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How to Use Our Free Templates
We call our templates "Microsoft Word Templates," but they work just as well in all other major word processing programs, like Word Perfect, Open Office, and Pages for Mac, to name a few. The instructions listed here are specific to Microsoft Word, but there are similar menu options and commands in the other word processing programs.
There is no need to retype your manuscript, as long as you follow these simple steps. You can just copy and paste your book file into the template. If your book isn't written yet, that makes it even easier. Type right onto our template and then once you are finished, save your work. We'll always provide you with a PDF proof to review and approve before we print, so be sure to check the spacing, layout and design of your Manuscript to make sure it looks exactly how like it.
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1. Copy Your Text
First, open your original book file in Word document. Select the entire text of your manuscript and COPY it. Close your original book file.
2. Paste Your Text into Our Template
Open our template, SELECT ALL, and PASTE. You've just replaced all the text in our template with all of your text. The formatting won't be right, but we're going to fix that right now. Save this file and name it differently from your original so you will always have your original file available to fall back on.
3. Change the Formatting of the Entire File
Open the list of styles under "Styles and Formatting." (Note: In Word 2019, you would open the "Styles Window" from the "HOME" tab, next to "Clipboard," "Font," and "Paragraph.") Select the ENTIRE text and change the style to "NORMAL."
4. Change the Formatting of Each Segment
Now go back and change all the specialized formats starting from the beginning of your file. Select your title and click on "Title" in the styles. If you've got a particularly long title, you'll want to make some adjustments to the font size. You can also use a different font if you d like. You'll also want to change the subtitle, author's name, copyright page wording, Table of Contents, Headings for any front matter (Foreword, Preface, etc.) and each chapter heading in a similar fashion.
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