How to Convert MS Word to an eBook
If you are interested in making your own eBook to distribute or to sell on your website, it can be done on your own. You can use Microsoft Word to write and format the eBook, but you cannot publish an eBook in MS Word format. PDF is the standard format for eBooks. MS Word can easily be converted into eBook format with some PDF creation software. Available options for PDF creation software include Adobe Acrobat, PrimoPDF and Open Office.
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Determine which software you want to use for converting the MS Word file to PDF. As of January 2010, Adobe Acrobat has a price of $299 and works on Macs and computers equipped with Windows. PrimoPDF is free, but only works on Windows, while Open Office is free and works on both Macs and Windows. Install your preferred software.
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Open the MS Word document to use Adobe Acrobat to convert into it eBook PDF format. There will be a button on the toolbar that is the Adobe Acrobat symbol. Click on it to save your document as a PDF eBook.
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Use Open Office, which is similar to Microsoft Office, to open your MS Word document. Once open, scroll through the pages to be sure your page breaks are all still in the correct places; sometimes, opening an MS Office file in Open Office can result in formatting changes. Convert to eBook PDF by clicking the "PDF" button on the toolbar.
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Launch MS Word and open the document that you want to convert into an eBook. Click "File" and select "Print." Select PrimoPDF as your printer, as the program will be listed as a printer. Click "OK" and it will open the PrimoPDF print options dialog box. Select "eBook" for your "Creation Profile" and click "Save As" to name the new file. Click "Create PDF" to do the conversion.
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