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- everything other than basic styling is stripped out by design\u2026 so fancy fonts and such won\u2019t get imported. Italics, bold, etc should.<\/li>\n\t
- all chapters are imported as DRAFTs. A quick way to get this listed as published is: mark all the chapters Private, then revert to Public. This will make the \u201cpublished\u201d.<\/li>\n\t
- all chapters assign a Chapter Author by default (usually, your username). You\u2019ll have to edit each chapter and delete the Chapter Author the Chapter Metadata section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Prepare your .docx file<\/h2>\nNote: Chapter headings in your docx **MUST** be tagged as **Heading1** (otherwise chapters won\u2019t get recognized)<\/em>\n\n
![\"How](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/opentextauthorguide\/files\/2018\/09\/1-import-set-up-docx.png\")
<\/a>\n\nStep 1. Set Up Your DOCX File\n2. In PressBooks, go to: Left Menu\/Utilities \u2014> Import.<\/h2>\n
![\"Go](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/opentextauthorguide\/files\/2018\/09\/2-import-utilities-import-big.png\")
<\/a>\n\nStep 2. Go to the Import Tool in PressBooks\n3, 4, 5: Select your filetype, choose file and upload<\/h2>\n
![\"Import](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/opentextauthorguide\/files\/2018\/09\/3-4-5-import-select-file-and-type.png\")
<\/a>\n\nSteps 3, 4, 5: Select file type, select your file, and upload\n6, 7, 8: Select your content, decide what it is, and import<\/h2>\n
![\"Select](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/opentextauthorguide\/files\/2018\/09\/6-7-8-import-select-which-chaps.png\")
<\/a>\n\nSteps 6, 7, 8: Select which chaps to import, what kind of content they are, and then Start!\n9, 10: Rearrange your chaps (if necessary), check them (!) and\u2026 tada!<\/h2>\n
![\"You](\"https:\/\/pb.malartu.org\/opentextauthorguide\/files\/2018\/09\/9-10-import-ta-da.png\")
<\/a>\n\nSteps 9, 10: Rearrange your chaps if necessary\u2026 and off you go!\n\n \n","rendered":"PressBooks does include a feature that allows authors to import content from MS Word into PressBooks, however it is not a precise import and chances are there will have to be work done in PressBooks to fix formatting issues, especially if the Word document was heavily formatted.<\/p>\n
If an author edits a book in MS Word, she or he may want to copy and paste the final text into PressBooks but doing so won\u2019t bring in images. Plus, each chapter\/part must be created before it is copied\/pasted which is time consuming. Therefore, we recommend using the import feature ahead of the cut and paste method.<\/p>\n
The author can import the whole book or a \u2018chapter\u2019 (content between h1 headings). This is ideal when only certain portions of a book are revised\/adapted.<\/p>\n
To use the MS Word importer<\/p>\n
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- Prepare your .docx file: Chapter headings in your docx **MUST** be tagged as **Heading1** (otherwise chapters won\u2019t get recognized)<\/li>\n
- In PressBooks, go to: Left Menu\/Utilities \u2014> Import.<\/li>\n
- Select: File Type: .docx<\/li>\n
- Choose your file from your computer<\/li>\n
- Upload<\/li>\n
- Select which content\/sections you want to import<\/li>\n
- Decide whether the content\/sections are: front-matter, chapters, or back-matter<\/li>\n
- Import<\/li>\n
- Arrange your chapters in the right order<\/li>\n
- Test some exports, clean up markup, and off you go!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Notes:<\/p>\n
- \n
- everything other than basic styling is stripped out by design\u2026 so fancy fonts and such won\u2019t get imported. Italics, bold, etc should.<\/li>\n
- all chapters are imported as DRAFTs. A quick way to get this listed as published is: mark all the chapters Private, then revert to Public. This will make the \u201cpublished\u201d.<\/li>\n
- all chapters assign a Chapter Author by default (usually, your username). You\u2019ll have to edit each chapter and delete the Chapter Author the Chapter Metadata section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Prepare your .docx file<\/h2>\n
Note: Chapter headings in your docx **MUST** be tagged as **Heading1** (otherwise chapters won\u2019t get recognized)<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nStep 1. Set Up Your DOCX File<\/p>\n
2. In PressBooks, go to: Left Menu\/Utilities \u2014> Import.<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nStep 2. Go to the Import Tool in PressBooks<\/p>\n
3, 4, 5: Select your filetype, choose file and upload<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/div>\nSteps 3, 4, 5: Select file type, select your file, and upload<\/p>\n
6, 7, 8: Select your content, decide what it is, and import<\/h2>\n
![\"How](\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/opentextbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2014\/05\/1-import-set-up-docx.png\")
<\/a>\n\nStep 1. Set Up Your DOCX File\n