HOW TO FORMAT A BOOK IN WORD 📚 basic novel formatting using microsoft word

[@NataliaLeigh]

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[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

now happy

[@BeeDeeF49]

Re: hiring your company for formatting. I write non fiction and plays. Formatting for a play would be different...do you have any experience with theatrical texts?

[@onebrokenwriter]

I've now used this vid to format three books--and I always come back to it, even though I've taken copious notes. It's so much easier watching how Natalia does it. I am eternally grateful! This is a godsend! Thank you!

[@Srushti.TRamteke]

Hi. would u mind helping me with my book? as you have formatted three books.

[@manualidadesconchris]

Thank you for this tutorial! Someone wanted to charge me so much for doing this, and well... I didn't precisely have the money for it. My book is looking amazing now, I know exactly how many pages it is, I can get it printed. It's a dream come true. Truly, thank you.

[@atw-lp4ei]

My novel looks like a real book now, and it's giving me the most amazing feeling! This thing I spent all this time on is....real! Thank you for giving me that!

[@wendellwilson8691]

i know how you feel

[@neggipepple3074]

How do I get the truth size or KDP.. the one she click down there

[@annpippin6388]

I ve ready written my novel And The manuscript is being typed .I want it printed. At first I was just going to. be the only one reading it,just to see it.put together but then a few of my closest friends who also read mystery novels want to read my mystery.novel. .

[@user-it1cp3ux5r]

If you dont mind me asking. What paper did you use? Is 120gsm enough for a hardbound?

[@gingersnap5245]

Congratulations❤

[@MillieRoseEvictions]

I am 45 minutes into your 25 minute video, but I want to stop and thank you for taking this time and being so thorough. I am subscribed! #Continuedsuccess

[@BillMontana]

Thank you so much. Finally someone I can easily understand with the information I need. I will be returning to your videos often.

[@NataliaLeigh]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adelitenyamhanga7823]

Well done for your book Bill

[@auroraborealislifecoaching9632]

I have been researching for months on how to write, format, and publish my own book. Let me tell you, this video you created by far is the best tutorial I have seen... You are very informative and don't add jargon. To the point and very clear! Thank you!

[@stephaniebennett3846]

Love this! So, helpful. I was about to lose my mind.

[@tessynwaogo]

Omg I just said the same thing😍

[@zalanahara270]

Thank you Thank you Thank you. what a headache saver

[@scarlet_wiccan]

I know I may be a little bit late to the video, but I’d just like to say: I’m 14y old right now, and I’m currently at the beginning of writing my first novel. Ever. I’m honestly so grateful for this video since it helped me out better than I expected. 😁

[@BetterWithBob]

Hopefully your novel is going well :)

[@michaelblatherwick5324]

This should be required viewing for ANYONE USING WORD! Fantastic tutorial.

[@gomiho91]

I'm totally not ready for this tutorial but I watched it anyways and will definitely rewatch when it's actually time! Thanks so much, Natalia!

[@ceazria2499]

Bess Ward Hi, I have a question. Does this work with book binding? And if it does work, how to I bind this book??

[@sitifaizah9908]

A year later, I'm in your situation. How's your book going on?

[@RFazor]

Natalia, this is one the greatest of all-time videos on formatting.

[@m.gfaust8828]

I watch this every time I start to write a new project. It helps so much.

[@WLTruth]

I only have 2 1/2 chapters done but I wanted to do this to make my book look better in a word format and to see what how many pages it would be formatted properly... you are awsome.

[@LeonardoSilvaLumbreras]

Watching a lot of videos and everyone was too confused and too big and didn't explain everything. yours was the most simple and well explained, I managed to format my ebook 100% and I already sent it to my kindle to test it and the formatting was beautiful. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@juanitalharper1487]

I have just spent a couple of hours looking at all the different how-to formats in Word videos and trying to do what they said! I even ordered a book in MS format before I found your tutorial. It is by far the best tutorial I have seen. I followed along with each step you did and your clear instructions, had to look at your pictures of the word page you were working on at times. But, guess what? I actually did it! I want to thank you, thank you, thank you. Not to say the others were not decent, but their explanation of what they were doing was just not concise enough to really follow. They could learn from you - You are the bomb lady.

[@Afrodyty2013]

I'm really glad to hear that you also had trouble with writing a novel and then not doing anything with it. I've done that with a few myself and felt bad about that. But thank you for sharing this.

[@John.JAnderson]

Amazingly helpful video to someone that has been sat staring blankly at the unorganised word doc for weeks.

[@johnadams7672]

Thanks for the clear and concise tutorial. I have been writing and illustrating my own children's picture books for a few years, but plugged away in 2006 on a fiction novel, getting halfway through before other commitments got in the way. You've inspired me to finish it :)

[@r.rsmith]

There is noother YT Tutorial that is as senseful and logical as this one, as far as I know as of now... Thank you so much, for the help

[@NataliaLeigh]

So glad it was helpful! Happy formatting! 😊

[@r.rsmith]

@@NataliaLeigh ❤️🙏

[@PrimalEdge]

I found this video to get an answer to one simple question. I left learning more about word than I ever thought I could know. This was an amazing video! Thank you.

[@AvermillPublishing]

This is still the most helpful of the many videos I've watched learning how to format my first book. Thank you for the thorough instructions.

[@authorbatoul]

You have no idea how grateful I am thank you so much for this amazing tutorial

[@NataliaLeigh]

You're very welcome! I'm so glad it helped! 😊

[@kf9058]

I am making a book for my husband that is out of print, Thank you thank you thank you! This is a great help to me, can't wait!

[@unconventionalforager6389]

Thank you for a wonderful video. Dec 2023. This video, and three others of different content creators is an answer to prayer now that I’ve completed my first book! 💥💃🏾

[@kcandon1]

This is a helpful video. Thanks to this video, I have created a format in Microsoft Word that I can use to write my first novel.

[@naowie]

I come to this video every month when I draft a new story. Thank you so much for this!

[@HanakoRose-x6d]

This helped so much for a new writer like me, 100% best and easiest tutorial ever!

[@jwilkens1221]

This video is so incredibly helpful - thank you! I have been writing for a long time but never knew how to properly format a book for publishing, and this made it painless. I'll be referencing it for all future books I write and self publish. Thank you so much!

[@NataliaLeigh]

You are so very welcome! I'm glad it's helpful!

[@makingoverachristiandramaqueen]

I wish I'd seen this before spending hours winging it in Canva to publish my first project in KDP. Soooooo helpful!! Thanks you. And I subscribed!

[@tessynwaogo]

I love, love this video. I spend days on KZbin watching videos on formatting; this is by far the best video. Thank you Natalia for taking the time to make this.

[@mtmals9786]

Here, a year later, I needed a refresher on this fine tutorial. You have performed a great service to writers of anything. I have posted on my desktop the list of skills you teach one by one. It helps me recall just where a needed MS feature can be found on the tool bar. So, another "way-to-go" for a super lesson.

[@Blythe1967able]

Just to say thank you, my author copy came and it actually looked professional, I'm dyslexic so huge achievement. no gutter runners numbers good. happy bunny, Tina Dee Lite published 1st book xx

[@NataliaLeigh]

Congratulations, Tina! That's wonderful!

[@tinadeelite.author9412]

My second book. Using this video again xx

[@anubis243-x5h]

I’ve watched a couple of these formatting videos and this exact comment has appeared multiple times from the same person.

[@Inglorious_Informant]

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[@latifaa.s2215]

Thank you is not enough, hence I'll say, may you stay cheerful, joyful and blessfull!❤. I literally followed your steps using my laptop, and a SS I had written yrs ago. I felt my temperature of accomplishment rise with the formatting changes of my story. You're a Superwoman teacher!

[@NataliaLeigh]

This gave me a huge smile! I'm so glad you found the tutorial helpful. Happy formatting! :)

[@chuzebaba203]

You have no idea how long I've been searching for such a video. Thank you so much. This was a great help.

[@mac-dw7qw]

Thank you so much, I was struggling to get a visual of how my book would look and this was so helpful.

[@WebFanNY]

Your formatting tutorial is extraordinary. I've been watching it for the past hour, pressing pause and rewind and so on while I format my novel template on the other monitor. Thanks! Small note, the Word version you used on this video didn't match mine in Windows 11 but I was able to find the matching setting locations.

[@ShivMathur]

Good video very helpful. I did my formatting to 6*9. My first book is almost ready for printing. Spirituality and meditation

[@davidsilverman7684]

Thanks - I've been researching next steps now that my book is done (5 edits, proofreadings, beta readers, etc.). I wrote on my MAC in pages so I just got word so I can cut and paste this into that (before considering if I want a professional formatting) and this video is what I am going to use. Excited for this step. Next step is the cover design and then probably ordering a proof copy before I release my book to the world. Thanks so much!

[@authorkylerkuehler1380]

This video really helped me in formatting my book to look as professional as possible.

[@NataliaLeigh]

I’m happy to hear that Kyler! Happy writing!

[@Ida-e2v]

Thank you so much for the information. I believe your video is the best video that I've seen and understood. I'm just starting off writing to be on KDP but I have done a lot of journal writing to myself. Not understanding how to do this for the public has been a bit of a challenge but you've explained it so very well God bless you and your family.

[@andrehenry7714]

thanks a lot - your vid was the most helpful in formatting my book. only thing i had to do for the e-book version was just basic 'header' for the chapters, and hit return three times for some space before starting text for each chapter. was able to then easily create and edit table of contents later. so thanks a lot. couldn't have done it with you! so many helpful people on youtube!

[@NataliaLeigh]

I'm so glad it helped! Happy writing! 🙂

[@andrehenry7714]

@@NataliaLeigh yeah, my manuscript was a mess - a4 page, 16 point arial, no indentations. It took a few weeks, but i got it down. both my e-book and paperbook look immaculate thanks to your tutorial. good stuff. and subbed too.

[@SmilingIrishman]

Writers tend to be creative. When it comes to publishing copy the experts. Select a newly released book from a noted author, one that will be on the NYT bestseller list. The book will provide the book size, page size, and book layout. Select a random page of full text and type that page in Word. Select the exact font style and size. Then adjust margins, header and footer spacing, and line spacing until exactly matches the published book. Do the same for the header and footer. I held my printed page to the published book for an exact match. Then I did the same for the chapter match. Once complete, save format for books you intend to publish. Now, I had the winning publishing formula for a best seller. Always use Microsoft Word styles' for formatting, not individual indents and such.

[@333ministries]

Your tutorial is so on-point and informative. Thank you.

[@hotisama]

The best tutorial on the web! Thank you ma'am!

[@writingroom3713]

Thank you so much I was trying to write my novel for a very long time. Thank so much

[@keriquehookim]

You have no idea how much you have just taught me - thank you!

[@dionerhodes1308]

Wwwwoooowwww I must say I looked at like 4different videos on formatting & I was completely lost! Your video was perfect!!! You explained everything. So I just need 2 play around with it but I'm so happy I found your info. Can't wait til I'm completely done. Thank you 4 such a vivid tutorial!👏👏💯💯💖💖💃💃🙌🙌👍👍🤸‍♀️😁

[@anjanettewhite2599]

This was excellent! You spoke clear and slow and gave excellent instructions step by step. Thank you so much!

[@Thee.JMarie]

This was so informative and easy to understand for a beginner author like me. Thank you so much for this!! Now it looks like a real book and makes my vision much more tangible!

[@TommyB427]

I recently watched this video and I am so glad that I did. I learned SO much about editing in Word, stuff that I didn't understand or know before. For example, I defined what a paragraph should look like. Then all I had to do was to apply that style to each paragraph. Now If I change that style, like the font size, and all paragraphs are changed automatically. Wow, this has been great. Soon I need to play with page numbers which should be another experience. Thank you Natalia for posting this.

[@Ragdoll00]

It's starting to look like a book now! Awesome

[@briananochie1135]

Thanks for this video, but can you also make a video on how to do the standard header and page numbering?

[@anthrolinguistica]

This is Really, Really good stuff. I just completed my 1st book, have someone to format the book. But, with all this great tutorial. I will learn how to do it myself

[@barrieahmed3233]

Thank you Natalia, well explained, simple English and clear voice talking.

[@willjamesklein250]

Your approach is a breath of fresh air and a beam of new light on the possibility of my self publishing this story. I've message you and anticipate your reply. Respectfully, Will

[@davidmadisontheguardian]

In the middle of writing a non-fiction book; but I found this tutorial to be incredibly informative. Thanks so much! Liked and subscribed.

[@chefwawa]

I love your energy. You had me at "hello".

[@ceazria2499]

Leonid Alexander Hi, I have a question. Does this work with book binding? And if it does work, how to I bind this book?.

[@NavinKumar-cz1vk]

You are a gem in helping by basic information making life simpler and easy way to go ahead publishing my book with all formatting. :)

[@FabliousD]

Where were you a year ago when I started this whole process! This was so much simpler to follow than most tutorials I've seen. My third proof should arrive today, but now I'm thinking I may be ordering a fourth. I did learn that KDP templates are useless. It went so much better by saving my manuscript as a PDF before uploading. I will need to look, but if you don't have a video on proper formatting for character conversations, that would be amazing!

[@helenelegault719]

this video has been a GOD SEND. Thank youuuuu! You've explained it all really well, for a complete noob such as myself.

[@Sam-bh1so]

Wow! Thank you; your tutorial was so easy to learn. I spent ages trying to format, and to no avail, especially my page numbers which kept changing every time I put in a header, and I couldn't figure out why. Anyway, your tutorial helped enormously. Thank you

[@cubflyer1940]

Wonderful - just spent an hour doing this and what a difference. Now off to the query letter!

[@ericd1022]

This is the most useful video on the subject ever, thank you so much Ms Natalia Leigh!

[@janetyoungwriter]

Thanks so much. I'm going to work on my project step by step using your tutorial.

[@bethiaseggie6345]

❤ thank you so much for making this video. It made the part of the publishing process I've dreaded the most so much easier!

[@totallyanonymousbish9599]

My God this comes at such a good time💜 Thank you so much💜 I'm only two chapters away from finishing my first novel thanks so much😍❤️

[@valeinara1772]

There are things that I disagree with in here, but that doesn't stop this from being a very handy video, especially for first-timers. I've definitely added it to my Writing resources that I share with friends.

[@margaretjackson8792]

Thank you for making this so simple. I have watched several of these type videos and they are so confusing. Thank you so much!

[@NataliaLeigh]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@margaretjackson8792]

@@NataliaLeigh I am trying to format a children's ebook with pictures. This isn't working for an ebook. How do I do it?

[@davidmarshall8166]

I questioned the validity of removing the indentation of the first line after a chapter heading or scene break. It goes against everything I've ever been taught about paragraphs. And of course, I've never seen it done in anything I've ever read. So, I grabbed several books and... you're absolutely right! Holy Mandela Effect, Batman! All these years of reading and this typesetting norm has eluded my attention. I even went back and grabbed some older books and saw it was done then as well. It's one of those things that you don't notice until someone points it out. Thank you for doing so!

[@NataliaLeigh]

Glad I was able to help! :D Happy formatting, David!

[@HSDreamsprint]

Thank you. This is the first video I've seen that's been worth my time.

[@SinovuyoNakumba]

Thank you so much for posting this, it is very detailed and easy to follow.

[@monamonatreasures9125]

Natalia, this video was extremely helpful. Thank you!!!

[@jetteroheller6395]

Thank you very much. May you and yours stay healthy and happy!

[@MeAgainGOH]

This looks great. Thank you so much. I finished my book months ago. I have been struggling with formatting. I just need to find the industry standards for font size etc. I will check your other videos first.

[@crimsonvael6253]

THANK YOU. Your tutorial was to the point and easy to follow. Subscribed. I would love to see one on the frustrating and unnecessarily confusing removal of page numbers for the first one or two pages.

[@t.k.morgan4629]

Thank you so much. Easy, simple and to the point. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!

[@acosma7730]

the scene break styling had me like"whoa". Yes! I am so doing all of that before i publish my next two print books. thank you so much.

[@camofrog]

You can also just use two line spaces instead of hash tags as long as you start the new scene flush left. And you can start each flush left graf off with small caps or something. All kinds of tricks out there.

[@Eternal-Student]

Thanks so much. I followed every bit step-by-step and worked through my book with your tutorial. You are a great teacher :) Yes, page numbers in Word are a total pain.

[@aok1951]

You are a real life saver!! This is an absolutely wonderful tutorial - So helpful. I'll need to play it a few times to take everything in! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@NataliaLeigh]

You're so welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful. Happy formatting!

[@jirehmamontes2726]

You are very informative and I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you so very much.

[@antheathetiefling8581]

Thank you so much for this! Most authortubes don't really talk about Microsoft Word.

[@NataliaLeigh]

You're very welcome! I use InDesign as well, but that program is a BEAST to learn, so I typically recommend Microsoft Word 😊

[@johnnybigbear5144]

Straight to the point and great follow along basic tutorial. Thank you.

[@soloseakayaker]

Super basic but super good, and so well explained. Thank you so much!!!

[@vmhmac]

Brilliant👏🏿 thank you I've heard so many horror stories about formatting but this video encouraged me to gave a go. 🤞🏿wish me luck☺

[@NataliaLeigh]

You can do it!! 😁

[@jennifercrow794]

Wow thank you this was one of the best instruction video's ever! It makes me want to buy one of your books lol

[@alisonboniface5578]

Hi Natalia thank you so much for your very clear Demo instruction video on how to print like a book using word. I'm really looking forward to having a go. From Alison.

[@Micallef27]

Million thanks. I'm in the middle of doing things but at least it's tangible. All I hope now is that when I load my book on Kindle it will work 😃

[@QueenObio]

Natalia you are the best! This was so helpful. My book is finally looking like a book thanks to you. 🙂

[@NataliaLeigh]

Woohoo! That's great to hear! 😊

[@BlushAxolotls]

After editing, it looks beautiful!...and your voice is very entertaining. Thanks! 🩷

[@mingotography]

Bravo and well done. This video is fantastic. Clear. Concise. Relevant. Thank you!

[@JamesSaintRave]

THANKS! I will return the favor by reading some of your work AFTER I get my book out there, kid!

[@AuthorJCCarpenter]

Oh having this video to come back to is such a lifesaver as I'm working on formatting my novel now. You make it less frustrating so thank you! ❤❤

[@NataliaLeigh]

I’m so glad you’ve found it helpful JC!

[@jacquelineheronwray6782]

I have a long way to go with this, but your concise tutorial has been invaluable to me. I still have footers I do not want, My chapters seem to be all over the place, but I am so much further ahead than I would have been without your help.

[@marjanapeippo6315]

Thank you so much Natalia. You are a good teacher. Much appreciated.

[@anatomyof]

INVALUABLE - a gem to work with, for the gem I'm giving birth to! Natalia, thank you

[@mjlowen]

I absolutely love your content, this video was informative and you got me interested in your other links. I really enjoy your style and clarity. This broke it down really well. Thanks.

[@oforidadzie]

Best tutorial ever. Thank you so much

[@reader1956]

My goodness gracious. This tutorial was a great help to me. Tutorials usually confuse me but you explained this very simply and easily. Thank you so much.

[@tillygordon8619]

This has been so helpful and easy to pick up, thank you.