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MineralMan

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12. If you're using Word, always use hard page breaks for chapters.

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 06:02 PM

Dec 2020

Then, when you're all done and proofread let Word create a table of contents for you. Use a Word heading style for chapter titles, and word will get it right. Be sure to embed your font in your documents and everything will be fine.

If you edit, redo the table of contents after editing.

I don't use the Kindle templates. I create my own, with customized gutter margins and page numbering.

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Can the formatting be corrected so there is not a blank line PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #1

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I've read thousands (many) of books in my life. MineralMan Jun 2018 #4

Alas, for me formatting does matter. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #5

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Thanks so much!! I didn't know there was such a group. nt LAS14 Dec 2020 #9

Enjoy! MineralMan Dec 2020 #10

My biggest problem was the Table of Contents... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #11

If you're using Word, always use hard page breaks for chapters. MineralMan Dec 2020 #12

I do my own TOC... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #13

I'm not in that program. I'm not sure about my wife. MineralMan Dec 2020 #14

I've already got four books out, and they look fine, but... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #15