Get your front matter (if any), main text, ToC/index, etc, into the right sections and remove the sections you don't need.If you work 'from scratch', you' do this by 'page formatting'. Select the page size when downloading the template.

You still need to make a few choices and do some manual labor. I think I'm just going to break down and purchase MS Word 2016 for Mac, for $139 CAD, despite the fact the product reviews average 1.7 out of a possible 5 stars. Showing that a problem has been solved helps others searching so, if your problem is now solved, please view your first post in this thread and click the Edit button (top right in the post) and add in front of the subject. When a pop-up window opens, click the Help button for extensive help on that function - it is often more comprehensive than the manual. Press F1 to access the Help screen and search for your problemĥ - P rinting, E xporting, F axing and E-M ailingġ2 - T ables of C ontents, I ndexes and B ibliographiesġ6 - Customizing W riter – K eyboard s hortcuts. It is then very easy - an hour or two for me - to layout the entire book.Īs a new poster you will find much useful information in the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials, the up to date Writer guide and the Writer Manual. Just type the text with, perhaps, a Heading 1 for each Chapter title. Check the Writer Tutorials for many useful tutorials.ĭon't bother formatting as you type. You must understand Page Styles and Page Breaks and Numbering pages.

Search the forum with book and also with kindle for lots of posts with advice. Instructions on formatting pages and page numbering are given in the manual and tutorials.

It is very simple - all you do is create Page Styles for each of the page formats you will be using. See Differences between Writer and MS Word files for why you should always work in and save files as. You could try googling kindle template open office.ĭo not use an MS Word template as it is likely to cause many problems later on.

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