Getting Pagecount for Documents in Word 2007 & 2010
Getting your pagecount is easy. Usually it is visible at the bottom of your screen:
If you can't see it, or your document is divided into sections, they can get the pagecount by going to your ribbon and selecting "Review"
After you’ve selected "Review" you should see the word count button. Go ahead and click it. A small window will pop-up. Please take note of the pagecount totals.
Using your cover template file
The template file has been designed to meet the specific format of your project. Layouts, guides, margins, footer, headers must not be moved.
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Blue Guides (Bleed) You will want your background cover image to cover the entirety of this area. Any important images or Title text should NOT be in this area. Bleeding or margins may be trimmed so background images ONLY should extend to entirety of this area!
Grey Guides (Margins) The Grey area is outside the permissible area. Put whatever text or image(s) you want featured on your cover within the center area and rest easy that it will not be trimmed. |
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How to use your BabalonBOOK™ Cover image template file:
Step 1. Open the Cover image template using the image-editing program of your choice.
Step 2. Make sure NOT to move the template layer. Lock the template layer if possible.
Step 3. Paste the image(s) you want, re-sizing and placing them until you are satisfied with the result. Remember NOT to move the template layer. This is a WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) system, which means your cover will end up looking like your template so make sure you are happy with it!
Step 4. Make sure to keep important text and images out of the grey and blue areas as well.
Step 5. Turn off the visibility of the PNG Cover image template layer.
Step 6. Save your file as a PNG or JPG.
Step 7. Upload the cover images into your customer account on BabalonBooks.com.
Add Page Numbers to Documents in Word 2007 & 2010
If you’re creating a large document with several pages you might want to add page numbers to keep them in order. We show you how to add page numbers on your documents in Word 2007 & 2010.
Add Page Numbers in 2007.
To add page numbers, open your Word document and click the Insert tab on the Ribbon and select Page Number. From here select where you want the page numbers to appear in the document and choose from the gallery of page number formats
In this example we selected the “Bold Numbers 1” format for the Footer, and after selected they will appear in the document.
After you’ve selected the page number format Headers & Footer Tools open in the Design tab. From here you can change different options such as Different Odd & Even Pages.
If you go to Print Preview, you can see how the page numbers will look when the document is printed out. If it doesn’t look how you like it, you can close out of Print Preview and choose another.
The process is virtually identical in Word 2010 as well.
The only difference is when you view it in Print Preview, you’ll have more options offered in Backstage view.
That is really all there is to it. The next time you have a large document with several pages, you’ll be able to insert page numbers to help people keep track of the data.
Using Your Interior Content Template File
The Word document we’ve included has been designed to fit the specifics of your project. Care must be taken in NOT moving the layout guides and following instructions properly. The layout, margins, headers, footers, gutters and page numbering have all been set up for you and must not be changed. (You may change the dimensions of your book, by starting a new project and downloading the appropriate template files).
How to Use
Step 1. Make sure you download the template that matches your book size and type.
Step 2. Open the document with your Microsoft Word or OpenOffice application.
Step 3. Copy / paste the contents of your project into the template. Be careful not to change the margin, header or footer settings in the template.
Step 4. Choose the font, text style and text size you want for your book until you’re happy with the ‘look and feel’ of your book. (see how to) Remember: This is a WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) system, which means your cover will end up looking like your template so make sure you are happy with it!
Step 5. Get the total page count. (see How to get my page count ).
Step 6. Enter page count into project details page on the Self-Publish-Books site.
Step 7. Save your file as a Microsoft word document or OpenOffice document.
Step 8. Upload template with book interior into your Self-Publish-Books customer account.
OPTIONAL (for color books)
If you are printing a full color book with graphical content, you may wish to generate a pdf with your images embedded. If this is the case, then proceed with steps 8-10.
Step 9. Convert your file to pdf using our simple print-to-pdf application: Download >> the print-to-pdf application here. Follow the menu instructions to install the print-to-pdf driver. (See How to install print-to-pdf driver.)
You can find more information on how to print to pdf using our driver in our Tutorial & FAQ sections. Please read our Color Considerations section carefully.