Showing posts with label Word files. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Word files. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

Word Formatting 101

What I'm reading: Unspeakable, by Laura Griffin

There's been a lot of discussion about going the indie route in some of the groups I belong to. One thing I've noticed is there are those who have trouble with what I consider Word formatting basics. Given that I started this business with an e-publisher, I learned how to deal with some basic formatting from the beginning.

I thought I'd share a few of the tools anyone using Word should have, because while a manuscript might look right when it's printed, there are all sorts of little codes and formatting issues that will make a mess of things when it's re-formatted for the digital screen and the variety of e-readers out there.

The first would be page setup. Click "File" then Page Setup.