There are two versions of Write-N-Cite available: Mac and Windows. Choose the appropriate version for your computer, and download and install the software. Then, open Microsoft Word. If you open Microsoft Word and don’t automatically see the Write-N-Cite toolbar at the top left of your screen, go to Help and search for “Write-N-Cite.”. Vellum will open the Word document, analyze it to find title information and chapters, and then convert it into Vellum’s native format. Tip You can also import this or any Microsoft Word document (with a.docx extension) directly from Vellum’s File menu, or by dropping it onto the Vellum flower icon in your dock. The problem is that you are putting the cart before the horse. Templates are not intended to be added to documents. They are intended to be used to create new documents. Basically adding a template to an existing document will simply offer the potential of updating the styles in the document to match those similarly named styles in the template. Insert Word Document into Word To insert Word document into Word document, there are steps that needs to be followed as seen below. First open the document that would be the receiver of the existing file. Let your cursor be in the place that the file will go. Go to 'Insert' tab 'Text' section 'Object' and then 'Text from file'.
If you’re a writer, you’re probably no stranger to Microsoft Word. But when it comes to self-publishing, you may not know how to format your Word document for book printing.
We’ll walk you through the steps to format your Word document for printing a book that is a 5.8” x 8.3” finished size on a Mac, or a 5.5” x 8.5” finished size on a PC.
Editor’s note: This tutorial uses settings and options from the latest version of Microsoft Word, for Mac or a PC. If you’re operating on an older version, some of the prompts may be slightly different from what you see below.
Getting Your Document Started
When you originally typed your manuscript, you more than likely opened a blank Word document and went full steam ahead.
Whether this is the case or you have yet to get started, you’ll need to open a brand-new Word document that you can copy and paste your text into for the best formatting results.
1. Create a New Document, and Click ‘Layout’
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2. Click on ‘Size’ and choose 5.83 x 8.26 inches for Macs. For a PC, you can set a custom size. 5.5 x 8.5 is a common book printing choice that is easy to work with.
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3. Next, click the ‘Margins’ tab, click ‘Custom Margins’ at the bottom of the options, and change Top, Bottom, Left and Right margins to 0.75”.
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It is important to note that there’s flexibility in these values. If you want larger or smaller margins on the left and right, that’s okay. We recommend never making the left or right margins smaller than a half-inch, as text can get lost in the spine of the book after it’s bound.
Additionally, depending on what you have in your headers and footers, you may want to make your top and bottom margins larger or smaller.
If you’re going to have the title of your book in the header, your margin size defines how much room you have for the title. The same rule applies for your page numbers if they’re in the footer.
Headers and Footers
As previously mentioned, the margin sizes you assign to the top and bottom of your document defines the amount of space you will have to place running title headers or page numbers.
Here’s how to properly format your headers and footers on a Microsoft document before printing, for both a Mac and PC:
1. Under the ‘Insert’ tab, select the ‘Header’ menu and click on ‘Edit Header.’
2. Enter the title of your book or whatever text you would like to appear at the top of your pages.
3. From this same screen, you can also edit your footer, where you’ll probably place your page numbers.
There is no exact way to modify your headers and footers, it’s your choice to design them as you see fit for your book.
Create and Print
Your document is now prepared to either paste text from an existing Word document, or you can begin typing your manuscript.
If you have problems or questions throughout the formatting or uploading process, let us know. Feel free to call us anytime and ask to speak with one of our designers, or email us at [email protected] help you work through any issues you may run across during your manuscript design process.
When your book is ready to print, you can upload your file and receive a free quote based on your book’s size, amount of copies you’d like to print, and paper and binding options.
After you’ve taken care of the Word doc, you need to figure out which binding to use for your self-published book >
If you need to insert citations into a Word document, Office 2011 for Mac offers the Citation feature to help you. Citations describe the source of a quotation, passage, figure, or data, and they follow a particular formatting style.
To activate the Citations feature, follow these steps:
Switch to a view that supports the Toolbox, such as Print Layout view, by clicking the Print Layout button at the lower-left corner of the document window.
If Toolbox isn’t showing already, click the Toolbox button on the Standard toolbar to display it.
Click the Citations button (second from the left in the top toolbar) to activate the Citations tab.
In the Citations tab of the Toolbox, you have the following options:
Citation Style: Click this pop-up menu to choose from four different styles: APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian.
Citations List: Word maintains a list of your citations. This option shows Word’s master citations list filtered by the selected style. Select a citation; then double-click it to insert it in your document at the insertion cursor.
Add Citation: Displays the Add New Citation dialog for your master citations list. You can enter appropriate data for the currently selected citation style.
Delete Citation: Removes the selected citation from Word’s master citation list.
Edit Source or Use Citation Source Manager:
You have two options when you click this button:
Edit Source: Displays the Edit Citation dialog.
Citation Source Manager: Displays the Citation Source Manager. Here you can copy citations to and from open documents and share citations with others.
Word maintains a master list of citations, but you have to add or copy at least one citation to your master citations list before you can insert a citation into a document.
In the Edit Citation dialog, you have these options:
Type of Source: Click this pop-up menu to choose from a list of many source types.
Bibliography Fields: Enter data as applicable for the citation style selected in the Toolbox pop-up menu.
Example: Shows an example for the currently select input field.
Create A Document On Mac
Use the Citation Source Manager dialog to set the following features:
Import Style From Word Document To Another
Master List: Your Word master list of citations.
Current List: Citations in the currently active document.
Copy: Copy a selected citation to or from either list. The Copy direction arrow changes depending upon which list has the currently selected citation.
New: Opens the Create New Source dialog.
Edit: Opens the selected citation in the Edit Source dialog.
Delete: Deletes the selected source from your master list.