did you know you can drag and drop whole sections around in MS Word (just like you can in Scrivener)? It helps a ton with organization.

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How to format a book in Microsoft Word (with pictures)

Getting started

Open a new document. Click “size”>> “More paper sizes” and set the document to 6”x9” (or your book size).

book formatting MS Word

Then set the margins and gutter. Make sure to apply to the “whole document” instead of “this section.”

book margins gutter

I set this one to 1″ margins on the top and bottom (a bit too much on the top). The «Gutter» is extra space on the inside. Recently (2014) I’ve noticed that Createspace book spines are much more glued-together, so the gutter may need to be a little bigger. Copy and paste your text into the document (or, if you’ve already been writing in Word, save the document as a new file (to be safe) and then start formatting.

Setting Paragraphs

Highlight some text and click on the «line options» tab. Set the indent for the first line of paragraphs to .2 or so (I started with .3, but that’s too much).

normal

Make sure there’s no space before or after the paragraph, and justified text. Select the font you want to use. With that text still selected, right click, go to “Styles” and “Update Normal to Match Selection.” Now your whole document is using the “Normal style.”

book formatting Word

Then select the first paragraph of your book, click line spacing options again, but set the first line indent at 0.0. This time, right click and “Save the selection as a new style.” Save it as “First Paragraph.” book formatting template

Chapter Pages

Next, we’re going to separate all the chapters. This will be really important later when we start adding headers and footers. So put the cursor before any of the text, go to “Page Layout” >> “Breaks” and “Next Page.”

breaks

If you’ve done this right, the first page will say “First page Footer, Section 1” and the top of the next page will say “First Page Header, Section 2.”

header footer MS Word

Click into the headers area (by clicking the space at the top of the page) and make sure you’ve checked «Different First Page” and “Different Odd and Even Pages.”

book formatting layout

Because this is the first page of the first chapter, you can begin styling the chapter pages. To make use of Word’s built in Table of Contents function, it’s best to start with Word’s preset “Heading One.”

book format Word

Just type “Chapter One”, select it, pick “Heading 1” from the styles, then change the size and font, select the text and right-click, then under «styles» click “Update Heading One to match selection.” (I’ve changed the font to no-indent, black, and «Bebas Neue.») You may want to expand the text by bringing up the fonts menu (Ctrl+D on Windows) go to advanced, spacing and “expanded.”

You should also check to make sure there’s no indent on your chapter title, so that it’s really centered.

chapter pages ms word

If you have a “Navigation” window open on the left side, this heading should show up right away.

chapterone

Now you may want to style the first sentence. Select the first few words, and transform them to uppercase by going to the “Change Case” button on the Home menu.

changecase

Then, to add a Dropcap, put the cursor before the first letter of the first sentence, then go to the Insert panel and click the DropCap feature.

dropcap

You can change the font of the drop cap to stand out even more, but getting the positioning right can be tricky. If you want the Dropcap to take two lines instead of three, choose “Drop Cap options” from the menu.

Now that our first page is ready, move down to the second page and click in the top area to select the header. Up on the menu, the “Link to Previous” is probably selected. You want to click on it to unlink it (just for the first pages, so they don’t link with the front matter. For the remaining pages, you’ll want link to previous selected). I’ll type in “Book Title”, get the style right and then save it as a new quick style (“headers”).

booktitle

I’ll align right. If you have “gutter” set up, you can see that the “inside” of the page (on the left) has more spacing. You want to align your headers and footers to the outside, so make sure it’s on the side of the page with the smaller margins.

Then I’ll go into the footers area, click “Insert”, then page numbers>>current position>>plain number. This enters a page number field. Mine starts on page 3. If I want to change this, I could go to Insert>>page numbers>>Format page numbers and then choose “start at #…” instead of “continue from previous section.”

how to make book

Then I can go down to the next page. Because I’ve selected “Different Odd & Even Pages” I can make this page a little different, by aligning left and typing “Author Name.”

Then, instead of inserting the page number again, I can just select and copy the page number field from the previous page, and paste it into the footer of this page – aligning it left like the header. To check my work, I’ll go to “View” and hit the “Two pages” so I can make sure that it looks OK.

createspace POD book format

There’s a little too much space between my headers and the content… but that’s because I set my top page margins to 1” (a bit much). I’ll leave it for now. The headings and page numbers look fine, so I’ll go back to View>> 100% and continue on. The whole first chapter should look pretty good now.

If I want to style section breaks I could… a simple way is to use the “First Paragraph” style again with all caps on the first few words, but no dropcaps.

format book createspace

When I get down to the bottom of the chapter, I’ll put the cursor below the text, select Page layout>>Breaks >> and hit “Next Page” again.

breaks

Because this is the first page of a new section, and we’ve selected “Different First Page” this page should be blank, with no headers and footers, so you can style it like the first Chapter Page. In Word, it’s hard to line up everything exactly.

The best way to get it 100% consistent is to select and copy from just above the first paragraph to the top of the page, including all the spaces and Chapter Header, and then pasting it the first page of the next chapter. That’s also a little faster than redoing everything manually. Then I can just change the text to “Chapter Two”.

The following pages in the book should have the same headers and footers, and the page numbers should be automatic. So all you need to do is skip through and adding «Next Page» breaks between every chapter, and styling the chapter pages. If your page numbers aren’t working for any reason, make sure the “Link to Previous” option is selected. If they still aren’t connecting, go to format page numbers and “continue from previous.”

formatpage#

You can also just select the page number field from the previous section and copy it into the one that’s broken. If you’ve been setting all your quick styles (first paragraph, normal, header, headings, page numbers) going through the chapters like this should be pretty fast.

If you get stuck with anything, it will probably be with the headings and footers and page numbers. When you finish styling your chapters, switch to Two-Pages view so you can check everything over. Right and left-align can be confusing, even if you are viewing it in Two-Pages mode, because Word may not show it as it actually prints.

Drop cap in MS word

Just keep in mind the extra wide margins are the inside gutter, so these are aligned on the outside, even though they look like they will be on the inside. If you’ve been using the “Heading 1” style, Word has automatically been adding in your chapters to the navigation, which you should see on the navigation panel on the left.

Book formatting table of contents

So let’s go back to the front and add the “front matter”, including the table of contents.

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Adding the Copyright Page, Title Page and TOC

Put the cursor before chapter one and add a new “Next Page” break.

You’ll need these pages: 1. Title Page 2. Copyright page 3. Table of Contents 4. Dedication.

Your title page will want to match the cover pretty closely – see if your designer will give you the fonts he used – you may need to space out the lettering quite a bit. If you ask, your designer can probably save you a transparent PNG of the cover text (just like on the cover, but without the art) that you can add into the title page.

Your copyright page will look something like this (you can use this if you want):

TITLE Copyright © 2013 by Author Name.

All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations em- bodied in critical articles or reviews.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organiza- tions, places, events and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

For information contact; address www.website.com

Book and Cover design by Designer

ISBN: 123456789

First Edition: Month 2013

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The «10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1» on the bottom refers to the editions, so if it goes until “1” it means first edition. If this was the fourth edition, you’d write: «10 9 8 7 6 5 4». These numbers should be close to the bottom of the page. It can be centered, left or right aligned, and with much smaller font size (9 or 10).

If you’re indie publishing, the copyright page isn’t a big deal – in fact you can stand out by using something more creative. I tend to use a simple message like “Feel free to share this – just don’t try to pass it off as your own! If you enjoy this book, I really hope you’ll do me the favor of leaving a review. You can connect with me @creativindie.” There’s something to be said for trying to look as professional as possible though, especially with the print book; but I also think it’s fine to «own up to» and even take pride in the fact that you self-published, as some skeptics may feel you’re «trying to hide it» otherwise. Make another “next page” break. Then go to the “references” tab and hit Table of Contents.

book layout templates

You should get an automatic Table of Contents. You may need to delete some areas, or change the fonts and styles (if you do, make sure to save it as a new style… it’s really annoying to keep restyling it if you forget to do this). Because this table is automatic, you can “Update Table” and “Update Page Numbers Only” if you do rewrites or add content later.

format book

For the TOC, you probably need to make the text about 14pt, and add a little more spacing. If this is a novel, you don’t really need a table of contents, but that’s up to you. For the front pages, you’ll probably want to make sure there’s no indents anywhere, so everything is properly aligned.

Be a little careful on these front pages – if a header or footer gets added in, and a later page is set to “link to previous” – then when you delete it on the front pages it will erase the headers and footers throughout the book. Instead, go to the next page with headers and uncheck “link to previous” – then you can delete the headers on the front pages. Also, the copyright page is usually on the back of the title page (on the left hand side), while the dedication, Table of Contents and Chapter One usually starts on the right hand side – this means you’ll have to leave some blank pages in between.

book copyright page

You can zoom way out to see everything together. Sometimes I need to use a real book, or picture the pages on my hand and flip my palm back and forth, to get this right. Note – some books have all chapter pages on the right hand side – if you want to do that, just add an extra blank page by adding more “Next Page” breaks, and make sure they aren’t connected to any headers or footers so they stay blank.

That’s it – I’m going to attach the sample I made for this tutorial, you can download it by clicking these links: Template-sample(.docx) Template-sample (.doc) (They won’t look the same unless you have the same fonts… so the first thing you’ll want to do is change the

Chapter Heading font to something that matches your book. Hopefully you’ve already got a great book cover, but if not, take a look at my huge list of best fonts per genre here.) If you get stuck and are frustrated, I highly recommend finding someone on Fiverr.com. Pay them $10~25 to fix whatever problem you’re stuck on; it’s worth it.

Ps) It can save some time if you learn a few useful keyboard shortcuts for MS Word. There’s a full list here. The one I use the most is «Ctrl+z» which undoes your last action.

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Как в Ворде сделать книгу

Бумажные книги постепенно отходят на второй план и, если современный человек что-то и читает, то делает это, чаше всего, со смартфона или планшета. Дома для аналогичных целей можно использовать компьютер или ноутбук.

Существуют специальные форматы файлов и программы-читалки для удобного чтения электронных книг, но многие из них также распространяются в форматах DOC и DOCX. Оформление таких файлов зачастую оставляет желать лучшего, поэтому в данной статье мы расскажем, как сделать книгу в Ворде хорошо читабельной и пригодной для печати именно в книжном формате.

Создание электронной версии книги

1. Откройте текстовый документ Word, содержащий книгу.

открытый документ в Word

Примечание: Если вы скачали файл DOC и DOCX из интернета, вероятнее всего, после открытия он будет работать в режиме ограниченной функциональности. Чтобы его отключить, воспользуйтесь нашей инструкцией, описанной в статье по ссылке ниже.

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2. Пройдитесь по документу, вполне возможно, что в нем содержится много лишнего, информации и данных, которые вам не нужны, пустые страницы и т.д. Так, в нашем примере это газетная вырезка в начале книги и список того, к чему Стивен Кинг приложил свою руку к моменту написания новеллы “11/22/63”, которая и открыта в нашем файле.

Лишние элементы в Word

3. Выделите весь текст, нажав “Ctrl+A”.

Начало книги в Word

4. Откройте диалоговое окно “Параметры страницы” (вкладка “Макет” в Word 2012 — 2016, “Разметка страницы” в версиях 2007 — 2010 и “Формат” в 2003).

Выделить открыть параметры страницы в Word

5. В разделе “Страницы” разверните меню пункта “Несколько страниц” и выберите “Брошюра”. Это автоматически изменит ориентацию на альбомную.

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6. Под пунктом “Несколько страниц” появится новый пункт “Число страниц в брошюре”. Выберите 4 (по две страницы с каждой стороны листа), в разделе “Образец” вы можете увидеть, как это будет выглядеть.

Параметры страницы Брошюра в Word

7. С выбором пункта “Брошюра” настройки полей (их название) изменились. Теперь в документе есть не левое и правое поле, а “Внутри” и “Снаружи”, что логично для книжного формата. В зависимости от того, как вы будете скреплять свою будущую книгу после печати, выберите подходящий размер полей, не забыв о размере переплета.

Параметры страницы отступы в Word

    Совет: Если вы планируете склеивать листы книги, размера переплета в 2 см будет достаточно, если же вы хотите ее сшить или скрепить каким-нибудь другим образом, проделывая отверстия в листах, лучше сделать “Переплет” немного больше.

Примечание: Поле “Внутри” отвечает за отступ текста от переплета, “Снаружи” — от внешнего края листа.

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Как изменить поля страницы

8. Проверьте документ, нормально ли он выглядит. Если текст “разъехался”, возможно, виной этому являются колонтитулы, которые необходимо подкорректировать. Для этого в окне “Параметры страницы” перейдите во вкладку “Источник бумаги” и задайте необходимый размер колонтитулов.

Параметры страницы колонтитулы в Word

9. Снова просмотрите текст. Возможно, вас не устраивает размер шрифта или сам шрифт. Если это необходимо, изменить его, воспользовавшись нашей инструкцией.

Книга пример в Word

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10. Вероятнее всего, с изменением ориентации страницы, полей, шрифта и его размера, текст сместился по документу. Для кого-то это не имеет значения, но кто-то явно пожелает сделать так, чтобы каждая глава, а то и каждый раздел книги начинался с новой страницы. Для этого в тех местах, где заканчивается глава (раздел), нужно добавить разрыв страницы.

Вид книги в Word

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Проделав все вышеописанные манипуляции, вы придадите своей книге “правильный”, хорошо читабельный вид. Так что можно смело переходить к следующему этапу.

Примечание: Если в книге по каким-то причинам отсутствует нумерация страниц, вы можете сделать ее вручную, воспользовавшись инструкцией, описанной в нашей статье.

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Печать созданной книги

Завершив работу с электронной версией книги, ее необходимо распечатать, предварительно убедившись в работоспособности способности принтера и достаточных запасах бумаги и краски.

1. Откройте меню “Файл” (кнопка “MS Office” в ранних версиях программы).

2. Выберите пункт “Печать”.

Файл печать в Word

    Совет: Открыть параметры печати можно и с помощью клавиш — просто нажмите в текстовом документе “Ctrl+P”.

3. Выберите пункт “Печать на обоих сторонах” или “Двусторонняя печать”, в зависимости от версии программы. Поместите бумагу в лоток и нажмите “Печать”.

Окно настройки печати в Word

После того, как будет напечатана первая половина книги, Ворд выдаст следующее уведомление:

предупреждение принтера в Word

Примечание: Инструкция, которая отображается в данном окне, является стандартной. Следовательно, представленный в ней совет подойдет не для всех принтеров. Ваша задача — понять, как и на какой стороне листа печатает ваш принтер, как он выдает бумагу с распечатанным текстом, после чего ее нужно зеркально перевернуть и поместить в лоток. Нажмите кнопку “ОК”.

    Совет: Если боитесь допустить ошибку непосредственно на этапе печати, для начала попробуйте распечатать четыре страницы книги, то есть, один лист с текстом с двух сторон.

После того, как печать будет завершена, вы можете скрепить, сшить или склеить свою книгу. Листы при этом нужно складывать не так, как в тетрадке, а сгибать каждый из них посередине (место для переплета), а затем складывать друг за другом, согласно нумерации страниц.

На этом мы закончим, из этой статьи вы узнали, как в MS Word сделать книжный формат страницы, самостоятельно сделать электронную версию книги, а затем распечатать ее на принтере, создав физическую копию. Читайте только хорошие книги, осваивайте правильные и полезные программы, коей является и текстовый редактор из пакета Microsoft Office.

Want to have your content ready for printing? If yes then you have landed on a right page. We are providing you here with free and editable book templates in Word. We have prepared these book designs in Word with great care, keeping everything perfectly set-up for print requirements.

These perfect book templates for Word are built with proper styling and easy-to-use layout. You should not even worry about the formatting as everything has already been set in these awesome book layout designs.

You can simply write your book from scratch or copy your existing material into any of these Word book templates, you are then good to go! You’ll find here some of the best fiction and non-fiction book templates for free.

In our printable book templates, margins, paper-size, bleed, gutter and table of contents are styled with proper typesetting. You would be amazed by using these clean and professional book writing templates in Microsoft Word.

Our Word book manuscript templates are perfect for every self-publisher. You can use these book designs for CreateSpace, Kindle Direct Publishing, Ingramspark or any other self-publishing company of your choice.

Go to any book template for Word below. Read the description there or at-least see the template features section. You can then simply download your book template in Microsoft Word format.

Need help for using these manuscript templates? No worries, write to us through inbox or in the comments box, we will definitely help you in preparing your book for printing.

You can also contact us with any queries regarding self-publishing a book. We can prepare an on-demand book template for Word, without any price.

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Many new writers will reach this common barrier when it comes to publishing their first book. That barrier is formatting.

Once you have written your wonderful book, had it edited and proofread, you may be wondering, right… how do I turn this into an actual book?

Before the final stage of submitting to your chosen self-publishing platform, you will need to format your book. This can be done on various book formatting programs or you could hire a freelancer to do it for you. 

But if you want to learn how to do this yourself, and do so inexpensively, then you may want to consider formatting your book in Microsoft Word. Which, I suppose you already have — hence, you reading this post!

Chances are you already have Microsoft Word installed on your PC, making it an easily accessible and free option for your book formatting needs. It is also quite a straight forward solution — especially if you have written a Novel or largely text-based book. 

Illustrated books, however, are a little different — but you can learn about that here if you wish.

In addition to the pre-created book and booklet formats, Microsoft Word provides parametrized layouts that can be used to create a beautiful book, whether you’ve written a memoir or sharing your romance novel for the world to read.

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How To Format Your Book In Microsoft Word (Free Book Formatting)

Table Of Contents

  1. Creating Your Book In Word
  2. Margins
  3. Gutter
  4. Other Things To Consider When Formatting Your Book In Microsoft Word
  5. Free Pre-Edited Downloadable Microsoft Word Formatted Documents
  6. Hiring A Freelancer To Edit And Format Your Book

Creating Your Book In Word

Creating Your Book In Word

First, start by opening Word. It’s recommended that you adjust the following settings before writing your content so that you won’t run into issues with formatting later.

Margins

How To Format Your Book In Microsoft Word - Layout Tab

Once you’re in Word, head over to the “Layout” tab and look for the “Margins” icon

From the “Margins” section, you’re able to adjust the parameters for the margins of your book page. These values should reflect your chosen book size and page amount. You may use a book margin calculator or use your book submission platform for reference.

Gutter

How To Format Your Book In Microsoft Word - 6 By 9 Book Example

Example of a 6″ x 9″ book setup

By default, the “Gutter” margin is set to 0. This is likely to cause problems down the line, as the gutter margin is the total space between the content of your book and the fold where the pages of the book will be bound together. 

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You should either set this to a 1” margin, or whatever you have been advised to set it to based on your chosen book size (the platform you are submitting your book on will provide guidance on this). This will ensure the content of your book doesn’t get cut off by the fold.

Now, select the “Multiple Pages” drop-down, and then select “Mirror Margins”. Then, click “OK.”

This is just a basic set-up guide to show you how to adjust margins and format your book for print or ebook distribution. However, there are a tonne of things you can do through word, such as add page numbers on each page or alternate pages. Add a table of contents for easier navigation etc. So be sure to explore all of your options and play around with the in-built book formatting features in Microsoft Word.

Other Things To Consider When Formatting Your Book In Microsoft Word

  • Microsoft Word documents may be difficult to export when they contain complicated formatting (e.g. tables, text sidebars, and insets).
  • Do not adjust the margin lengths in your ebook as many platforms convert it to content that is re-flowable and can be viewed with various font sizes.
  • Try not to insert empty lines of text to produce blank pages.
  • Rather than copying and pasting, add your images straight into your document.
  • Insert page breaks when you can at the end of chapters.

Free Pre-Edited Downloadable Microsoft Word Formatted Documents

So, now that you know how to edit your margins yourself, it might be a good time to mention that there are also pre-adjusted documents that you can also download for free.

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They are word documents and are already set up for specific book sizes;

Page size without bleed Page size with bleed
5″ x 8″ (12.7 x 20.32 cm) 5.125″ x 8.25″ (13 x 20.92 cm)
5.06″ x 7.91″ (12.85 x19.84 cm) 5.185″ x 8.16″ (13.15 x 20.44 cm)
5.25″ x 8″ (13.34 x 20.32 cm) 5.375″ x 8.25″ (13.64 x 20.92 cm)
5.5″ x 8.5″ (13.97 x 21.59 cm) 5.626″ x 8.75″ (14.27 x 22.19 cm)
6″ x 9″ (15.24 x 22.86 cm) 6.125″ x 9.25″ (15.54 x 23.46 cm)
6.14″ x 9.21″ (15.6 x 23.39 cm) 6.265″ x 9.46″ (15.9 x 23.99 cm)
6.69″ x 9.61″ (16.99 x 24.4 cm) 6.815″ x 9.86″ (17.29 x 25 cm)
7″ x 10″ (17.78 x 25.4 cm) 7.125″ x 10.25″ (18.08 x 26 cm)
7.44″ x 9.69″ (18.9 x 24.61 cm) 7.565″ x 9.94″ (19.2 x 25.21 cm)
7.5″ x 9.25″ (19.05 x 23.5 cm) 7.625″ x 9.5″ (19.35 x 24.1 cm)
8″ x 10″ (20.32 x 25.4 cm) 8.125″ x 10.25″ (20.52 x 26 cm)
8.5″ x 11″ (21.59 x 27.94 cm) 8.625″ x 11.25″ (21.89 x 28.54 cm)
8.25″ x 6″ (20.96 x 15.24 cm) 8.375″ x 6.25″ (21.26 x 15.84 cm)
8.25″ x 8.25″ (20.96 x 20.96 cm) 8.375″ x 8.5″ (21.26 x 21.56 cm)
8.27″ x 11.69″ (21 x 29.7 cm) 8.395″ x 11.94″ (21.3 x 30.3 cm)
8.5″ x 8.5″ (21.59 x 21.59 cm) 8.625″ x 8.75″ (21.89 x 22.19 cm)

You can download those for free, here.

Likewise, you can use Kindle’s free formatting tool, Kindle Create to compile very professional books with all the trimmings!

Hiring A Freelancer To Edit And Format Your Book

As an author, I am always looking for ways to improve my book before hitting publish. I want to make sure that it is free of any typos or grammatical errors. I also want to ensure that the pacing is good and that the storyline flows smoothly. To do this, I use Grammarly to go through my books with a fine-toothed comb.

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I also hire a freelancer on Fiverr as a second set of eyes in the editing process and to format the book according to the publishing platform’s guidelines. This extra step in the editing process has really helped me to improve the quality of my books. I’ve shared some recommended editing services below 👇

Likewise, manuscript formatting and book cover design can be outsourced just as easily; choose a trusted seller and your book is as good as sold (cheesy, I know — and not really, you still need to build a winning marketing plan!)

Use our box below to find a freelancer for any and all of your book publishing needs:

Всем привет! В нашем сегодняшнем уроке я покажу вам, как легко можно сделать и распечатать книгу в Ворде. Статью я разбил на два шага. В первой главе я покажу вам, как правильно подготовить текст и документ. Во второй мы уже приступим к печати. Советую прочесть статью от начала и до самого конца, так как по ходу я буду рассказывать о мелких нюансах, о которых вы должны знать заранее. Если у вас что-то будет не получаться, или возникнут вопросы – пишите в комментариях под этой статьей.

Содержание

  1. ШАГ 1: Создание самой книги
  2. ШАГ 2: Печать
  3. Задать вопрос автору статьи

ШАГ 1: Создание самой книги

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

В первую очередь откройте сам документ, который вы хотите оформить и превратить в книжку. Или вы можете создать его заново, напечатав сам текст. Если вы хотите попрактиковаться, то можете взять любой текст. Самое главное, чтобы там было как минимум 4 странички.

  1. В качестве примера я покажу на книге Джоанн Кэтлин Роулинг – Гарри Поттер и Узник Азкабана. Не переживайте, книгу я прикупил достаточно давно, поэтому авторские права не нарушаю. При открытии скаченных документов из интернета вы можете увидеть сообщение «Защищённый просмотр» – жмем «Разрешить редактирование».

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. Если вы скачали книгу с интернета или облака, то я вам советую перед началом пройтись по всем страницам и отредактировать её. Например, стоит удалить некоторые пустые страницы, или посмотреть, чтобы слова и символы отображались корректно.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. Теперь нам нужно выделить весь текст. Чтобы не делать это вручную с помощью мыши, мы воспользуемся волшебными горячими клавишами. Зажимаем сначала кнопку «Ctrl», теперь, не отпуская её, жмем по английской букве «A» (Ctrl + A). Текст полностью выделится и будет подсвечен темным.
  2. Теперь сверху перейдите на вкладку «Макет». Если у вас старая версия Microsoft Word (2007 или 2010 года выпуска), то вам нужен раздел под названием «Разметка страницы». Теперь нам нужно открыть дополнительное меню с параметрами, для этого жмем по маленькой стрелочке с квадратиком в правом нижнем углу блока.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. В первой вкладке в блоке «Страницы» выставляем тип – «Брошюры», а ниже ставим число страниц на двух листах. Как вы уже догадались, на двух листах будет 4 странички с одной и с другой стороны. Ниже вы можете смотреть на образец.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. Теперь немного сложнее, нам нужно правильно указать отступ от переплета, в противном случае какой вообще толк от данной затеи. Сейчас вы все поймете. Посмотрите в первый блок под названием «Поля». В первую очередь нам нужно установить два отступа:
    1. «Внутри» – отступ текста непосредственно от переплета. Если страничка в книге расположена слева, а переплет справа, то это и есть правый переплет.
    2. «Снаружи» – отступ от внешней границы, так где заканчивается лист.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. «Верхний» и «Нижний» отступ выставляйте уже по своему вкусу. Ну и самое главное – это сам «Переплет», если вы выставите слишком маленькое значение, то текст при сшивании может попасть в слепую зону. Лучше ставить это значение не меньше 2 см, а лучше даже 2,5 – особенно если книга будет очень большой.
  2. Жмем «ОК» и проверяем, чтобы текст в документе не поплыл. Если вы видите, что отступы слишком большие, то можете их изменить. Помните, что значение «Переплета» и «Внутренний» отступ складываются. Возможно, нужно немного уменьшить отступ «Внутри»

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. Следующая проблема, с которой вы можете столкнуться – это неправильно выставленные отступы от колонтитулов. Нумерация страниц, которая расположена снизу или сверху, может дополнительно прибавлять расстояние – и их можно уменьшить. Зайдите в «Параметры страницы» и перейдите в «Источник бумаги». Здесь немного уменьшите нижний или верхний колонтитулы.

СОВЕТ! Вы можете почитать про колонтитулы отдельную статью. Также советую ознакомиться и с правильной нумерацией в документе.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. Еще раз просмотрите весь документ. Чтобы немного отдалить странички и просмотреть на разметку издалека – зажмите кнопку «Ctrl» и покрутите колесико мыши. Вы можете изменить шрифт текста или даже отдельных глав. Также в многих книгах добавляют разрыв страницы после каждой крупной главы – об этом подробно можно почитать тут.

СОВЕТ! Советую почитать про то, как добавить другой шрифт. Также посмотрите статью про изменение отступов – это может сильно сэкономить вам бумагу в будущем при распечатывании книжки.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

Теперь давайте посмотрим, как можно напечатать книгу в Ворде. Проверьте, чтобы ваш принтер был подключен к компьютеру, а в нем было достаточно бумаги и краски. Теперь давайте приступим непосредственно к печати документа в книжном формате.

СОВЕТ! На всякий случай держите запасной картридж.

  1. Жмем по надписи «Файл» в правом верхнем углу окна.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

  1. В блоке слева откройте подраздел «Печать». Кстати туда же можно попасть с помощью горячих клавиш Ctrl + P. Теперь устанавливаем настройку (как на скриншоте ниже), которая позволяет делать ручную печать на двух сторонах каждого листа. В таком случае вам придется в определенное время перевернуть листы с бумагой. Если ваш принтер позволяет, то можно выставить настройку «Двусторонняя печать» – в таком случае устройство сделает все само.

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

Теперь жмем печать. Если вы выбрали ручной режим, то после того, как все листы будут напечатаны, вам нужно будет взять этот блок бумаги, перевернуть другой стороной и установить его обратно в лоток. Как только вы выполните все правильно, нажмите по кнопке «ОК».

Как в Word сделать книжный формат: делаем книжку вместе

Но тут хочу вас предупредить – вы увидите стандартную инструкцию, которая может немного отличаться в зависимости от вида и типа принтера. Поэтому вам нужно будет самостоятельно понять, какой стороной класть бумагу в лоток, таким образом, чтобы текст напечатался правильно.

СОВЕТ! Если вы не можете понять, каким образом класть бумагу, то советую выполнить пробную печать первых четырех страничек.

После этого можете склеивать или сшивать все листы. Ориентируйтесь на нумерацию. На этом все, дорогие друзья. В этом уроке мы узнали, как создать, отредактировать и распечатать документ в виде книги. Если я что-то упустил, или у вас остались дополнительные вопросы – пишите в комментариях.

В Word документы по умолчанию представлены в виде единичной страницы, так как так удобнее редактировать содержимое. Однако некоторым пользователям может быть привычнее работать с книжным форматом. Плюс, кто-то использует Word не только для работы с текстовыми документами, но и для чтения различной литературы. Читать документы в книжном режиме действительно удобнее, чем в стандартном.

Перед тем, как преобразовать страницы документы в книжный формат рекомендуется выполнить некоторые подготовительные работы. Их проводить необязательно, однако они могут облегчить работу с большим документом. Если же вы планируете распечатать этот документ в виде книжки, то выполнение подготовительных процедур обязательно.

Выглядят они следующим образом:

  1. Откройте нужный документ и выделите в нем весь текст. Чтобы это сделать быстро воспользуйтесь сочетанием клавиш Ctrl+A. Всяко быстрее, чем вручную выделять содержимое нескольких десятков или сотен страниц.
  2. Теперь переключитесь во вкладку «Макет», что расположена в верхней части окна.
  3. Откройте диалоговое окно «Параметры страницы», кликнув по обозначенной на скриншоте кнопке.
  4. Заполните следующие поля:
    • «Несколько страниц». Там нужно поставить значение «Брошюра».
    • «Число страниц в брошюре». Установите на значении 4.
    • В верхней части укажите размер для полей и других отступов. Значения зависят от того, каким образом вы будете их скреплять и как вам удобно читать. Можете оставить их без изменений.

  5. Переключитесь во вкладку «Источник бумаги». Там можно установить размеры колонтитулов. Трогать их нужно только в том случае, если после внесенных вами изменений текст разъехался и/или стал нечитаемым. Измените их размер на больший или меньший так, чтобы текст снова стал более-менее читаемым.
  6. Нажмите «Ок». После этого документ приобретет книжный формат, плюс, будет готов к печати в виде книги, если вам это требуется.

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Возможно под книжным форматом вы имели в виду «Режим чтения». В таком случае просто нажмите на соответствующую иконку в нижней правой части документа. После его активации документ приобретет тот вид, что показан на скриншоте ниже. Однако он будет не готов к печати.

Запуск печати книги

Если вы пытались привести документ Word в книжный формат для того, чтобы затем распечатать, то вам будет полезна инструкция по запуску таковой печати:

  1. В своем документе нажмите на кнопку «Файл», что расположена в верхней левой части интерфейса.
  2. В правом меню выберите пункт «Печать». Вместо этих двух шагов вы можете просто использовать комбинацию клавиш Ctrl+P.
  3. Откроется интерфейс настройки печати документа. Выберите пункт «Печать на обоих сторонах» или «Двусторонняя печать», в зависимости от версии программы. Поместите бумагу в лоток и нажмите «Печать».
  4. Программа напечатает первую половину книги. После этого вы получите соответствующее уведомление с инструкциями, как загрузить листы для печати на другой стороне.

Теперь вы знаете, как создать книжный формат в документе Word или перейти в режим чтения, если вам просто удобнее читать документ в книжном формате.

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