Making Print Pretty with Microsoft Word

Making Print Pretty with Microsoft Word Print on Demand makes publishing print books easy, but to look professional, formatting is key. Here are general tips for a polished layout using Microsoft Word. Check your Help menu for specifics on your version of Word. Start setting up as you write: = Use the indent setting rather than tabs or hitting the space bar several times. This allows you to adjust your indentations precisely. (Use the Find and Replace option to remove tabs or extra spaces, replacing with nothing.) = Use section breaks rather than page breaks between chapters. More on this later. Save a document specifically for your print version, separate from your ebook version. Set your page size to the books trim size. 6 x 9 is common. For margins, use Custom Margins. Select Multiple Pages and then Mirror Margins for different inside and outside margins. For CreateSpace POD, your interior margin must be at least .375 for books up to 150 pages, and .75 for books with 151 to 400 pages. Other margins must be at least .25 inches but may be larger for aesthetics. You may also need to adjust your header and footer distances to get the margins you want. I use Top Margin .7; Inside .75; Gutter 0; Bottom .3; Outside .3. Find print books that are visually appealing to you and measure their margins. The first page is automatically a right-hand page. Make this a title page. The following pages list the publisher, ISBN, dedication, etc. Study traditional books on your shelf for ideas. Use section break between every page. The first chapter should start on a right-hand page. All other chapters can start on either the left or right page in novels. Non-fiction books should have a blank page before each chapter. If you need a blank page, insert an additional section break. Choose your font and type size. Adjust the leading, the space between lines. In Word 2007, go to the Home Tab - Paragraph - Line Spacing and choose Exactly and then the leading you want. 12.4 and 13.3 are common for leading, but you may want more or less depending on the font and font size. Make sure youre not cutting off hanging letters from the line above. Double check in the PDF version of your document, as it may look different from the Word version. Use a serif font and keep fonts simple. Avoid large passages of hard-to-read italics, cursive-style fonts, etc. Use double justified text (not ragged right). Title and other front matter may be center justified. Format chapter headings. You may want to center these and adjust the size. Study other books for ideas, and play around to see whats possible. Use the Insert button for any interior art. Insert your Headers or Footers with page numbers. Use alternating pages to put your author name on one page and the book title on the facing page. Adjust the font and font size. Remove any extra returns forcing hidden blank lines. Set your header with no header on first page, to remove headers on title pages and the first page of each chapter. Avoid headers in your front and back matter. Using section breaks between every page plus no header on first page should remove these. Review for widows, orphans, rivers, etc. Be sure your formatting is consistent. Save a copy as a PDF, choosing standard format. Check the ISO option if its not embedding the fonts. Double-check that all your formatting came through, such as italics and spacing. Now you can upload your document. CreateSpace leads you through the process. Make sure that you choose the trim size equal to your formatted document. Order a proof copy and study it for errors. And now youre in print! Resources Industry standards from The Chicago Manual of Style Proper typography marks, such as em versus en dashes Tips for using graphics within the text DIY Book Formats has an online tutorial for How to Format a Book in MS Word CreateSpace has downloadable templates and instructions CreateSpaces Trim Size chart lists available trim sizes

Using the French Expression Bien Sûr

Using the French Expression Bien Sà »r Bien sà »r,  pronounced  byeh(n) soor, is an adverb that means literally very sure, but in everyday use, this French phrase  has come to mean of course and certainly. It is one of the most common idiomatic expressions in the French language, and other European speakers have informally adopted it as well. There are also more colloquial translations of  bien sà »r  that reveal its  versatility. These include: Oh yes  Sure I will  Of course, we do  Sure  Sure thing  By all meansYes indeed  I sure will Bien Sà »r as a Response The French expression bien sà »r  is most often used as a stand-alone response to a question or statement: Est-ce que tu viens la fà ªte ?   Are you coming to the party?Bien sà »r !   Of course! Un moment, sil vous plaà ®t.   Just a moment, please.Bien sà »r.   Of course. Tu me donnes mon stylo ?   Can you give me my pen?Bien  sà »r, voici.   Sure, here it is. Bien Sà »r as a Link ​Bien sà »r can link clauses and ideas: Jai besoin de ton assistance, et bien sà »r je te payerai.   I need your help, and of course Ill pay you. Nous allons visiter le monument franà §ais le plus cà ©là ¨bre, je parle bien sà »r de la tour Eiffel.   Were going to visit the most famous French monument; Im speaking of course about the Eiffel Tower. The Ironic Bien Sà »r The phrase can also be used ironically: Je meurs de faim, et bien sà »r jai oublià © mon portefeuille.   Im starving  and of course I forgot my wallet. Nous sommes pressà ©s, et Lise est en retard, bien sà »r.   We in a hurry, and Lise, of course, is running late. Bien Sà »r Que Oui / Bien Sà »r Que Non Bien sà »r can be followed by que oui to be even more emphatic (of course yes)  or que non  (of course not): Tu le veux ?   Do you want it?Bien sà »r que oui.   I certainly do. / Of course I do. Ne vas-tu pas y aller ? Arent you going to go?Bien sà »r que non.   Of course not. The Conjunctive  Bien Sà »r Que Bien sà »r can also be followed by que plus a subordinate clause.  Bien  sà »r  que  functions as a conjunction: Bien sà »r quil va luniversità ©.   Of course hes going to college. Bien sà »r que nous mangerons ensemble.   Of course well eat together. Bien sà »r quelle navait rien compris  !   Of course, she hadnt understood a thing! Synonyms of Bien Sà »r bien entendu  Ã‚  of course, certainlymais oui, bien sà »r   yes, of coursecertainement  Ã‚  certainlycertes  Ã‚  certainly, admittedly, of courseà ©videmment  Ã‚  obviouslyforcà ©ment  Ã‚  necessarily, inevitablynaturellement  Ã‚  naturally, of course