It is very easy to create drop caps for ebooks. first create the declaration, then enclosed the desired letter(s) in <span> tags: <span class=”dropcap”>T</span> Example of a letter drop caps on Kindle Previewer HTML <p><span class=”dropcap”>H</span>ow to create a drop cap for your ebook. Adjust the styling from within the CSS. </p> CSS span.dropcap { […]
Kindle Formatting Solutions: HTML Tables and Charts in eBooks
Tables allow you to display facts, figures and data in an organized manner. However, tables must be manually coded into an ebook, which can be time consuming and/or expensive. Use tables for tabular data only Do not use tables to create drop caps or to highlight text in an ebook using borders and colored background. […]
Kindle Formatting Solutions: Easily Add Borders & Colored Backgrounds to Paragraphs for eBooks
Creating paragraphs you want to highlight with colored backgrounds are rendered using the <div> tag with border and background color attributes. By default, text is displayed as black in ebooks. If the background color is dark, consider changing the text to white (color:white) in order for the text to be viewable. TIP: Always proof your […]
Kindle MICRO Solutions: Creating eBook Tables using HTML & CSS (PRIMER)
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Kindle Formatting Solutions: HTML Text Formatting tags
HTML uses tags like <b> and <i> for formatting output, such as bold or italic text. These HTML tags are called formatting tags. FYI: What’s the Difference? Often <strong> renders as <b>, and <em> renders as <i>. However, there is a difference in the meaning of these tags: <b> or <i> defines bold or italic […]
Kindle Formatting Solutions: Basic Text & CSS Reference Cheat Sheet
Basic HTML and CSS text formatting elements used in Kindle formatting.
Kindle Formatting Solutions: HTML elements
Kindle Formatting: YOU CAN learn how to adjust HTML and CSS elements for a perfect ebook format