Tip #1: First line, every time!

 

Today starts a new segment at AWWT titled

‘365 Ways to Write Right’

Each day this year, I will share a new tip to help you make your Kindle book be the best it can be.

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The first tip I’m going to discuss concerns formatting a book for Kindle.

One of the most important things I learned about setting up content for Kindle, so it reads smoothly in transition, is called, ‘first line indent’. This feature helps differentiate between the end of one paragraph and the beginning of another.

 

Here is how to set it up:

Step 1: Put your curser in front of the first word in the paragraph you want to indent.

Step 2: On the HOME tab in Word, click the LINE SPACING function.

Step 3: Arrow down to LINE SPACING OPTIONS. Your paragraph settings dialogue box will appear.

Step 4: About mid-way down, click on the drop-down box that says SPECIAL.

Step 5: Arrow down to THE FIRST LINE INDENT option and click it.

 

Now your entire document should follow this format. Each time you click ENTER, it will insert this special function.

 

 

Do you have a tip for formatting in Kindle? Feel free to share it in the comments section below!