Word For Authors: What Not To Do
A well organized Word document will make turning your work into a Kindle or print book far easier if you simply follow some basic suggestions. This post is all about what not to do. Never use the tab key. Never use it to indent a paragraph. Never use it to move a line to the right for any reason at all. Just don’t use it - period. Never use the space bar to move words on the page. Never use the space bar to indent a paragraph. Avoid using the enter key to create a blank line between paragraphs. If you want a break between paragraphs, insert asterisks instead — a single blank line looks more like a mistake than an intentional pause in the narrative. Do not use the Enter key to advance to a new page. Use Ctrl-Enter instead. That automatically creates a page break which never has to be adjusted if you edit your work. (If you have a Mac, my sympathies - it is Shift-Command-Enter.) If you’re a poet, I’ll have a special post just for you about how to handle stanzas. Stop using two...