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Create a vertical 'digital book' for laptops
Authored by: csandreas on Jun 24, '04 09:22:04PM

I'm not quite sure that I like the idea of having to hold my Powerbook sideways to read, so I did a little thinking and came up with this:

  1. Copy the book to your clipboard or otherwise open it in MS Word.
  2. Click File--Page Setup and choose Custom Paper Size under Settings.
  3. Set the size of the page to the approximate dimensions of your screen (e.g., 12.5" x 8.5" for a 15" PB) and choose OK
  4. Click Format--Columns and choose two, then adjust your margins to suit your preferences.
  5. Finally, save the file as a PDF and open it Full Screen in Preview.

This works wonderfully for me--I hope it does for you as well. If you'd like to try it out, I created an eBook of John Milton's Areopagitica here. Great reading :-)

-Scott



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