Once you’re ready to print, you need a PDF format file. No matter what book layout software you end up using, their file formats are only important while editing.

Keep in mind that you’ll be turning your DOCX into PDF for printing. For simple layouts, Word is surprisingly robust when it comes to nonfiction book needs. Which, as a strong advocate for layout software that is not Microsoft Word, it hurts me to say. The design and layout of your textbook or manual are vital-your text will be another piece of the design but not the emphasis.īut if you have a memoir, academic texts, journalism, or any of a variety of nonfiction books, Microsoft Word is probably the software you’ll be using. InDesign or Affinity Publisher are my top suggestions. If you’re working with columns or a number of graphics, you might want to consider a dedicated page layout tool. Do you have a lot of graphics, charts, or tables? Will you use columns? Is it a workbook or a manual? A series of essays? Or a memoir? With that done, take account of what your content will look like. Don’t worry about the formatting or layout, don’t insert headers or footers. Like any book formatting job, start by finalizing the content.

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