Book Size Templates
For MsWord
A good way to start your manuscript is to use a template for the trim size (book size) you are aiming for. This way you can approximate how the text will look in that size, and at the same time, you can approximate the number of pages.
Simply select the trim size of your book from the list below and download the template.
Open the file and follow the instructions below
General Instructions
- Replace the items in the square brackets [ ] with information of your own.
- Delete whole sections that you don't need.
- If you want to add a new section, it is best to copy an entire section (from the chapter title to the end of the chapter) and paste it on a new page. This way MsWord will be able to pick up the titles for the table of contents.
- If you want to change the styling, it is best to modify the style from the stylesheet so changes affect the entire document.
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When you are done, you need to update the table of contents. Go to the table of contents page and right-click anywhere there is text with page numbers. Then from the editing dialogue box that opens, select UPDATE FIELD.
On the new dialogue box that opens, select UPDATE ENTIRE TABLE.
You may have to do some minor formatting. First, be sure to remove the TABLE OF CONTENTS entry.
Lastly, you may need to change where the page numbers appear. Select the entire table of contents, and then on the ruler (make sure your ruler is on) drag the tab mark to the left until you are comfortable with the location. The tab mark looks like an inverted-L.
Templates
PocketBook Wide
5" x 8"(12.7 x 20.32 cm)
Fiction, Novella
PocketBook Large
5.06" x 7.81"(12.85 x 19.84 cm)
Fiction
Trade Small
5.25" x 8.00"(13.34 x 20.32 cm)
Fiction, Memoirs, Self-Help, Poetry
Digest
5.50" x 8.5"(13.97 x 21.59 cm)
Fiction, Memoirs, Self-Help, Poetry
Trade Standard
6.00" x 9.00"(15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Textbooks, Self-help
Royal
6.14" x 9.21"(15.6 x 23.39 cm)
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Textbooks, Self-help
Trade Large
6.69" x 9.61"16.99 x 24.41 cm)
Reference
Executive
7.00" x 10.00"(17.78 x 25.4 cm)
Textbook, Children's
Textbook Medium
7.44" x 9.69"(18.9 x 24.61 cm)
Textbook, Children's
Textbook Narrow
7.50" x 9.25"(19.05 x 23.5 cm)
Textbook, Children's
Portrait
8.00" x 10.00"(20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Textbook, Art, Children's, Religious
Landscape
8.25" x 6.00"(20.96 x 15.24 cm)
Textbook, Art, Children's, Religious
Small Square
8.25" x 8.25"(20.96 x 20.96 cm)
Textbook, Children's, Picturebook
Square
8.50" x 8.50"(20.96 x 20.96 cm)
Textbook, Children's, Picturebook
Letter Size
8.50" x 11.00"(21.59 x 27.94 cm)
Textbook, Children's, Picturebook
Large Format
8.27" x 11.69"(21 x 29.7 cm)
Textbook, Children's, Picturebook
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