If you’re already on a Mac, you can ignore this bit.) Step 3:Īfter Vellum loads, click on the “Import Word File…” button and load your Word file to Vellum. Remember, make certain that you’re logged into the virtual Mac when you do all this. Click on the “Restore License” link and the Vellum software will activate and you’ll then be able to generate your books. Simply click on the “Restore” link in the email and you’ll receive a second email with a “Restore License” link in it. (Once you purchase a license, log into your email when connected to your virtual Mac and you’ll see that you received a confirmation email with a link to Vellum’s “Restore” feature to request your license. You’ll need to purchase Vellum and then activate the software on your virtual Mac. Tip: If you’re using MacinCloud with Vellum, you can use the full features of Vellum-except you can’t Generate the ebook and Print files. If you’re already on a Mac, you can skip this step. If you’re on a PC, you will need to use the MacinCloud service. Looking for a downloadable PDF with all the instructions? Here you go!ĭownload the step-by-step Vellum instructions as a PDF. The documentation below is a step by step guide that will walk you through how to connect to MacinCloud, load Vellum, and then import a book file, and go through the major settings in Vellum so that you can create the various ebook and print files you need for the major publishing platforms. Now that I’ve created a MacinCloud account using the “pay as you go” option, I rent a virtual Mac that has Vellum installed on it (and can now use Vellum as my ebook program of choice).
Sign up for a MacinCloud account and use a virtual Mac to run Vellum. Since Vellum for Windows doesn’t exist, there is a fairly easy solution.
For the last few years, I put off learning Vellum because I didn’t have a Mac and I used some free book formatting software.
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