How to Format a Word File for Kindle. If you're thinking of publishing a book or shorter work created in Microsoft Word on Amazon.com for the Kindle device, careful formatting is essential for a ...

Word's table of contents, by default, has no formatting. You can add formatting directly, but you'll have to reapply it every time you update the table. Instead, learn how to modify the table's ...

Building the book: Write your book in Microsoft Word and save it as a .doc file. Skip the .rtf and .docx formats. They don't play nicely with the Kindle. Pay attention to how you format your text.