He took the time to create a lasting work of fantastic creation using Microsoft Word as the medium. The e-book he created looks good, has the right shape, and is good in every way. But he’d like to send copies to his friends and reviewers as a PDF file, and he knows that the hyperlinks in the Table of Contents won’t work on a PDF file. He decides to convert his masterpiece to a “paperback” version that has page numbers and a TOC with page numbers. But how to do it painlessly and without complications?

Simple. It uses a pocket template conveniently provided by Amazon’s Kindle resource page and its own Microsoft Word program.

These are the steps:

1. create a folder in which to place your Good Deeds.
2. Inside that folder, create four more folders: Cover, Book Template, Basic Book File, PDF Output File.
3. Download into that Book Template folder, a “6 x 9 Inch Blank Paperback Template” template file.
4. Download your book cover in the Cover Art folder.
5. Download an original copy of your eBook version in the basic book archive.
6. Please review and correct any spelling or typographical errors.
7. Keep a copy of the corrected version. Give it a distinctive name so you can find it again.
8. Copy the corrected version to the clipboard.
9. Open the file “6X9 Inch Paperback Blank Template.docx” and paste the corrected copy of your book.
10. Rename and save this file in the PDF Output File folder.
11. Review the newly created pocket book and remove any blank pages. Do some cosmetic cleanup on fonts, spacing, and heading styles. Insert the page numbers in the center of the footer. Uncheck the “different pages” box when adding page numbers.
12. Make any changes you want to the TOC and/or TOCsub styles.
13. Create a table of contents, changing the font styles to “Book Antiqua” throughout. Make sure the TOC1 and TOC2 tabs are set to 4 inches.
14. When everything looks good, select “Options.” Then, under “Proofreading”, check the boxes “Hide spelling and grammatical errors”.
15. Select “Save” and check the “Embed Fonts…” and “Embed Only…” checkboxes.
16. Select “Advanced” and select “Do not compress images…”, and set the resolution to “330”.
17. Use the “Save as PDF” feature of the Word program in Microsoft Office Pro 2016 (or higher) to save and convert the book to a PDF file.
18. Save the PDF file in the “PDF Output File” folder.
19. SUCCESS!!! Word’s “Save as PDF” function works perfectly! The only caveat is: go through the Word document and remove any blank pages before converting. Be sure to update the page numbers in the TOC. Correct all spelling and formatting errors.

That wasn’t hard, was it? You have an unalterable PDF file that is a mirror image of your original eBook file, plus you now have a manuscript designed to be published as a paperback if you choose.

Good for you!