Upload Word Documents

Vook can import text from Word documents or epub files. If you upload more than one text file, Vook will add the content to the end of your eBook.

Preparing word documents

  1. Mark Your Sections with the Title Style
    • A section can be a chapter or, for example, an introduction or an epilogue.
    • The Title style is one of the built-in styles in Microsoft Word.


      "Preface" and "My First Chapter" are both set in the Title style. They become the titles of new sections in the eBook.
    • Apply a style in Microsoft Word by placing your cursor inside a line and then selecting a style from the Styles gallery or task pane. For help with using styles, refer to Microsoft’s documentation: Style Basics
    • If you don’t have any text set in the Title style, page breaks will create new sections. These sections will be titled “Chapter 001”, “Chapter 002”, and so on.
  2. Include Images
    • After import, images will be available for use in multiple sections.
    • Images maintain their placement in the text but are resized to fit the width of the page (change this in the Style editor by setting Images > Image Placement to “As imported”).
  3. Remove Headers, Footer, Page Numbers, and Table of Contents
    • These will lead to a messy import. Their functions are all handled by the ereader.
    • Additionally, remove any text boxes.
  4. Best Practices
    • Divide larger Word documents into several smaller ones. Word documents larger than 70 MB may not import.
    • Avoid underlining. Retailers will not accept eBooks that contain underlining because underlined text tends to be confused for links. Vook converts underlining to italics.
    • Save any tables as images. HTML tables can be tough to read on small screens. If you include images of the tables instead, readers can pan and zoom.
    • Use Microsoft Word’s styles. Heading styles (“Heading 1” through “Heading 6”) can be used for subsections. Paragraphs should be in the “Normal” style.

      "Indecision 2024" and "Midnight Oil" are given the "Heading 2" style in Word. The "Heading 2" style makes the text blue and sans-serif and adds some spacing. The text color, the sans-serif font and the line spacing won't import, but you can easily add that styling later.