Monthly Archives: February 2004

Two weeks ago, I explained how to calculate page margins when typesetting a book in Microsoft Word. I neglected, however, to explain how to set up the pages themselves. So here goes. For most books, you’ll need three different page layouts: 1. The first page of a chapter. 2. A left (verso) page. 3. A […]

In past newsletters, I’ve sometimes discussed aspects of typesetting in Microsoft Word: http://www.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1708754845 http://www.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1708956278 http://www.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1711888513 http://www.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1711932079 http://www.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1712050217 One item I haven’t addressed is how to calculate page margins *for publication,* which is not the same as just clicking File > Page Setup and putting in some numbers. If you needed to set up page margins […]