Editing Word Documents
Updated Nov 6, 2026
Every Master Library text product (ebooks, guides, workbooks, checklists, listicles, prompt packs, toolstacks and email mini-courses) includes an editable Word file (.docx) next to the PDF in its ZIP. Open it in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages or LibreOffice, change anything you like, then export it as a PDF. Video courses include their workbook, checklist, prompt pack and video scripts as Word files too.
Opening the file
- Microsoft Word: double-click the .docx. Keeps the layout closest to the PDF.
- Google Docs: upload the file to Google Drive, then right-click > Open with > Google Docs. Some layout elements can shift, so check each page.
- Apple Pages / LibreOffice Writer: both open .docx files for free.
What to change first
Minimum
- Your name as author, on the title page and anywhere else it appears
- Search (
Ctrl+F/Cmd+F) for any name, website, email or link that isn't yours and replace it - Your logo on the title page
- Your website and one call to action at the end
Recommended
- A title and subtitle in your own words
- A new introduction that speaks to your reader
- Your own examples and stories
- Links to your products or services
Going further
- Rewrite sections in your voice
- Add a chapter, worksheet or checklist of your own
- Update dated examples and statistics
Keeping the layout intact
- Use the built-in styles. Change Heading 1, Heading 2 and Normal (right-click the style > Modify) instead of formatting text by hand. The whole document updates at once.
- Fonts: if the original font isn't installed on your computer, Word swaps in another one. Install it, or change the styles to a font you have.
- Colours: change the colours inside the styles and shapes to your brand colours.
- Tables: worksheets and checklists are often built as tables. Edit the text inside the cells rather than deleting the table.
- Images: if one moves, right-click > Wrap Text > In Line with Text keeps it in place.
Export the finished file
- Word: File > Save As (or Export) > PDF
- Google Docs: File > Download > PDF document
- Pages: File > Export To > PDF
Open the PDF and check every page before you publish it.
Not changing the text? Use the PDF instead
If you only want your logo, name and links on the product, the PDF Rebrander is faster and keeps the original design exactly.
With the AI Skill Pack
Master Library members can add the AI Skill Pack ($47 one-time) on the AI Skills page. It gives your own ChatGPT or Claude nine skills that work on your Library. The Rebrand skill puts your name, colours and fonts on a product, Your Edition rewrites the text so it no longer reads like everyone else's copy, and Covers and mockups designs the cover and listing images. Connected to your Library, your AI hands back a designed PDF and an editable Word file. Free accounts and members who joined before 4 November 2026 don't see the pack.
Licence reminder
You can edit and sell the finished product. Give your customers the PDF, not the editable Word file, unless a product says otherwise. See License restrictions.