tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post1290557128554805249..comments2023-10-17T07:37:00.391-05:00Comments on Written Words: My print adventuresScott Buryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061034006121401082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-51659169514813857082014-08-14T13:18:16.527-05:002014-08-14T13:18:16.527-05:00I agree that Acrobat is a far better choice, at le...I agree that Acrobat is a far better choice, at least as far as predictability and image quality go. It's another step, though, which some people may find challenging. Also, when using PDF, you have to ensure you have all the print settings right: colour depth, image quality, embedded fonts, etc.Scott Buryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061034006121401082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23776112.post-72761177002262905722014-08-14T08:28:09.264-05:002014-08-14T08:28:09.264-05:00You suggested a section break at the end of each c...You suggested a section break at the end of each chapter - bad idea since MS Word adds extra spacing after a section break which you probably won't want.<br />Beware of italics putting letters into your page margins - Create Space will complain. The answer there is to customise the style to indent a little - say 0.05mm from the margin.<br />If you are using images, MS Word will by default reduce the image quality to save file size. You can alter this in Options and set it to it's maximum 199dpi. This is actually a little low for printed books but CreateSpace will accept it. If you want to improve on that you can replace the images in Adobe Acrobat with higher resolution images. 300dpi is better.<br />It's possible to set up MS Word to automatically follow titeles and section breaks with a 'no indent' style and have that style followed by a 'normal' style. Modify the styles and change the 'Style for following paragraph'.<br />MS Word took a backward step when it removed the option to start a document on a left facing page. It now insists on starting a document on a right facing page which plays havoc with it's two page print layout and causes confusion when it comes to creating the pdf needed for books. It is possible to tweak this though - a little complex but worth doing. I blogged about it at http://authorbookpromotion.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/getting-word-to-display-odd-pages-on.htmlJohn Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575901336277340191noreply@blogger.com