WORD Document Fails to Compile in Personal Book

Bill FiessUser: "Bill Fiess"
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Updated by Jason Stone (Logos)

For some reason one of my WORD [docx] files will not compile. It appears not to be a corrupted file. [It opens fine on the computer.] But when I attempt to build a Personal Book with it I get the error message ERROR WHILE READING DOCUMENT. Any suggestions?

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    NB.MickUser: "NB.Mick"
    NB.Mick

    Docx-Files are nasty heaps of XML chunks, which may be non-understandable for the Logos PB compiler. Try saving the file as RTF, then opening the RTF and re-saving as Docx to get rid of such stuff. If this doesn't help, try turn on Logging and post your log as well as (if possible) the document and maybe a screenshot or precise description of your steps and situation leading to the error.

    Hope this helps,

    Mick

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    JT (alabama24)User: "JT (alabama24)"
    JT (alabama24)

    Bill - 

    I have had a similar problem with a 500(!) page document. By trial and error (i.e. chopping the book up into smaller .docx files), I was able to isolate the issue to a 10 page section (at the very end!). I did not ever discover the issue, but I was able to resolve it. The trick was to "clear all formatting". I helped another user last night with the same issue. When I tried to compile his .docx, I got the same error message. When I cleared all formatting, I flew through. Once you have cleared the formatting, you can go back and put it the way you want.

    If you want me to take a look, you can upload the .docx file here.

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    Bill FiessUser: "Bill Fiess"
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    Where do I find the command "CLEAR ALL FORMATTING"?

    TCBlackUser: "TCBlack"
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    Where do I find the command "CLEAR ALL FORMATTING"?

    Select your text, right click>> Styles>>Clear formatting.

     

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    TCBlackUser: "TCBlack"
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    Where do I find the command "CLEAR ALL FORMATTING"?

    Select your text, right click>> Styles>>Clear formatting.

     

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    JT (alabama24)User: "JT (alabama24)"
    JT (alabama24)

    Bill - 

    First, let me clarify. You need to clear the formatting in WORD. If the document is the way you want it, I would save a copy first.

    My panel may look different than yours (I use Mac's), but this is what my "styles" panel looks like:

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    If you have difficulties with this method, (and if your document is not sensitive in nature), feel free to attach it to a posting and I will take a look.

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    André KamphuisUser: "André Kamphuis"
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    I know that 'Clear Formatting' will solve the problem of not being able to build a PB, but it will also cause you many hours reformatting everything! I started doing this for a +400 pages document (with many diagrams and transliterated Greek text), and it's just undoable (even after splitting it up in smaller sections). It will take me a week to finish this. Unless there is a quicker solution, I will just give up converting bigger documents....

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