Troubleshooting & FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions.
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- I Clicked the "Save" Icon but it doesn't Open On My Computer
- Why Don't I See My Book Cover in the Export?
- My App Keeps Crashing. What is going on?
- Why Do I Have Blank Pages in my PDF?
- Are fonts embedded in the PDF?
- Are small publishers or indie authors be exempt from Accessibility requirements?
- Can Dragon be used with Atticus?
- Can I apply DRM to my books in Atticus?
- Can I dictate into Atticus?
- Amazon Bleed Error: extend images to edge of page
- Amazon KDP Error: Additional numbers appearing after the TOC
- Amazon KDP Error: Bleed “This image is outside the margins”
- Amazon KDP Error: Bleed Image doesn’t extend beyond edge of page
- Amazon KDP Error: Remove all template text and guides from your manuscript file.
- Amazon KDP Error: Remove all template text and guides from your manuscript file.
- Automated Chapter titles not displaying
- Blank Lines in TOC (When subheadings are included in TOC)
- Can I adjust space between the header and text?
- Can I share Atticus with my Client/Business Partner/Spouse etc?
- Can I use bi-directional links for notes?
- Can I use emojis in text messages?
- Can I use much larger fonts?
- Can I use the Grammarly Chrome extension with Atticus?
- Do I need to be connected to the internet to upload a document or export my book in Atticus?
- Do you have articles on publishing or the publishing process?
- Does Atticus support hyphenation rules for a non-English language?
- Does Atticus support non-breaking spaces for ending punctuation (French)?
- How can I add a blank page to start a new chapter on the right side?
- How can I add style to the header text in Atticus?
- How can I change which side of the spread my chapter/page starts on?
- How can I customize the appearance of chapter headers in Atticus?
- How can I modify the Part/Volume title page?
- How can I remove indents on certain pages?
- How do I Add a Chapter?
- How do I add a time stamp/location/POV character without losing the drop caps on the first line of the story?
- How do I add hyperlinks to my book using Atticus?
- How do I adjust my margins?
- How do I change the font and size of block quotes?
- How do I choose the right font, font size, and line spacing for my book in Atticus?
- How do I control paragraph indentation and spacing in Atticus?
- How do I keep the page numbers all on the same side?
- How do I make certain paragraphs and lists single-spaced?
- How do I manually create a numbered list without the automated numbering kicking in?
- How do I modify the font or formatting on the TOC page?
- How do I place page numbers only on the left-hand side?
- How do I preview ___ device?
- How do I recreate Special Page Layouts?
- How do I remove a scene break?
- How do I remove Chapter Numbers from TOC?
- How do I remove running headers?
- How do I restore a backup file or upload a backup?
- How do I save or backup my work in Atticus?
- How do I select my eBook Start page?
- How do I select my trim size (page size)?
- How do I switch to continuous numbering?
- How do I turn off auto-save?
- How do I turn off hyphenation in the ePub?
- How do I use the same theme for multiple books?
- How do most Atticus users send their work to editors?
- I can't see curly quotes in the editor.
- I have added a page break, but it doesn't appear in the preview.
- I want to change the font and spacing on the title page. How do I do this?
- I've adjusted both the inner and outer margins to be the same, why do the margins still seem unequal?
- Ingram PDF Errors: High Resolution (Scene Breaks)
- Ingram PDF Errors: Low Resolution
- Is Atticus secure? Can anyone gain access to my book(s)?
- Is there a limit to how many books I can format?
- Is there a way to have a manuscript open at the point you left off writing the previous day?
- Is there a way to lock chapter or a book?
- One of my chapter titles appears smaller than the others. How do I fix this?
- Page Count won't Calculate
- Page numbers aren’t generating in the PDF Table of Contents
- Publisher Font on Kindle
- Unable to log in—offline
- Using a VPN with Atticus
- What are the default subheading settings?
- What are the font options above the ePub preview?
- What happened to 'Convert to'?
- What happened to Custom pages?
- What settings should I use for the body font, text size, and spacing?
- What should I do if I find unexpected blank pages in my book?
- What's the difference between the inside margin and the outside margin?
- Which file do I need to export for eBooks and print versions?
- Which file do I upload to the retailer for my eBook?
- Why am I seeing a message that says your session has expired?
- Why are characters connected (Cinzel Decorative Font)?
- Why are subheadings further from the top margin than the body text on the facing page?
- Why aren't my small caps showing up in the first sentence (Benne font)?
- Why can’t I copy and paste text from my exported PDF?
- Why can't I import fonts?
- Why can’t I open the snapshot/JSON/backup file?
- Do Atticus ePubs meet accessibility requirements?
- Why can’t I see the export buttons?
- Why can’t I select fonts from the Font Library to use as my Body font?
- Why Chrome?
- Do I need to do anything to meet new accessibility standards if I sell books in the EU?
- Why do I lose my place every time the Print preview refreshes?
- Why do I see a red triangle next to my book title on the home page?
- Why doesn’t my book render using Best of Both?
- Why doesn’t my ePub formatting look exactly like the PDF?
- Do regular EPUB validation checks include accessibility requirements under EU laws?
- Why doesn’t the page size in my PDF match my trim size?
- Why Don’t I see a cog icon at the top right corner of the editor?
- Why is the sender name always associated with incoming texts on the left?
- Why is there odd spacing in the text before a URL?
- Why isn’t ProWritingAid working?
- Why isn't the back matter separated from the body?
- Why won't my ePub upload to Apple Books?
- Why won't the app install when I click "Install App"?
- Will turning off automated chapter numbers affect chapter headers in Atticus?
- How can I check if my EPUB is accessible?
- Should I be concerned if ACE shows warnings about missing accessibility metadata in my Atticus export?
- Are Book Goals specific to a particular book in Atticus?
- Are there any additional considerations for creating a large print edition?
- BookBaby Printing Requirements (Adding Bleed to inside edge)
- Can I add a background color to all pages?
- Can I adjust the padding around the scene break?
- Can I export to mobi format?
- Can I make the writing window full screen in Atticus, or go into Focus mode?
- Can I name my master pages for easy identification?
- Can I share Atticus with my Client/Business Partner/Spouse etc?
- Can I use Atticus to watermark my books?
- Can mixed cases be used in the running header?
- Why are my Curly Quotes wrong?
- Do I need to be connected to the internet to upload a document or export my book in Atticus?
- Do you have a downloadable user manual?
- Does Atticus create PDF X-1a files?
- Does my page count need to be a multiple of 16?
- Drop-caps with non-English quotation marks.
- How can I access and modify Book Details for my project in Atticus?
- How can I adjust the size of indents?
- How can I check which version of Atticus I am currently using?
- How can I duplicate a custom theme in Atticus?
- How can I get a better look at my print preview in Atticus?
- How can I sync changes made to a master page to all books?
- How can I use Atticus offline?
- How can I write in scenes or move scenes around?
- How can we address the wide gaps between words in the ePub when we select the "Justify" setting ?
- How do I add a callout box to my document?
- How do I add my social media profiles to my book in Atticus?
- How do I add page numbers?
- How do I adjust the line spacing in footnotes?
- How do I apply block quote or verse formatting?
- How do I change the TOC title?
- How do I check spelling/grammar?
- How do I create a boxset?
- How do I create internal book links in Atticus?
- How do I create parts/volumes on mobile devices?
- How do I edit a tag used for a Project/Version?
- How do I hide the chapter header from a particular page/chapter?
- How do I hyperlink the ePub TOC?
- How do I make my font smaller on the Title Page?
- How do I manage multiple versions of a book?
- How do I manage/uninstall a PWA?
- How do I merge scenes?
- How do I remove scenes?
- How do I restart numbering for each chapter?
- How do I select my body font?
- How do I set the page numbers for my eBook?
- How do I set up a Large Print Theme in Atticus?
- How do I upload my book cover?
- I am trying to create a journal / planner / cookbook / low content book
- I printed out my PDF, but the pages don't seem to match the trim size selected.
- I’m looking for a particular Google Font, why can’t I find it in the Font Gallery?
- Ingram PDF Errors: Bullet Points
- Is Atticus compatible with Antidote (French version of Grammarly)?
- Is Atticus compatible with IngramSpark?
- Is there a way to write notes or save sections that I might use later?
- KDP is asking me to increase the page size by 0.125 wide and .25 height how do I do this?
- Lag when updating multiple chapter titles
- Margins for Print
- Minimum Margin Requirements
- What are curly/smart quotes?
- What are master pages?
- Why are all notes #1 when I view them in the editor?
- Why are some characters like quotes or angle brackets being removed from my alt text?
- Why aren’t my goals refreshing at the correct time?
- Why can't I open my ePub in Word?
- Why do I see an ePub3 warning message on Draft2Digital?
- Why do I see an error message after exporting the ePub?
- Why do my Italics Disappear on Amazon Digital Preview?
- Why do text messages in the ePub use right alignment?
- Why does ACE flag missing metadata fields like accessmode and accessibilityfeature in my Atticus ePub?
- Why does my boxset have multiple TOCs?
- Why does the print preview take longer to generate?
- Why doesn't Atticus offer a free trial like Vellum?
- Why don't you offer Times New Roman (or other copyrighted fonts)?
- Why is Malwarebytes showing a warning?
- Why is my ePub opening in a Browser or showing up as Web file?
- Why is my word count different after import?
- Why isn't my book cover included when I export?
- Why isn't the ISBN on the copyright page?
- Why was my book rejected by Apple? - images exceeding 5.6 million pixels message
- Why won't my book render when using Widows and Orphans?
- Will I lose formatting like bold or italics when I import to Atticus?
- Will page breaks apply to the ePub?
- Are there options to include pop out sections or call out boxes within a chapter?
- Are there specific guidelines for chapter length in Atticus?
- Can Atticus control widow words/lines for me?
- Can I add a long description?
- Can I adjust which pages are included in different versions of my book?
- Can I create my book cover in Atticus?
- Can I hire you to format my book?
- Can I use Atticus to create a fixed-format ePub?
- Can I use custom fonts in the chapter header?
- Can I use different themes per section?
- Can I use tables/charts in Atticus?
- Can I use Tabs?
- Do Keep options affect ePubs?
- Do you have book templates?
- Does “Begin on” affect reading devices that allow 2-page spread?
- Does Atticus allow kerning?
- Does Atticus avoid sequential hyphens?
- Does Atticus support foreign languages?
- Does Atticus support half-point fonts?
- Does Atticus support low-content books?Can be a Canned Response
- Does Atticus support Math Symbols and Equations?
- Does Atticus work on older Operating Systems?
- Finding straight/curly quotes and apostrophes
- How can I add attributions to blockquotes in my book using Atticus?
- How can I add indents to block quotes or verse?
- How can I add multiple lines to my title or subtitle?
- How can I adjust line spacing for a particular segment or section (including lists, Block Quote, Verse, Footnotes)?
- How can I change the font of the author name on the title page?
- How can I preview the ePub version of my book in Atticus?
- How can I quickly zoom in and out in Atticus?
- How can I replace line breaks (soft returns) with paragraphs before importing?
- How do I access a created master page in another book?
- How do I access the Formatting Tab?
- How do I access the goal tracking features in Atticus?
- How do I add another book to my boxset?
- How do I add running headers/footers in the ePub?
- How do I adjust the layout of the running headers/footers?
- How do I change the Copyright Template?
- How do I control justification in ePubs?
- How do I customize my scene breaks?
- How do I delete a book?
- How do I find the exact width of the spine of my book for my cover artist?
- How do I follow along with updates?
- How do I install/access Atticus?
- How do I modify my Metadata?
- How do I re-install Atticus?
- How do I reduce line spacing (in block quotes, verse, etc)?
- How do I replicate/duplicate a page?
- How do I set the font for the title page?
- How do I start a text conversation in Atticus?
- How do I upload a book?
- How do I use curly quotes in Atticus?
- How often should I back up my work in Atticus?
- I accidentally deleted my title page. How can I add it back?
- I can export a PDF, but why won't my Print Preview render?
- I have a question about Publisher Rocket
- I have added a subtitle on the Writing Tab, but it isn't showing up in the formatting.
- I purchased your product, but can't find it anywhere. Where do I look on my computer for it?
- I’m seeing a blank screen when I open Atticus. What do I do?
- Is Atticus downloadable or web-based?
- Is there a limit to the number of fonts I can “Favorite” in the Font Library?
- Is there a place to see the total word count of the whole book?
- Is there an easy way to find straight/curly quotes and apostrophes?
- My cover artist wants to know the exact width of the spine of my book. Where can I find this information on Atticus?
- The Chapters in my TOC don’t have a page number listed. How do I change that?
- The End of Book notes page appears in a part/volume instead of at the end of the book.
- What are the layout priority settings in Atticus themes?
- What content options can I include within a callout box?
- What do widows and orphans and balanced page mean?
- What does N/A mean in the Smart Quote Inconsistencies report?
- What does the 'Snapshots' option do in the Book Details section?
- What happened to pages using the old special page formats?
- What is the Sprint Timer feature in Atticus?
- What's the difference between Volumes and Parts?
- Where do I find the link for Little Dog Ready?
- Who owns the work created using Atticus?
- Why aren’t my justification and hyphenation settings showing up in the ePub?
- Why aren't quotes curly by default?
- Why can’t I search for words in my exported PDF?
- Why do the blank lines between paragraphs disappear when I import my file?
- Why does my eBook look different in Kindle Preview?
- Why doesn't Word retain my indents or paragraph spacing?
- Why don't curly quotes face the 'correct' direction when using em dashes?
- Why is the formatting wrong when sideloading to a device or reading app?
- Why not make eBook coding more specific?
- Will Atticus add support for accessibility metadata fields in the future?
- Will Atticus automatically produce my index?
- Are fonts from the Font Gallery embedded into my files?
- Can Atticus review the work I create?
- Can I link Atticus to One Drive?
- Can I make the content editor full screen or hide the left navigation pane in Atticus?
- Can I set default preview to print?
- Can I use Amazon's KDP Paperback print previewer to check my PDF?
- Do Layout Priorities affect the ePub?
- Do you have a Plottr integration?
- Does Atticus allow custom spacing between words?
- Does Atticus support Footnotes or Endnotes?
- Does Atticus support multiple levels of subheadings?
- How are Google Fonts Licensed?
- How can I add the sender name or control whether the text message is incoming or outgoing?
- How can I create a master page in Atticus?
- How can I create a PDF with equal margins?
- How can I modify the title page?
- How Can I Arrange My Chapters Within Atticus?
- How can I navigate through search results within my manuscript?
- How can I override an indent or reduce spacing between lines?
- How can I preview the print version of my book in Atticus?
- How can I show the page numbers for subheadings in the TOC?
- How do I access the content nested under a Volume or Part?
- How do I add a page break within a chapter?
- How do I add a title page for a part?
- How do I add accents or special characters?
- How Do I Add Footnotes and Endnotes in Atticus?
- How do I adjust the dimensions of a callout box?
- How do I adjust the top and bottom margins?
- How do I change the size of the text in my writing screen, but not change the exported format?
- How Do I Control Note Placement and Text Size?
- How do I create multi-level lists?
- How do I create my Atticus account?
- How do I delete a part/volume?
- How do I delete the Endnotes page?
- How do I duplicate a book?
- How do I edit a Master Page?
- How do I hide the page numbers in a particular page/chapter?
- How do I include the page number for Parts/Volumes in the TOC?
- How do I increase the font size for paragraphs?
- How do I keep my subheadings from being left at the end of a page?
- How do I prevent Ellipses breaking over two lines?
- How do I reduce my print cost on Draft2Digital?
- How do I remove a callout box from my document?
- How do I remove the Publisher name or logo from the Part/Volume Title Page?
- How do I remove the TOC (eBook)?
- How do I set the font for the title page when Chapter Title is turned off?
- How do I start a new line or 'paragraph' within a list?
- How do I suppress the drop caps or small caps in a particular page/chapter?
- How do I type a Unicode ellipsis?
- How do I type Chinese words into my manuscript?
- How do I use ProWritingAid with Atticus?
- How do I view a two-page spread?
- How do I view the PDF page size?
- How is the ISBN information used by Atticus?
- How to Manually Create an Index
- Can I install on a new computer, use on multiple devices, etc?
- Does Atticus have a Dark Mode?
- Does Atticus have a Read Aloud or Text to Speech function?
- Does Atticus have a Thesaurus?
- Does Atticus have AI/Chat GPT type of features?
- Does Atticus have Find and Replace?
- Does Atticus have plotting/outlining features?
- Does Atticus participate in AI Data Scraping?
- Does Atticus support Children's Books?
- Does Atticus support Code-Snippets?
- Does Atticus support custom trim sizes?
- Does Atticus strip non-breaking spaces?
- What is the 'Publishing for Indie Authors' Course?
- I can't log in to Atticus
- I'm getting a blank screen when trying to log in to Atticus
- How do I create a table or chart in Atticus?
- KDP is showing my ePub in italics and bold
- Can I transfer ownership of my book from one another to another?
- Why can't I search my PDF?
- Can I split my book into two?
- Update, Clear Cache, Restart
- Why did my collaborator receive an email to purchase Atticus instead of a notification?
- I can't see my chapters on the left side of Atticus. What do I do?
- My book is showing in Amazon ahead of it's release date, what do I do?
- How Do I Feature My Book on Atticus?Atticus Author Spotlight Page
- Is there a way to hide themes so I can see a better view of my book?
- My Box Set Title Pages Are Showing My Email Instead of My Author Name
- I accidentally deleted my book. What do I do?
- I'm sharing a preview of the next book in my series. Is there an option to have multiple headers?
- Can I create a Template for my Non-Fiction book in Atticus?
- How do I bulk delete images in my image gallery?