A Guide for Formatting the Interior of Your Print Book in Microsoft Word

Many of us have access to Microsoft Word, and it is a popular application for putting together small newsletters and writing quick documents.

However, if you are willing to do a little legwork, you can typeset an entire book in the application.

In this guide, we walk you through how to:

Prepare your initial manuscript for print
Set appropriate page size and margins for your chosen trim size
Add your front and backmatter to the book
Apply different stylistic elements to your book such as styles, breaks, headers & footers, page numbers, etc.
Create a template for a series of books
Add images and fonts to your book
Generate a Table of Contents
Proof your book
Export your book to a print-ready PDF

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