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M T McGuire · 03-07-2011, 04:40 PM

Hello there,

I have just downloaded the latest version of BookCreator. I'm using word 2007. First I have a macro security message, I click on the thing to say I trust the macro and it disappears but if I then open bookcreator.dot from my list of opened files it all works, or at least I get a list of styles which I guess are my html tags.

So... I am about to insert my book into the template. For some reason, the insert bit and the other options are only just showing now 2-5 minute delay I'd guess... not sure if the macro takes a while to run or it's a bizarre glitch but um... there it is...

I know roughly how e-pub and .mobi work, the way I've learned and failed to achieve so far is with something like a website which gets zipped at the end. Do I just edit this as if the whole book is in here. So, for example, should my first page be a blank one with the cover picture placed on it or am I able to add a cover later? I am guessing I could add covers in calibre right? or am I way off beam. What I am trying to achieve is a decent epub file which I can upload to goodreads.

My computer is a lap top running the lite version of vista Windows starter I think it's called and Word 2007...

Am I right to assume that when I've opened it, do I just apply the styles to the bits of text I'd like to tag? It looks like I'm going to like this, when I get my head round it but I'm such a dunderhead... sigh.

Sorry, I know I'm being dense but I take to word like a duck to quantum physics and I don't seem to understand coding any more...

Cheers

MTM

03-07-2011, 04:40 PM	#380
M T McGuire Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1006970 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Device: kindle	Hello there, I have just downloaded the latest version of BookCreator. I'm using word 2007. First I have a macro security message, I click on the thing to say I trust the macro and it disappears but if I then open bookcreator.dot from my list of opened files it all works, or at least I get a list of styles which I guess are my html tags. So... I am about to insert my book into the template. For some reason, the insert bit and the other options are only just showing now 2-5 minute delay I'd guess... not sure if the macro takes a while to run or it's a bizarre glitch but um... there it is... I know roughly how e-pub and .mobi work, the way I've learned and failed to achieve so far is with something like a website which gets zipped at the end. Do I just edit this as if the whole book is in here. So, for example, should my first page be a blank one with the cover picture placed on it or am I able to add a cover later? I am guessing I could add covers in calibre right? or am I way off beam. What I am trying to achieve is a decent epub file which I can upload to goodreads. My computer is a lap top running the lite version of vista Windows starter I think it's called and Word 2007... Am I right to assume that when I've opened it, do I just apply the styles to the bits of text I'd like to tag? It looks like I'm going to like this, when I get my head round it but I'm such a dunderhead... sigh. Sorry, I know I'm being dense but I take to word like a duck to quantum physics and I don't seem to understand coding any more... Cheers MTM Last edited by M T McGuire; 03-07-2011 at 05:06 PM.