02-14-2013, 02:01 PM | #1 |
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switching from MS Office Word-->MS Office & Student 2010 question.
Hey. I've written all my novels on MS Office Word 2003. Now I just got MS Office Home and Student 2010. Is there anything I need to know about opening my MS Office Word 2003 novels in MS Office Home and Student 2010? Will the transition change the styles or the way I would make an e-book, anything you can think of.
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02-14-2013, 04:39 PM | #2 |
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Well, with the 2010 version you can use my HTML export macro...
Kidding aside, your documents will open normally. |
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02-15-2013, 09:33 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Toxaris. I want to use your macro someday! I tried to before but I didn't know enough about how to use it properly. Can I reserve the right to ask you some questions about it when I give it another go?
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02-15-2013, 10:35 AM | #4 |
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Of course! Ask away!
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02-15-2013, 02:50 PM | #5 |
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I will!
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If you're writing novels from scratch, there's a lot to be said for writing straight into Sigil. If you don't add a lot of unnecessary formatting in the first place, there will be no issues about converting it. The little that IS required - basic paragraph styles, chapter headings etc. are easily added by a stylesheet in Sigil. Start clean, stay clean. Simples. |
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02-16-2013, 11:33 AM | #8 |
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Word encourages you to think in terms of fixed page layout. So much eBook frustration and unnecessary work results from a reluctance to let go of this concept.
If you're the author, start with the eBook. Then, if there's going to be a printed version, drop the text into Word (or whatever) and play page-designer to your heart's content, where it will make some difference! |
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I tried it.
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I'm not to the point of composing anything new yet, and I'm still kind of intrigued with Toxari's macro and Word. But for now, I'm thinking, why would I need styles or macros if the mss. is clean in Sigil already? I mean, all I've got is text. No tables, footnotes, charts, videos. Good to know about the ability to do a printed version too. Thanks so much for the great advice. |
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