From epub to pdf: Formatting

Blessing · 06-02-2013, 03:10 AM

Hi everyone, i just came across this superb software.

I want to convert an epub file to a pdf file with a format similar to http://www.danbrown.com/wp-content/t...ok_excerpt.pdf

To be specific, I like the spacing of the chapter title (between the top and the text) and I also like to have the very first letter in each chapter to be bigger and have a different color (like what you see in the link).

Can this be done in Calibre? Thanks.

jackie_w · 06-02-2013, 08:21 AM

If your source epub already displays your preferred spacing and coloured dropcaps, then they should be retained in the pdf output. But you can't create the spacing/dropcaps as part of the calibre conversion.

If your epub doesn't already have the necessary styling then you could use the Sigil epub editor program to create it. Although you would need some basic html/css knowledge to do so because it's not a 'magic button' kind of option.

P.S. Welcome to MobileRead

06-02-2013, 03:10 AM	#1
Blessing Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: android and pc	From epub to pdf: Formatting Hi everyone, i just came across this superb software. I want to convert an epub file to a pdf file with a format similar to http://www.danbrown.com/wp-content/t...ok_excerpt.pdf To be specific, I like the spacing of the chapter title (between the top and the text) and I also like to have the very first letter in each chapter to be bigger and have a different color (like what you see in the link). Can this be done in Calibre? Thanks.

06-02-2013, 08:21 AM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,249 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	If your source epub already displays your preferred spacing and coloured dropcaps, then they should be retained in the pdf output. But you can't create the spacing/dropcaps as part of the calibre conversion. If your epub doesn't already have the necessary styling then you could use the Sigil epub editor program to create it. Although you would need some basic html/css knowledge to do so because it's not a 'magic button' kind of option. P.S. Welcome to MobileRead Last edited by jackie_w; 06-02-2013 at 08:24 AM.

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