[James Bowie]

Hello,

I've found some good manuscript templates for books, but I'm also looking
for templates, tutorials or good books on creating book templates in Word 97.

Essentially I have all the details I need for typesetting the book, since I
will be self-publishing and creating a PDF out of the document, but I just
can't get past issues like Word wanting to apply a style to the whole
document, and page numbering being off, that sort of thing.

I need some pages with no margins at all since text will be centered (the
title page, copyright page, dedication) then I need mirrored margins for open
right-left issues. I can't get Word to start page numbering at 1 on the first
page at chapter one, no matter what I do. I've tried "start at" with the
cursor in the footer on the first page of chapter one, but it still counts
the title page and all the rest. I also have trouble with 1-x. It gets it
correct there when I use the multi-list level feature for chapter one, but
then it inserts "Chapter 1 Chapter One" or all sorts of crazy things. I just
want Chapter One... Chapter Two... and so on.

I also need my own custom headings. I can't use Word's default heading
styles, title style and that sort of thing. I want the same font for the body
and page numbering, a different font for the title page and announcement of
new chapters, and different line spacing for different pages. Line spacing is
1 for copyight, dedication, acknowledgements, preface and such, but 1.5
spacing for the book's chapters. Also I need to have a specific indent for
beginning each paragraph. I am sure I can figure out that one for myself, but
I hope it doesn't go and apply it to the entire document.

Can anyone help please, or suggest a book that will teach me how to create
templates exactly the way I want them?

With thanks,
James

[grammatim[_2_]]

Did they have "Sections" way back in 97? If so, that's the topic that
will take care of just about everything you mention.

(BTW centered paragraphs don't have "no margins"; if the lines get too
long, they still have to break onto a second line, and the margins
determine what's "too long.")

For some of the things you mention, study "Styles."

But is there any possibility of upgrading to Word2003 -- or even
Word2007? (97 may be so different from 2003 anyway that the huge
differences between 2003 and 2007 might not be any worse than moving
from 97 to 2003.)

On May 19, 3:43*pm, James Bowie
wrote:
Hello,

I've found some good manuscript templates for books, but I'm also looking
for templates, tutorials or good books on creating book templates in Word 97.

Essentially I have all the details I need for typesetting the book, since I
will be self-publishing and creating a PDF out of the document, but I just
can't get past issues like Word wanting to apply a style to the whole
document, and page numbering being off, that sort of thing.

I need some pages with no margins at all since text will be centered (the
title page, copyright page, dedication) then I need mirrored margins for open
right-left issues. I can't get Word to start page numbering at 1 on the first
page at chapter one, no matter what I do. I've tried "start at" with the
cursor in the footer on the first page of chapter one, but it still counts
the title page and all the rest. I also have trouble with 1-x. It gets it
correct there when I use the multi-list level feature for chapter one, but
then it inserts "Chapter 1 Chapter One" or all sorts of crazy things. I just
want Chapter One... Chapter Two... and so on.

I also need my own custom headings. I can't use Word's default heading
styles, title style and that sort of thing. I want the same font for the body
and page numbering, a different font for the title page and announcement of
new chapters, and different line spacing for different pages. Line spacing is
1 for copyight, dedication, acknowledgements, preface and such, but 1.5
spacing for the book's chapters. Also I need to have a specific indent for
beginning each paragraph. I am sure I can figure out that one for myself, but
I hope it doesn't go and apply it to the entire document.

Can anyone help please, or suggest a book that will teach me how to create
templates exactly the way I want them?

With thanks,
James

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"James Bowie" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I've found some good manuscript templates for books, but I'm also looking
for templates, tutorials or good books on creating book templates in Word
97.

Essentially I have all the details I need for typesetting the book, since
I
will be self-publishing and creating a PDF out of the document, but I just
can't get past issues like Word wanting to apply a style to the whole
document, and page numbering being off, that sort of thing.

I need some pages with no margins at all since text will be centered (the
title page, copyright page, dedication) then I need mirrored margins for
open
right-left issues. I can't get Word to start page numbering at 1 on the
first
page at chapter one, no matter what I do. I've tried "start at" with the
cursor in the footer on the first page of chapter one, but it still counts
the title page and all the rest. I also have trouble with 1-x. It gets it
correct there when I use the multi-list level feature for chapter one, but
then it inserts "Chapter 1 Chapter One" or all sorts of crazy things. I
just
want Chapter One... Chapter Two... and so on.

I also need my own custom headings. I can't use Word's default heading
styles, title style and that sort of thing. I want the same font for the
body
and page numbering, a different font for the title page and announcement
of
new chapters, and different line spacing for different pages. Line spacing
is
1 for copyight, dedication, acknowledgements, preface and such, but 1.5
spacing for the book's chapters. Also I need to have a specific indent for
beginning each paragraph. I am sure I can figure out that one for myself,
but
I hope it doesn't go and apply it to the entire document.

Can anyone help please, or suggest a book that will teach me how to create
templates exactly the way I want them?

With thanks,
James

[James Bowie]

Hi,

Sorry, I wrote this at about 3am and got my ninety-sevens mixed up with my
zero-sevens.

I have Word 2007. The one with the odd-looking UI that's way different to
Word XP edition. Personally I find it annoying, but I'm getting used to it
after using it for a few days. Maybe I'll just have to learn to like it. :-)

[James Bowie]

Hi,

Sorry, I meant Word 2007. Have no idea about 97. Didn't even know there was
one. I've only used Word XP for a while. I come from the Linux world with
OpenOffice.

Thanks for the tip on margins. That could have tripped me up!

"grammatim" wrote:

Did they have "Sections" way back in 97? If so, that's the topic that
will take care of just about everything you mention.

(BTW centered paragraphs don't have "no margins"; if the lines get too
long, they still have to break onto a second line, and the margins
determine what's "too long.")

For some of the things you mention, study "Styles."

But is there any possibility of upgrading to Word2003 -- or even
Word2007? (97 may be so different from 2003 anyway that the huge
differences between 2003 and 2007 might not be any worse than moving
from 97 to 2003.)

[James Bowie]

Great stuff, thanks a million!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA