KDP Book Builder course · Episode 6 of 10
How to lay out KDP puzzle book pages and large print
Episode 6: choose one or two puzzles per page, size them, turn on large print for seniors, set the text size, and add a dedication and introduction page.
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Step by step
- 1Open a section's Page layout.
- 2For short puzzles like cryptograms, choose 2 per page for a fuller book with fewer pages.
- 3Use the Size slider and, for cryptograms, the number of letters given away.
- 4Nudge Text size (whole book) if you want everything a little bigger — margins never move.
- 5Turn on Large print: 16pt is the default, and it forces one puzzle per page.
- 6Click Switch to 8.5 × 11, the size large-print books use, and pick the same trim on KDP.
- 7Add a dedication and a How to solve / introduction; each prints on its own page.
- 8Refresh the preview and look for ✓ Large print checked.
Transcript, 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.
- 1:03 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) need a KDP Publisher plan; building, previewing and the first 10 pages plus cover are free. Everything else shown is free. See the plans.