You are now ready to start the text of your book, to reset the ruler, to add a page header and a footer with page number 1.
Subsequent headings won't have this extra space. Note - Inserting a section break (any type) will add a little extra space before the next heading - this is normal practice. The 'Section Break (Odd Page)' is the crucial step! Add a Page break then a Section Break (Odd page) at this point.
Your next page will contain any acknowledgments you wish to make or will be blank.
A little down the page type in CAPITALS your book title and center it.
You should now see 'Odd Page Header' at the header and 'Odd Page Footer' at the footer.
above where the cursor is currently flashing)
Double click the page area where the header would be (i.e.
Turn on the ruler and set it as shown in the image above with no indents.
Still in the 'Page Setup' window, on the 'Layout' tab select Section start New Page Check in the Header and footers tab Different odd and even Un-check Different first page set the header and Footer to 1.25 cm from the edge Under Page select vertical alignment Top.
For those who don't know 'gutter' is a printer's term for extra space added to the fold of a book which allows text to be read easier. If you have less than 400 pages you can reduce the gutter and if you have more than 600 pages you'll need to increase the gutter. This setup is good for a book of up to 600 pages.
Still in the 'Page Setup' window, on the 'Margins' tab select a top margin of 2 cm bottom margin of 2.54 cm inside margin of 1.27 cm Outside margin of 1.0 cm gutter of 0.95 cm Gutter position Left (greyed out) Portrait Multiple pages should Mirror margins Apply to Whole document.
I suggest you take a trip to your local library or bookstore and measure a few books too. Your self publishing firm will tell you what standard sizes are available. I use a custom size of 13.33 x 20.32 cm (5.25 x 8 inches) which is one of the standard book sizes.
Using the 'Paper' tab, select what size pages your book will have.
From the Page layout tab select in the Page setup group the 'Size' button and then at the bottom of the dropdown 'More Page Sizes'.