For faster answers, check these links before you email us authorspublishers. These stepbystep instructions are easy to follow and help authors correctly format their documents in ebook format. And unlike smashwords, d2d is fine with you using the converted epub file they generate for you anywhere you want. In the posts on this blog i cover the option for microsoft word, as this is the best option for most fiction and narrative. A header with your last name and page number 12 inch from the topright of each. Discover windows graphics related software books free 30. Easy smashwords formatting in microsoft office ebook by. If you see microsoft word on the list, highlight it and be sure to place a check next to the option on the bottom that says, always use the selected program to open this kind of file. Smashwords style guide for libreoffice openoffice august 2, 2014 ebook design 0 comments dear mark coker, i love smashwords.
Formatting example formatting template previously, i provided links here to the rtf files of smashwords books that served as good examples of smashwords formatting. However, the file that spab produces for smashwords is an epub. Windows xp virtual machine shows the courier font as if it were a times new roman. Read windows text related software books like how to plan projects with microsoft project and office 2007 for dummies for free with a free 30day trial. It will also help to read the free guidesat amazon and smashwords, designed to make this easier. Hold the ctrl key and press a while viewing your writer document. But also have a look at the bottom to find any new entries. Beginning openoffice calc download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Smashwords direct, an alternate for smashwords conversion we are there to help you. Change the formatting of the object paragraph, frame, etc. Turn off autoformatting format autocorrect while typing. Centering text if you use words button to center text e. Basic fiction formatting for smashwords in openoffice, an. Hold the ctrl key and press a while viewing your openoffice.
A must if you want to selfpublish without having to buy a new program. If you do not see microsoft word as a choice and you have it installed on. Merge formatting m this option discards most formatting that was applied directly to the copied text, but it retains formatting that is considered emphasis, such as bold and italic, when it is applied to only a portion of the selection. Make sure this is turned off or it will automatically make incorrect changes to your document. Openoffice and smashwords just doesnt work mobileread. Feb 22, 2011 many ereading devicesand ereading apps support some or all of these strange different tastes. Currently i use oracles openoffice if i buy windows office 2010 will it automatically convert the openofiice files into word, excel,powerpoint files. Openoffice and smashwords just doesnt work writers corner. Since smashwords now also submits your ebook to kindle, you may be thinking that you only need to format it for smashwords, and save on the time to format it specifically for the kindle. Mar 17, 2015 by colin dunbar special thanks to mark coker, ceo of smashwords for his permission to use material in this post. The text takes on the style characteristics of the paragraph where it is pasted. Epub is the ebook file type used by pretty much every retailer except amazon.
To choose which formatting marks are seen, you can select them in word options. When scrolling pages it is a bit slowing down as if there was a font that is missing and writer trying to find a suitable replacement. So i tried to change the courier to courier 10 pitch or courier new in the styles module of this extension and then ooo scrolled the document fast and without small delays and the font is not italic anyhow. By default, microsoft word sets left and right margins at 1. Predefined character formatting inside tables is unwanted by the user as we have learned in ooo 2. In february, 2011, an author and i struggled for several weeks to get a nonfiction book accepted to sws premium distribution catalog spc. Finally, under display you will see that you can select formatting options that always appear. Many ereading devicesand ereading apps support some or all of these strange different tastes. Smashwords will eventually discontinue the rtf format, so with this new edition of the style guide, im going to start providing links to actual word. Itll be a huge help if you ever want to makea simple update, or changes, after publishing. Kindle create may be helpful for first time kindle users who have a simple book, such as a novel with no formatting other than chapter titles. Overview smashwords now offer the option to upload the. Furthermore the formatting, used in the paragraph were the table has been inserted, is expected to be used in the table as well.
Go through each chapters content and highlight each section, then click on this smashwords default style to make all of the text automatically indented to. Formatting text 2 of 44 page setup file, page setup we use apastyle, which calls for oneinch margins at top, bottom, left, and right. I tested the epub file converted by meatgrinder with a cybook opus ereader, aldiko premium for android, lucidor and calibre for linux. From the icons at the top of the window, choose the type of style to create paragraph, character, and so on. Next, select the toolbars option and click the formatting toolbar. Contrary to what you may read elsewhere it does not take several hundred pages and a degree in computing to format your. This page has faqs about formatting pages and documents in writer. This book is specifically designed for those of you who prefer to use microsoft word 2007 and above however it will work reasonably well with other versions of. We make this list available to you as a public service. Edit pdf documents for free with openoffice windows. Learn from windows text related software experts like akram najjar and wallace wang. To open the options dialog, first click on the file tab and then choose options. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. More information can be found in the writer guide, available from the ooo documentation project.
Smashwords smashwords style guide a book by mark coker. Beginning openoffice calc download ebook pdf, epub. Format your ebook for smashwords to pass autovetter by. This short, easy to read guide gives you all the information you need to use the free openoffice program to get your books online, fast. If youre like me and you cant shell out big bucks for ms word, this guide will help you get around some of the differences between microsofts program and openoffice. A header with your last name and page number 12 inch from the topright of each page. Jun 10, 2012 a very helpful, and best of all free, guide to formatting books for smashwords in openoffice. Im using open office to format for smashwords felipe. For example, if you want to turn off all the formatting marks. I do use open office on this little netbook since its free and theres no disk drive on this thing. Openoffice and smashwords just doesnt work mobileread forums. Discover windows text related software books free 30day. Smashwords formatting issues with headings, toc and images. Nor do you need to have the latest version of microsoft word.
I formatted the source manuscript with openoffice for linux trying to follow the smashwords style guide as closely as possible, and saved it to microsoft word 972000xp format. Turn off auto formatting format autocorrect while typing. Note that microsoft word creates a more compact file. Which version of word to buy solved windows 7 help forums. I have one type of page thats simply day one or day two etc. Paris in 5 12 weeks, day to gare lest from the latin quarter my first book formatted via openoffice. To do the formatting the way smashwords wants it, it has to be word. Basic fiction formatting for smashwords in openoffice. Smashwords will take an epub, but it wont convert that epub to the ten or so other formats it likes to sell. Smashwords style guide how to format, publish and distribute an ebook for free smashwords guides mark coker download bok. Im using open office to format for smashwords pictured left. Oneinch page margin for all sides top, bottom, right and left. In this chapter, well go into more detail about these formats, and also describe the major distribution platforms that you may wish to use for.
For bigger wordcount, simply order additional gig for every 25. Easy smashwords formatting in microsoft office ebook by jay. This tutorial will show you how to do mla format using openoffice. Mar 03, 2015 formatting your book for smashwords is similar to formatting for the kindle this post. I follow smashwords strict rules, and my formatting always passes. This guide is designed for formatting ebooks using open office writer version 3. After doing so, a check mark should appear to the left of the formatting option. Help with microsoft word formatting can someone tell me the steps i need to do to set up page styles if possible so that i can properly typeset a document. It is very easy to create your own styles in microsoft word 2010, simply select the text and apply your desired formatting operations over it, then click on the drop down button in the. If you used tabs in the original document, you must strip formatting by copying and pasting into notepad.
It can actually take more time than formatting with styles in word, converting to html, and uploading to kdp. Apr 26, 2014 im using open office to format for smashwords pictured left. How to create pdf ebooks using free openoffice software. The formatting toolbar is what houses the options for formatting the text of your document. Select the list items and remove the list formatting using either the main toolbar toggle list formatting onoff or on the floating list toolbar turn list formatting off. Read windows graphics related software books like office 20 allinone for dummies and microsoft excel functions vol 1 for free with a free 30day trial. This free guide offers simple stepbystep instructions to create, format and publish an ebook. Join the openoffice revolution, the free office productivity suite with over 290 million trusted downloads. When you upload a word document to sw and click publish, it is immediately inspected by their autovetter and you receive instant feedback about any errors in formatting it finds. Aug 17, 2010 this guide is designed for formatting ebooks using open office writer version 3. Smashwords requires its users to submit their book as a microsoft word document. How to apply formatting to all instances of a word or character in ms word. Smashwords default times new roman, 12 point, single spaced, first line indent. This makes navigating and formatting your book a pain.
By colin dunbar special thanks to mark coker, ceo of smashwords for his permission to use material in this post. In my case courier is missing in the list of fonts ubuntu, but i have courier 10 pitch and courier new. How to format or reformat your openoffice ebook for kindle. The books formatting will be and must be different from. Many writers indicate a title or subtitle by simply changing the font size and changing the font from the default font ah, times new roman, how we miss you and thinking their job is done. Contrary to what you may read elsewhere it does not take several hundred pages and a degree in computing to format your ebook correctly for upload to both kdp and smashwords. How i format my books in openoffice including for smashwords. Jan 28, 2015 formatting example formatting template previously, i provided links here to the rtf files of smashwords books that served as good examples of smashwords formatting.
The styles and formatting window apache openoffice wiki. You submit a file in microsoft word format, so you need to do that extra conversion step in openoffice. Smashwords how to format or reformat your openoffice. Experienced users of microsoft word may take awhile to discover how to do common tasks in ooowriter, because some of the menus and the terminology are a. Feb 21, 2008 how to create pdf ebooks using free openoffice software. The basic principles in this guide should work equally well with any word processor. Read how to format or reformat your openoffice ebook for kindle and smashwords by richie neville available from rakuten kobo. The simplest way to work is to set the paragraph formatting to zero indent space before text.
Smashwords suggests it, and autovetter freaks if you use more than two font sizes. In the document, select the item to save as a style. Jan 20, 2014 this tutorial will show you how to do mla format using openoffice. Discover the best windows text related software books and audiobooks. In order for us to prepare your words to be stirred up and reconstituted in this digital soup, itsimportant your smashwords source file is formatted to liberate the words in digital form. A more aggressive way is by clicking in the paragraph style list on the formatting tool bar, scroll to the top and selecting clear formatting that will set the paragraph style to default and remove all other formatting. Aug 02, 2014 smashwords style guide for libreoffice openoffice august 2, 2014 ebook design 0 comments dear mark coker, i love smashwords. Lets talk about formatting,because i believe every author should do this,or at least know how to do it. In the past, i formatted all my ebooks and print books myself using various tips and tricks i found online and libreoffice. Format your ebook for smashwords to pass autovetter by bookaholic.
Understanding ebook formats and platforms in the introduction, we looked briefly at the ebook formats that jutoh supports either directly, such as epub, or indirectly, such as pdf. We were both new to selfpublishing and the author really wanted to use sw for distribution. But ooo is slowing down when there is a font that is missing especially on linux. Mail merges and wiki docs will never seem so simple. Help with microsoft word formatting microsoft community. Openoffice has been downloaded almost 100 million times, and this is the book that explains why. In this guide youll learn the ten steps it takes to get your book into the smashwords premium distribution program every time.