Books can be exported to a Microsoft Word (.docx) file in one click. The export walks the full Part → Chapter → Section tree in reading order and produces a document you can hand to a reviewer, print, or convert to PDF.
How to export
- Open the book from the channel's Books list.
- Click Export to Word on the book edit page.
- A .docx file downloads. Open it in Word, Google Docs, or any compatible editor.
What the export contains
- Book title as the document title.
- Book description, if set, as the intro paragraph.
- For each Part: heading, then Part-level content if any.
- For each Chapter inside: sub-heading, then Chapter-level content if any.
- For each Section inside: sub-sub-heading, then the Section's content.
- Everything in reading order, driven by each item's OrderIndex.
What the export does not contain
- AI Reference Data. That's drafting context, not publishable content — it's intentionally excluded.
- Unpublished drafts separately. The export reflects what's currently saved in each Content field.
- Custom HTML widgets, embeds, or interactive blocks. The Word format can't render those; they're flattened or dropped.
Common uses
- Reviewer passes. Send the .docx to an editor or subject-matter reviewer who doesn't have access to the dashboard.
- PDF distribution. Open in Word, save as PDF, share.
- Backup / archival. Periodic exports are a simple offline snapshot of the book's state.
- Offline writing sessions. Export, work on the .docx in a coffee shop, copy changes back into the relevant Section editors when you're online.
Formatting notes
Headings in the export use Word's built-in heading styles (Heading 1 for Parts, Heading 2 for Chapters, Heading 3 for Sections). That means Word's automatic table-of-contents feature works out of the box — insert a TOC at the top of the document and it'll populate from the heading structure.
Rich text from the Content fields — bold, italics, lists, links, tables — is preserved. Images referenced by URL in the HTML are pulled in where possible.
What about other export formats?
Word is the only export format in v1. For other formats, export to .docx first, then use Word (or a converter) to produce PDF, HTML, EPUB, or plain text. A dedicated EPUB / PDF export is a candidate for a future version — if you need it, open a feature request.