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Find Characters That Cannot Be Saved in the Selected Encoding
Find unencodable characters before writing the delivery file, not by hunting for damage afterward. When a UTF- […]
Create an eBook with Navigation, a Cover, and a Colophon
Readers do not experience an ebook table of contents as a list of labels. They experience it as a set of promi […]
Filter an Outline by Heading Level Without Losing Repeated Headings
An outline becomes useful when it shows the level of detail needed for the next decision. If a manuscript cont […]
Choose a Text Editor for Novels by Testing EPUB Rebuilds
If EPUB output matters when choosing a novel-writing editor, do not stop at the checkbox that says “exports EP […]
Replace Newline Characters Safely in a Text Editor
Before replacing newline characters, decide whether you are removing soft line wraps or reducing extra blank l […]
Count Raw Characters in a Manuscript Without Mixing Display Rules
For a submission limit based on raw characters, define the count before trusting a number. State whether space […]
Use Different Fonts and Sizes in Saved Text Editor Layouts
A useful text-editor font setup is rarely one universal font at one universal size. Drafting, revision, and pr […]
LF vs CRLF vs CR: Test Line Endings in a Text Editor
LF, CRLF, and CR can produce identical-looking lines while storing different bytes. The right choice is not a […]
Convert Shift_JIS Text to UTF-8 Without Damaging the Source
The safest way to convert a Shift_JIS document to UTF-8 is to treat reading and rewriting as two separate jobs […]
How to Make an EPUB eBook with Navigation, a Cover, and a Colophon
An EPUB with navigation, a cover, and a colophon is easier to maintain when those parts are treated as separat […]
EPUB Production with Images: Rebuild Without Losing Relative References
A finished EPUB alone is not enough to reproduce an image-rich book. Keep image references repairable from the […]
EPUB Cover Images: Register and Verify the Cover Separately from Body Figures
An EPUB cover is not just another image near the beginning of a manuscript. Body figures are referenced by cha […]