Importing Other Content
If you’ve already created content elsewhere via another tool or platform, you can easily import it. You can import Word documents, EPUBs, XML or content from URLs. For example, if you have written content using Word, you can import this content and create a digital book that can be shared and distributed in different formats. You can also use the import function to extract specific chapters to rework or use part of an existing text.
Best practices for importing .DOCX files
Importing from one format to another never goes smoothly, so you’ll need to do a bit of clean-up. You can prepare your Word document to facilitate this process:
- Ensure that the file name does not contain any special characters
- Check your file size (maximum 25M)
- Mark new chapter titles as “Heading 1”. Pressbooks recognizes “Heading 1” as the title of a new chapter.
- Use the style panel : Basic markers will be transferred (e.g. bold, italic, etc.), but special fonts and colors will not
- Make sure your images are accompanied by alternative text
When you import content, a list of all “chapters” is displayed, allowing you to choose which chapters you want to keep and where in the book you want items to appear. Chapters can easily be reorganized later using the “Organize” menu, so don’t worry too much about getting everything in the right place from the start. This is also useful if you’re only adapting part of a book and want to exclude certain sections.
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