The Alhora video library

Your book, one step at a time.

A little guidance. A beautiful book. Follow short, practical tutorials from your first import to your finished files.

11 lessons · real screen recordings · English captions · The playlist on YouTube ↗

01 · The big picture
Alhora in 3 minutes
Take the full journey from manuscript to finished book: import, write, preview, style, check and export.
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02 · Import Word
Import your Word manuscript
Bring in a .docx file, choose chapter detection, set your book details and check the imported sections.
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03 · The editor
Find your way around the editor
Get comfortable with the chapter outline, writing area and inspector, then arrange your workspace.
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04 · Live Preview
Prose, Blocks and Live Preview
Understand Prose and Blocks modes, and see how your finished pages respond as you edit.
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05 · Style Studio
Choose a style. Build your own.
Try a built-in style, then customise fonts, spacing and chapter ornaments to create your own.
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06 · Book Health
Check your book with Book Health
Review typography, editorial notes, accessibility and retailer findings before you export.
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07 · Kindle EPUB
Export a Kindle-ready EPUB
Add your cover, choose Kindle EPUB, set a destination and review the export results.
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08 · Print PDF
Export a print-ready PDF
Choose trim size and margins, check page composition and export your print interior.
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09 · Time Machine
Restore an earlier version
Browse saved snapshots, restore your book and find the Before restore recovery snapshot.
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10 · Inkia
Meet Inkia
Review a plan, approve each action and stay in control with skip, pause and stop.
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11 · Personalisation
Make Alhora yours
Choose workspace themes, atmosphere effects and fonts, then find music and soundscapes for your writing.
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