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Old 05-29-2015, 03:03 PM   #1
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I am putting together a Kindle book using serif PagePlus and am uploading it to Sigil to be completed in Calibri.
Unfortunately, when I upload to Sigil my font sizes go haywire and I end up getting hugs sizes, mostly when I have use italics.
Eventually after a great deal of time I managed to put them right in Sigil - a lot of trial and error ending with fonts which seem to be slightly different sizes.
Unfortunately, when i then sent them to Calibri to send to the Kindle, once they are on the Kindle the fonts go haywire again.

Is there any way I can fix the fonts so they don't do this?
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Old 05-29-2015, 04:03 PM   #2
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Please use the forums correctly: use a meaningful thread title and post to the correct forum. It's in your own best interest to do so.

Moved to the Sigil forum since this appears to be about Sigil.
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Old 05-29-2015, 04:06 PM   #3
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Calibri is the name of a font. I don't understand how you can send something to a font, unless you perhaps mean "Calibre", rather than "Calibri"?
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Old 05-29-2015, 09:47 PM   #4
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Perhaps posting an example of your html/css so we can see what the problem might be??
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I am putting together a Kindle book using serif PagePlus and am uploading it to Sigil to be completed in Calibri.
Unfortunately, when I upload to Sigil my font sizes go haywire and I end up getting hugs sizes, mostly when I have use italics.
Eventually after a great deal of time I managed to put them right in Sigil - a lot of trial and error ending with fonts which seem to be slightly different sizes.
Unfortunately, when i then sent them to Calibri to send to the Kindle, once they are on the Kindle the fonts go haywire again.
There's no reason to get Calibre involved. Sigil produces an epub, and epubs convert just find on the KDP. (I assume you are publishing this book and not creating it for your own enjoyment?)

In my experience, Sigil is happiest when opening an html file. I get my html file by pasting a Word doc into Word2CleanHtml dot com online (there are other ways). I use a separate style sheet which you are welcome to borrow and adapt: http://notjohnkdp.blogspot.com

There should (IMHO) be not font instructions in the book at all. Let the defaults rule!
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You are making life hard for yourself by constructing your book in a page layout program. This is not how ebooks work. I suggest you write your book in plain text, then add ebook-appropriate formatting in Sigil.
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