A training manual is used, not just read. Learners jump to a module, follow numbered steps, fill in exercises and refer back to tables. The layout has to make that easy, with a consistent style for every module, clear numbering and exercises that sit on the page with room to write.
For manuals with tables, assessments and structured content we recommend Premium Layout at R20 per page, which adds tabulation and structured content and includes ebook conversion for an online version. Simpler workbooks often fit Standard Layout at R13 per page, which covers bullets, numbering and images.
Layouts for Midrand’s trainers and companies
Midrand’s conference venues and business parks host a steady stream of training programmes, and many of the manuals we typeset are written by facilitators and companies based there. These books are often revised every year, so we set them up with consistent styles that make the next edition quicker to update.
If a manual is split into several modules or levels, we design one system of headings, colours and page elements so each module looks related but is easy to tell apart.
Documents we typeset for Midrand clients
Training manuals
Module-based layouts with numbered steps, tables and clear section openings.
Learner workbooks
Exercises and activities with space to write and consistent instructions.
Facilitator guides
Timings, notes and answers laid out so a facilitator can run a session from the page.
Layout packages and what you receive
- Basic Layout
- R12 per page: chapter headings, paragraph indentation, drop caps and basic formatting
- Standard Layout
- R13 per page: adds running headers with author and title, bullets and numbering, images and bleed images
- Premium Layout
- R20 per page: everything in Standard plus tables, structured content and ebook conversion
- What you send
- Your final manuscript as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file, plus any images, fonts or references
- What you receive
- Print-ready files for your printer, with the Word source file included
- Review
- You check the typeset pages and we make requested adjustments before final files are delivered