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Create a booklet or book

Go to Layout and select the Page Setup dialog launch icon at the bottom-right corner.
On the Margins tab, 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.
Select and increase the value of Gutter to reserve space on the inside fold for binding.
Go to the Paper tab and select the Paper size. The final size of the booklet is one half width of the paper 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.
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.

Go to File > Print.
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.
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.

Create a booklet or book

Go to Layout > Margins > Custom Margins.
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.
To reserve space on the inside fold for binding, increase the width of the Gutter.
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.
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.
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.

Click File > Print.
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.

Create a Book or Booklet

First, go ahead and open Word. It’s recommended that you adjust these setting before writing the content of your book to prevent formatting issues late on.

Once you’re in Word, head over to the “Layout” tab. In the “Page Setup” group, click the small arrow at the bottom-right.

This opens the “Page Setup” window, where you will automatically be on the “Margin” tab. In the “Margins” group, you’re able to set the margins of the page. By default, the “Gutter” margin will be set to 0. This could cause issues further on, as the gutter margin is the amount of space between the content of your book and the fold where the pages of the book will be bound together. That said, go ahead and give the gutter a 1” margin, so the content of your book doesn’t get lost in the fold.

Next, select the arrow next to “Multiple Pages” in the “Pages” group, then select “Book Fold” from the drop-down menu. Once selected, you’ll notice your page orientation automatically changes from “Portrait” to “Landscape.”

Tip: You may notice a “Reverse Book Fold” option. This is for content that reads from right to left, such as Japanese-style books.

Once you’ve adjusted the settings, click “OK.”

The page setup for creating a book or booklet is now complete. There’s a ton of stuff you can do from here depending on what you require for your book. You may want to add a header or footer, create a table of contents, or give your book page numbers for easier navigation. We’ll leave the content and add-ons to you—we’re just here to show you how to create the setup.

It’s also worth noting that, depending on the length of your document, you may need to split it up into multiple booklets due to the sheer size of the document. That’s fine—you can bind them into one book later.

RELATED: How to Reduce the Size of a Microsoft Word Document

Print Your Book or Booklet

Once you’ve finished composing your book, it’s time for printing. Select the “File” tab, then select “Print” found in the left-hand pane.

Next, select the second option in the “Settings” group.

A drop-down menu will appear, presenting a few different printing-style options. If you have a duplex printer, select (1) “Print on Both Sides” (and whether or not to flip the page on the long or short edge). If your printer doesn’t have this functionality, you’ll need to select the (2) “Manually Print on Both Sides” option.

All that’s left to do now is select Print, and you’re good to go!

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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!

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.

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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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Table Of Contents

Creating Your Book In Word
Margins
Gutter
Other Things To Consider When Formatting Your Book In Microsoft Word
Free Pre-Edited Downloadable Microsoft Word Formatted Documents
Hiring A Freelancer To Edit And Format Your Book

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

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

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:

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We will start with a blank document and set our page size and margins. Word can offer you various templates to use but you ideally want to start with a blank document and format your book to your own specification.

Microsoft Word – Pages Size

After we have chosen our blank document it is time to choose the page size. There are plenty of sizes to choose from and it is something that will need a lot of thinking. Today we will format a B-Format book at 198mm high x 129mm wide. This is a standard size for a novel. If you are struggling to find a page size that you think is suitable for your book, then head over to our other post for more information – Hardback and Paperback Book Sizes.

To change the page size, we go to Layout > Size > More Paper Sizes…

This will bring up another window where we can input our own custom size.

Under paper size, you want to click the drop-down box and select custom size and then fill out the width and height of the finished paper size you want. In our case, we want a book 198mm high x 129mm wide. As my word document measurements are in cm’s we will fill this out accordingly. You will need to check if your document is in mm’s, cm’s, inches etc. The paper source we will leave as default for now.

After we have filled out the height of 19.8 cm’s and the width of 12.9 cm’s and selected to apply to the whole document, it is time to move on to the next part, the margins.

Microsoft Word – Page Margin

As standard Word will set the margins to 1″ / 2.54cm. The margin size you will want will depend on a few different factors;

The final page length of your book
Finished size of your book
Fiction or non-fiction
Your book’s genre

There are a few other factors to consider but the best advice we have given our customers is to have a look at other books which are like yours and simply measure the margins. You will find that many books will be different, you just need to choose the right size for your book.

We are going to choose margin sizes of 18mm for the left and right and 15mm for the top and bottom. When we set this up in Microsoft Word it will be 1.8cm left and right and 1.5cm top and bottom.

Microsoft Word – Gutter Size

We then have the option of setting the gutter and the gutter position. This is a term used in the printing industry which describes the side on which a book will be bound. For a normal book printed and bound in the UK, Europe, USA and many other countries, this will be on the left-hand side. The gutter measurement allows us to set extra space on the bound side. This means you have equal margin space on the left and right sides of your document, plus extra space for when all the pages get bound together so you don’t have to ‘break’ the spine of the book.

The gutter measurement will depend on how many pages your book will be. For a small number of pages in the range of 20 to 50, a gutter size of 5mm may be sufficient. However, if you have a large number of pages, 300+ you may want to increase the gutter size to 10mm. Again, this is something that if you are unfamiliar with, you will want to have a look at some books in the same genre and decide.

For our book, we are going to use a gutter size of 5mm and set it to the left-hand side, the orientation set to portrait and the multiple pages option set to mirror margins.

We now have a document that is starting to look like a traditional book but we are far from finished. You should have something which looks like the image below.

Formatting a book in Microsoft Word is very similar to Adobe InDesign and other typesetting software. We are now going to work on the paragraph styles. You can bring up the paragraph options under the layout tab and click the little arrow underneath. For our novel, we are going to use a basic style which is common in most fiction novels.

The alignment will be set to justify and the outline level will be body text. The indentation will be set to 0cm but under special we will set the first-line indentation. For our book, we are going to have a 5mm first-line indent. Again, have a look at other books and make a decision based on what you feel would look right for your book. The spacing of the paragraphs will be set to 0pt before and after and the line spacing set to single.

You will now have a book that looks like the one below. You will notice that in this paragraph style we have set indents for every first line of every paragraph. Now with our book, we don’t want to have the first line of the first paragraph indented. We will have to manually adjust this setting by clicking on the first line of the first paragraph and adjusting the margins using the step above.

Microsoft Word – Chapter Titles

The next step will be to start amending our chapter titles. The chapter titles should be in a larger font than the rest of the text with some additional spacing between the top of the page and the main body of the text. For our book, we are going to use the same font as the main body but in 16pt. The spacing is a personal preference, use what you think is best for your book.

This is how the first page of the main body of our book looks. We are starting to get a nice clean layout that resembles a standard novel.

Now we will start to look into the fonts for our book. This part could be a whole post all to itself as there are many different variables. For more of an understanding of fonts you could check out some of the following posts; How to Choose the Right Font for Your Book, How to Choose the Right Font for your Design and What Font Should You Use for Your Book.

To change the font of your book you will need to click on the home tab at the top of the document. You will then be able to see all the standard options to edit your book. Select what font you will like from the drop-down and the font size. Remember if you have already set your chapter size if you change the font size with all the text selected it will apply that font size setting to everything.

Our book is going to be set in Garamond at 12pt. This is a popular font type used in novels. Some other popular fonts are Palatino and Minion Pro but there are thousands of fonts to choose from so make sure you have a good look around before you decide.

We are now going to add page numbers to our book. To do this you want to go to, Insert > Page Number > Bottom of Page and then select a style that has the page number in the middle of the page.

You will then have page numbers added to every page of your document. The page numbers will need spacing in the footer. Our book is going to have a spacing of 1.25cm Header from Top and 0.3cm Footer from the Bottom.

This is how our book now looks.

We have a completed book that has been formatted in Microsoft Word which when exported as a PDF will be press-ready. There are a few little extras that can make your book look more professional but unfortunately, Microsoft Word doesn’t provide those options. Formatting a book in Word is not able to replace professional typesetting software such as InDesign but it can do a very good job of providing you with a press-ready PDF file that looks fantastic and will be suitable for 90% of books.

If you need helping to format your book to print we recommend the services of Book Design UK.

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(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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Keep scrolling for an in-depth tutorial. You should also check out our NEW book formatting tutorial series (updated in 2017 — don’t worry, it’s free too).

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).

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

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.”

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.

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

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.

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”).

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.”

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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):

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.

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.

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.

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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If you want to write a book, you’ll need book writing software that’s up to the task. Yes, you can invest in dedicated book writing programs. But you don’t have to: a great writing tool is likely already at your fingertips, if you know how to write a book using Microsoft Word.

There’s a lot of book writing software out there. Many of these programs claim to offer intuitive use, help with organization, and even say they’ll keep you from distraction. The options can be overwhelming.

There’s still one tried and true option if you’re not interested in all that (or can’t afford the fancier programs): Microsoft Word.

I write most of my books in Microsoft Word, not to mention short stories. Here’s the rundown of how to write a book using Microsoft Word, and why that might be your best choice.

The Benefits of Microsoft Word for Book Writing

You most likely already have it. And so does everybody else. Word is the standard, accepted across platforms, and is easy to access for non-writers (your beta readers). It’s been around forever, so most people know how to use it.

There are book formatting templates. A ton of them. They have them for short story format and for manuscript format. Personally, I don’t use those templates, but they’re a nice baseline for beginners, or even old hats that just want to hurry up and write without setting up their document first.

It’s simple and uncluttered. There are a ton of apps and programs out there that will allow you to keep your plot structure notes close at hand, to rearrange your chapters with the click of a button, and to keep detailed character profiles right in the program. That’s all a little too much for me. I prefer handwritten notes and nothing else blocking my screen while I’m typing and Word gives me that.

It is worth noting that if all that sounds appealing to you, you can do those things in Word as well, it just won’t be as fancy as other programs.

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How to Navigate Your Book in Microsoft Word

When you have a 90,000-word manuscript, navigating becomes daunting. Luckily there are ways to do it in Word that make it easier if you know where to look.

Chapter Headings

Word doesn’t divide your book into chapters for you like some other programs. There will be no easy way to click and drag to rearrange chapters.

What I recommend is using headings. On Word’s Home page, there are already standard headings listed. Definitely mess with them and change their formatting to something simple.

No one needs giant blue words as their chapter headings. (You can set your simpler formatting as your default style as well, so you don’t have to change it every time.)

Make the title or number of each chapter a heading. Then you can easily bounce around to different chapters through the navigation pane (check the Navigation Pane box under the View menu).

Bookmarks

These basically work the same way as headings, but they’re for anywhere in your document. Have a specific scene you need to do more research on? You can bookmark it and jump back to it later.

Bookmark by going to the Insert menu and clicking Bookmark. Name your bookmark and voilà. You can delete them easily from the popup menu as well.

Find and Replace

CTRL+F brings up a simple search option to find words and phrases in your document. CTRL+H brings up the full gambit. From that dialogue box, you can search, replace certain words with others (i.e. Jennifer now becomes Julia all through the manuscript), and go to any page, section, heading, bookmark, etc. that you need to go to.

Microsoft Word is Great for Editing Your Book

Word has a ton of options for editing your story, including comments, tracking changes, and comparing documents. All of these are under the Review menu.

I use the comments feature to make notes to myself where I need to recheck facts or add description later. It’s easy to navigate through the comments with the search feature or the buttons under the Review menu. Don’t forget to remove them all before saving your document as a PDF or sending it off to an editor.

Tracking changes is awesome and a lot of editors (for short stories anyway) will use this feature to collaborate with you during the editing process. You can accept or reject changes or even revert back to the original.

Finally, make sure you have grammar and spellcheck on! Grammar check even allows you to check style issues (like how to use an ellipsis correctly) and passive voice. It’s invaluable.

Pro tip: To keep you on track while you’re writing, turn off some of the more fine-tuning features of grammar check. There’s nothing that will ruin your flow more than a bunch of underlining you feel like you need to take care of immediately. I recommend running the full check when you’re done (or at least done for the day).

Formatting Your Book in Microsoft Word

Make sure you’re familiar with standard manuscript format for novels and formatting short stories. Take a look at those links and follow their instructions. You don’t want to get rejected out of hand because you tried some weird formatting that’s hard to look at.

One of the biggest gripes I see from editors is writers using spaces to indent paragraphs. Don’t do this. It makes it super hard on them when they’re putting a book together. Instead, use the ruler in Word (under the View menu) or the paragraph settings (under the Home menu) to adjust your tabs. A half inch is standard.

Despite what most of us were taught in school, the standard is now one space after periods, not two. This is another sticking point with editors, so don’t do it. If you’re used to two, there’s a grammar check feature in Word you can turn on to highlight every time you use two spaces.

Finally, use the page break option to break for a new chapter, not enter or a million spaces. You can find the page break under the Insert menu.

Pro tip: When in doubt about your formatting, you can turn on the Show/Hide option under the Home menu (looks like a paragraph symbol) to see all your formatting symbols.

Now That You’ve Mastered Microsoft Word, Go Write Your Book

Don’t let choosing writing software stagnant your writing. Don’t overthink it. You don’t need to keep up with the Joneses with the latest writing technology that’s trotted out on tech forums and in writing chats.

The important thing about writing a book is actually writing it. No fancy book writing software is going to help you with that.

So get writing!

Ever used Word to write a book? Do you have any more tips for how to write a book using Word? Let me know in the comments!

PRACTICE

Take fifteen minutes to write. Just write. Don’t worry about page setup, formatting, or which program you’re going to use. Open up Word or get out a pen and paper if you’d like!

When you’re done, share your writing in the comments. Don’t forget to comment on your fellow writers’ work!

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Sarah Gribble is the author of dozens of short stories that explore uncomfortable situations, basic fears, and the general awe and fascination of the unknown. She just released Surviving Death, her first novel, and is currently working on her next book.

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This is a fast and easy tutorial on formatting the layout of your 6 x 9 inch book in Microsoft Word. The instructions below will put your manuscript in the correct format for a 6 x 9 inch book and they conform to Amazon’s KDP required formatting guidelines for a 6 x 9 inch book as well. Let’s begin.

Start by creating a new document or opening your manuscript in Microsoft Word, and then:

Go to the Top Ribbon and click “Layout”, and then click on the tiny arrow in the lower right corner (Page Setup).

2. Once inside Page Setup, you will see a window with three tabs. Each tab requires adjustments. Match the items as they are noted in the diagrams below:

Margins Setup

Paper Size Setup

Layout Setup

3. Click “Ok” and be sure to save your document.

That’s it!

Once you have configured your document using these steps, your manuscript will be formatted for a 6 x 9 inch book. If you need further information on KDP’s guidelines, you can find them here: KDP Guidelines

Happy writing!

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Book Design

This guide is primarily aimed at users creating their own artwork with Word. The information given can also be adapted and applied to other design software like QuarkXPress, InDesign, Publisher or other desktop publishing packages.

Page Size

The single most important thing to do as early in the process as possible is set the page size. What size that will be is up to you, but common sizes plus their price ranges is given below.

Small (134 x 200 mm up to A5)

134 x 200 mm – minimum size for a normal book
C-format (134 x 216 mm)
A5 (148 x 210 mm)

Medium (over A5 up to 6” x 9”)

6” x 9” (153 x 229 mm)
A-format (110 x 178 mm) – smaller than minimum size and hand trimmed, so costs a little more than a small size book
B-format (128 x 198 mm) – as per above

Large (over 6” x 9” up to A4)

B5 (176 x 250 mm)
B5 JIS (182 x 257mm)
A4 (210 x297mm)

To set the page size go Page Layout menu -> Page Setup -> Paper tab, then either select the size from the dropdown list or select ‘custom size’ and manually key in the size if it doesn’t appear in the list.

Things to consider when selecting a page size:

Cost – the three size ranges increase in cost per page as the size range increases. Conversely, increasing size can reduce the page count and book thickness, which reduces the unit cost.
Content – If the book is primarily text the smaller sizes offer a more comfortable experience for the reader. If the book contains images or tables then larger sizes are more appropriate as images need to be a reasonable size to preserve the detail in them.

Margins

There really isn’t a hard-and-fast rule here, but a few guidelines can help.

To set the margin go Page Layout menu -> Page Setup -> Margins tab. Set the ‘Multiple pages’ option to Mirror Margins, which will change the Left and Right margins to Inside and Outside. These will alternate as the pages go from left-hand to right-hand pages.

Things to consider when setting margins:

Book size – smaller books need a larger inside margin; larger books can have a smaller inside margin.
Page count – thin books need a larger inside margin; thicker books can have a smaller inside margin.

We recommend starting with these settings:

Top: 17 mm Bottom: 20 mm Inside: 20 mm Outside: 17 mm

Typefaces, Font Size and Line Spacing

We recommend serif fonts like Times New Roman, Book Antiqua/Palatino, Garamond or Goudy for the body text. Serif fonts are generally recognised as easier to read in body text than sans-serif fonts like Arial or Helvetica.

The font size is matter of choice, but we do recommend a size in the range of 9 – 11 point for most books. Line spacing should be set to single or 1.15 lines.

Things to consider choosing a font size:

Audience – if the audience includes elderly or visually impaired readers, larger sizes of up to 12pt are better.
Page count – larger sizes will increase the page count, thickness and cost; smaller sizes will reduce them.

Page and Section Breaks

When you need to force a new page to begin, use a Page Break (Page Layout or Insert menu -> Breaks -> Page Break) to force a new page, rather than multiple carriage returns.

When you come to the end of a chapter or section, use a Section Break (Page Layout or Insert menu -> Breaks -> Section Break) instead. There is a choice of type with section breaks, the appropriate choice is Odd Page, which will make the new chapter begin on the next odd-numbered right-hand page.

NB. New sections should always begin on an odd-numbered right-hand page.

Preliminary Pages

Here are a few commonly included pages at the start of a book – including them helps to keep the book looking professional. Look at an existing book to get an idea of how these are normally placed.

Half Title Page (right-hand page — optional) – includes title of the book and author only. Use a full title page here if you don’t do both a half-title page and full title .
Imprint Page (left-hand page) – includes copyright details and disclaimer, ISBN and CiP details, printer and publisher details.
Full Title Page (right-hand page) – includes title of the book, author, publisher, edition or volume set details.
Dedication (optional)
Contents (begins on right-hand page – optional)
Preface (begins on right-hand page – optional) – author’s introduction
Foreword (begins on right-hand page – optional) – third-party’s introduction
Acknowledgements (optional) – author’s thanks

Page Numbers

Automatic page numbering will work fine in most cases. We recommend setting up centred page numbering in the footer, which then makes it irrelevant whether the page is left or right-handed.

NB. Right-hand pages are always odd-numbered, left-hand pages are always even-numbered. DO NOT USE the 2-page view in Word, as it shows right-hand pages on the left and vice versa, which is the opposite to how they will view in the printed book.

If you want to be completely correct, preliminary pages are numbered in lower case roman numerals, then from the first page of the main body of the text is numbered in arabic numerals, starting from one. NB. You’ll need to insert a section break before the first page of the text to be able to restart the page numbering and change the numeral type.

ISBN, CiP and Legal Deposit

We recommend obtaining an ISBN for your title, to secure legal ownership of the rights for the edition and to enable easy inclusion in library cataloguing and point-of-sale systems. ISBN’s can be obtained online from Thorpe-Bowker (www.thorpe.com.au) who are Australia’s official ISBN agent. NB. You do not need to buy the optional barcode, just the number – we can create the barcode here from the number included as part of the normal setup process.

If you have an ISBN for your title, then you can apply for a CiP (cataloguing-in-Publication) index from the National Library of Australia. This is normally included on the imprint page. It’s free and can be applied for at http://www.nla.gov.au/cip.

Finally, all new publications need to satisfy the Legal Deposit requirements under your State law. Mostly this just entails sending a copy to each of the specified archival libraries. Details can be found here:

http://www.nla.gov.au/legal-deposit

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While there are a lot of great software options out there for writing your novels, I use Microsoft Word. Why? Because it’s simple – there’s no distracting features, just you and the page.

But sometimes it’s hard to figure out how you should format and manage your manuscript in Word, especially if you’re new to writing books and novels. I’m going to go through my process of setting up my documents, and how I use Word to manage big novels with large chapter structures.

Use the templates

Word makes setting up a manuscript easy with templates. There are both short story and book manuscript templates available for download and use in Word. You don’t have to do anything except search in the top box at the opening menu for manuscript, download them, put in your details and type. Too easy.

I use these all the time, but it is still helpful to know the standard settings for manuscripts or short stories to present to a publisher:

Times New Roman or Courier font (I personally prefer Times)
12 point
Double spaced
1 inch margins
First line of each paragraph hanging (indented)
Left alignment
Your name/story title/page number in the top right hand corner

The number one tip I can give is to double check requirements for your manuscript with the publisher before submitting – they will include these requirements with their submission guidelines.

The reason for Times New Roman or Courier is their legibility. They’re both really easy fonts on the eye, rather than having an editor squinting over your manuscript in Papyrus. Using a template makes life easier – no more pressing tab every time you start a new paragraph.

If you need to set up your paragraphs in word itself (sometimes formatting can break or you want to change an old story), select your text, go to the paragraph pull out menu (tiny little button in the corner of the panel) and choose the appropriate settings.

Paragraph settings button in Microsoft Word

Use headings for chapters

Under the home menu, you will see different style types up the top. Highlight your chapter headings, then style them as Headings from the menu, and they’ll appear in the headings navigation menu on the left hand side.

Using headings means that you can navigate quickly between chapters. This is particularly useful if you are writing non-fiction with multiple sub-sections, as you can use sub-headings to manage it in the navigation menu.

These are also extremely helpful if you will be self-publishing your book, as they are needed to format the document correctly for online export.

Heading settings button in Microsoft Word

Save and label your files clearly

One final tip: I save all my files in this style of structure so I don’t send the wrong draft to publishers:

Writing
- Novels
  - Book title
    - 1 DRAFT Book Name
    - 2 DRAFT Book Name
    - FINAL Book Name
- Short Stories
  - Year
    - Short Story title
      - 1 DRAFT Story Name
      - FINAL Story Name

Now that you know how to format your manuscript correctly in Microsoft Word, you know your work will appear professional to editors, agents and publishers. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section below, and I’ll do my best to answer them.

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Create a booklet or book

Print settings for booklets

See Also

Create a booklet or book

Print settings for booklets

See Also

Create a Book or Booklet

Print Your Book or Booklet

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

Triple Check Your Work!

Video: How to Format a Book in Word

Formatting With Atticus

Creating Your Book In Word

Margins

Gutter

Other Things To Consider When Formatting Your Book In Microsoft Word

Free Pre-Edited Downloadable Microsoft Word Formatted Documents

Hiring A Freelancer To Edit And Format Your Book

Microsoft Word – Pages Size

Microsoft Word – Page Margin

Microsoft Word – Gutter Size

Microsoft Word – Chapter Titles

(for Createspace, Lightning Source, or IngramSpark)

Part 1: Setting Paragraph Styles

Part 2: setting up headers, page numbers and footings

Part 3: Front matter and back matter suggestions

A Quick Trick for Outlining your Book

Make your book beautiful… without the headache

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

Getting started

Setting Paragraphs

Chapter Pages

Still here? You’re working too hard.

Adding the Copyright Page, Title Page and TOC

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The Benefits of Microsoft Word for Book Writing

How to Navigate Your Book in Microsoft Word

Chapter Headings

Bookmarks

Find and Replace

Microsoft Word is Great for Editing Your Book

Formatting Your Book in Microsoft Word

Now That You’ve Mastered Microsoft Word, Go Write Your Book

PRACTICE

Sarah Gribble

Book Design

Page Size

Margins

Typefaces, Font Size and Line Spacing

Preliminary Pages

Page Numbers

ISBN, CiP and Legal Deposit

Use the templates

Use headings for chapters

Save and label your files clearly