How to lay out KDP puzzle book pages and large print

Step by step

1. 1Open a section's Page layout.
2. 2For short puzzles like cryptograms, choose 2 per page for a fuller book with fewer pages.
3. 3Use the Size slider and, for cryptograms, the number of letters given away.
4. 4Nudge Text size (whole book) if you want everything a little bigger — margins never move.
5. 5Turn on Large print: 16pt is the default, and it forces one puzzle per page.
6. 6Click Switch to 8.5 × 11, the size large-print books use, and pick the same trim on KDP.
7. 7Add a dedication and a How to solve / introduction; each prints on its own page.
8. 8Refresh the preview and look for ✓ Large print checked.

Transcript

Episode six: making the pages look right. Each section has its own Page layout. Cryptograms are short, so print two per page. That's a fuller book, with fewer pages. Size makes them bigger or smaller. Hints give away a few letters. Auto gives more on easy, none on hard. Text size covers the whole book. Every word gets a little bigger, and the margins stay at three-quarters of an inch. Large print is for readers who want bigger type. Switch it on, and every word, number and answer prints at sixteen point or more. One puzzle per page, too. Six by nine is too small, so switch to eight and a half by eleven. Use that on K-D-P too. Now the first pages. Add a dedication and a short introduction, if you like. Both are optional, and each gets its own page. The title page and copyright page are added for you. Flip ahead: there's your dedication, then your introduction. Two small pages that make it feel finished. Refresh, and the check runs on every page in the preview. Smallest text: sixteen point. Large print, checked. Every layout control is free. Big, clear pages, and the margins never moved. Next up, episode seven: building the outline, and editing any puzzle.

Chapter by chapter

0:04 Page layout for each section

Choose 1 or 2 puzzles per page, the puzzle size, and for cryptograms how many letters are given away.

0:19 Text size for the whole book

Nudge the whole book's text size — your 0.75″ margins never move, so KDP never rejects them.

0:27 Turn on Large print

Large print (16pt by default) is a best-selling shelf; it forces one puzzle per page, and 8.5 × 11 gives it room.

0:43 Dedication and introduction

Add a dedication and a how-to-solve introduction — each prints on its own page after the automatic title and copyright pages.

1:05 Check it: Large print checked

Refresh the preview and look for ✓ Large print checked.

Parts marked Publisher (the full interior PDF, the cover print files and the AI tools, in beta) need a KDP Publisher plan; building, previewing and the first 10 pages plus cover are free. Everything else shown is free. See the plans.