About the Client
A self-publishing author who wanted a professionally formatted book but needed to keep the file editable in Microsoft Word – no specialist software, no locked InDesign package.
Challenge & Solution
Our team builds the complete interior natively in Microsoft Word – the right way:
- A real style system – chapter numbers, chapter titles, headings, and body text, each on its own named style
- Mirror margins and gutter set to the book’s trim size for print
- An auto-generated, updatable table of contents
- Running heads, page numbers, and controlled section and page breaks
- Delivered as an editable .docx plus a print-ready PDF
Built on Styles, Not Manual Formatting
Every heading and paragraph is driven by a named Word style – not hand-formatted one line at a time. Change a style once and the whole book updates; the table of contents rebuilds itself; nothing drifts. This is what makes a Word book maintainable instead of fragile – and why the author can keep editing safely after delivery.
Set Up for Print, Not Just Screen
A Word file made for print is not the default template. Mirror margins, a binding gutter, and the correct trim size are configured from the start – the difference between a file that prints cleanly and one KDP rejects for margin errors.
Results & Deliverables
- A fully formatted Microsoft Word book interior – 334 pages, 63,264 words – built on a real style system
- Mirror margins, gutter, and trim size set up for print
- An automatic, updatable table of contents generated from heading styles
- Delivered as an editable .docx plus a print-ready PDF
- Meets Amazon KDP requirements; works on IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble, and Lulu
- 600+ books produced across fiction, nonfiction, and religious titles
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