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exaltedwombat · 09-23-2020, 11:13 AM

If your source is a Word document, consistent use of text styles and layout features - e.g. centring an item with the correct function, not by padding with spaces - will result in a DOCX file that translates seamlessly into EPUB. (Consider using Calibre rather that Sigil for the initial conversion. Tool for the job.)

It's exactly like music production. People like to play sloppy then 'fix it in the mix'. Much better to play it right in the first place!

I'm intrigued by your 'very specific code that I use in order for my files [to be] usable in the most arcane eBooks'. What techniques can you share with us?

09-23-2020, 11:13 AM	#14
exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	If your source is a Word document, consistent use of text styles and layout features - e.g. centring an item with the correct function, not by padding with spaces - will result in a DOCX file that translates seamlessly into EPUB. (Consider using Calibre rather that Sigil for the initial conversion. Tool for the job.) It's exactly like music production. People like to play sloppy then 'fix it in the mix'. Much better to play it right in the first place! I'm intrigued by your 'very specific code that I use in order for my files [to be] usable in the most arcane eBooks'. What techniques can you share with us? Last edited by exaltedwombat; 09-23-2020 at 11:16 AM.