eBook Manuscript Formatting Guide This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn a manuscript written in Microsoft Word into a file ready to be uploaded to KDP. The information we give is specific to the 2016 version of Word, but the steps are similar in most versions. Depending on your eBook, some steps may be unnecessary (e.g., if your book doesn't have images). After you format your manuscript in Word, add finishing touches with Kindle Create . In a few clicks, it can help you format your title page, table of contents, and individual paragraphs and change you book's look and feel by applying themes. Contents Set paragraph indentations and line spacing Finish your manuscript Finish formatting in Kindle Create Preview your eBook Upload your eBook Set paragraph indentations and line spacing To ensure your book body text displays consistently, you'll want to indent paragraphs (Tab spacing doesn't convert to Kindle) and set line spacing. To en...