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Old 12-06-2015, 11:12 PM   #12
DLSieving
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Thanks! Problem Solved

eschwartz:

I solved the problem using the MacOS Time Machine to recover a prior version of the source file (Word.docx) in which I had used horizontal rules as chapter markers, created before I had gone back in to try to clean up the formatting around the hard page breaks. Apparently I had hit on a good solution the last time around, so I'll leave those areas alone and only change what I need to change based on the conversion results.

In response to your suggestion, I converted the source Word.docx file two different ways.
  • The first way is to use Word's Web Page Preview and then export the HTML from my web browser (Safari) and import the HTML into Calibre.
  • The second way is to import the Word.docx directly into Calibre as you suggested.
  • The crucial benefit to your and kovidgoyal's way is that it carries the Word metadata.

I'll start importing Word.docx directly into Calibre from now on as you suggested.

kovidgoyal:

Thanks for the confirming advice about importing Word.docx directly into Calibre. I'll take this advice going forward as I mature my conversion procedure.

And thanks especially for your earlier advice about the semantics of Embed referenced fonts under calibre => Preferences => Common Options, which for better clarity should read something like Embed all fonts used in the source document.

Last edited by DLSieving; 12-07-2015 at 01:38 AM.
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