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Format your own E-book for self-publication

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.7

- At the end of the course
- students will be able to quickly and effectively format a word document for use in later conversion to Amazon's Mobi for Kindle and the more generic E-Pub formats

What you'll learn

At the end of the course
students will be able to quickly and effectively format a word document for use in later conversion to Amazon's Mobi for Kindle and the more generic E-Pub formats

* Requirements

* You will need to be using a full version of Microsoft Word

Description

This short course will enable you to effectively and efficiently format a Microsoft® Word document for use as an E-Book!

Whether you’re a novice Word user or an expert, a new writer or an experienced one, you’ll gain real skills that can be used immediately.

You’ll learn how to control formatting to ensure your E-Book looks how you want it to look, and you’ll be able to prepare your manuscript for swift conversion into Amazon's Kindle Mobi format and the more universal E-Publication format.

Running just over an hour in total, the course is in 'bite-size' training elements that can be squeezed into any coffee break, letting you go at your own pace and learn quickly without tying you to your keyboard for days.

Guiding you through the course in relaxed style is Ian Andrew, owner of the Book Reality Experience, an Indy author in his own right and a former accredited Microsoft® trainer. He’ll ease you through the techniques that will allow you to master and control your Word formatting.

The course is perfect to assist you on your independent publishing journey. So come on in, find the skills you need and get your E-Book the way you want it.

Who this course is for:

  • Any writer looking to format their manuscript for E-Book

Course content

1 sections • 12 lectures

Introduction 12 lectures

Introduction Preview 03:32

An explanation and overview of the course.

What's in the Course Preview 01:17

A look at the detail of the course.

Word Page Set-up for E-Books Preview 05:53

A description of what is in and what is out when the word document will be used for E-Book purposes, when compared to paperback.

Setting Your Page View Preview 05:19

Revealing formatting marks and setting up the page view.

Using Word's In-Built Styles Preview 11:35

Mastering the in-built heading styles of Word.

Creating Your Own Styles Preview 11:08

Using your own styles to rapidly and consistently format the rest of your document.

End Matter Preview 08:59

Exploring End Matter and why we need it.

End Matter - Inserting Author Hyperlinks Preview 06:51

Adding in links to the author's other websites, social media and email.

End Matter - Inserting Other Book Hyperlinks Preview 07:11

Adding in links to the author's other books.

Front Matter Preview 03:43

Exploring Front Matter and why we need it.

Front matter - Inserting a Table of Contents Preview 03:02

Inserting a Table of Contents.

Saving the Document Preview 03:25

Saving out the document in separate versions for future conversion.