A tidy Word (DOCX) file converts into a beautiful EPUB. A messy one converts into a messy EPUB. These habits make conversion clean.
Do this
- Use real heading styles. Mark each chapter title as Heading 1 (Word's style, not just big bold text). This is what builds your clickable table of contents — see clickable table of contents.
- One body style for normal paragraphs. Let the style handle indents and spacing.
- Page break between chapters (Insert → Page Break), not a row of empty paragraphs.
- Centre with the alignment button, not spaces or tabs.
Avoid this
- Manual line breaks to "space things out."
- Tabs or spaces to create indents.
- Text boxes, columns, or fancy layout — they do not reflow.
- Images pasted at low resolution.
Then let Chiify do the rest
Upload the DOCX and Chiify converts it to EPUB 3, builds the navigation, and validates it — you preview and approve before anything ships. If you do not have a DOCX, see I don't have an EPUB.
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