Mark Dawson’s brilliant 101 course is open again for a limited time only. If you’re serious about becoming an author, I highly recommend taking a look at this course. It won’t tell you how to write your book, but it will tell you everything you need to know about what Read more…
Traditionally published books, or professionally presented indie books use different page number styles at the start. This article covers how to add them to yours. As a word of caution, if you’re familiar with adding objects such as images to Word, you’ll know it has a funny habit of doing Read more…
Going back to edit your work? Finding entire words missing? Ready to pull your hair out? Stop! I know this pain well, but I also know how to stop Word’s rampage. Perhaps you’re on your first edit, perhaps you’re on your seventh or tenth, but sometimes you find entire words Read more…
To get your book out there in the big wide world, you may be required to upload it to a website as a PDF file. If you’re struggling to save from Word, this article could help. Before you start, you will need to make sure your book is on the Read more…
Ever wondered how to create that truly blank page, while still maintaining the automatic page numbering? This is achieved in Microsoft’s Word program by using ‘section breaks’. A section break separates pages in the same way a page break does; however, with sections you can start the next page immediately, Read more…
A key fundamental part of any eBook is the Table of Contents (TOC). This article also discusses creating an automated Table of Contents using Word. NCX Table of Contents/Index Open any correctly formatted eBook and you’ll find in the menu a Table of Contents or Index. Listing each of the Read more…