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Solo1959 · 01-03-2019, 11:14 PM

I think I found the problem ... Not a solution, but a direction for someone to look in.

I noticed the problem with the Chapter Headings ever since I got my new computer. New Computer ... that was the key to the issue.

My new computer uses LibreOffice 6, my old computer used LibreOffice 5. I had no problem with my old computer, only with my new one. The only difference I can see is the newer version of LibreOffice.

There would appear to be a new "feature" added to .docx documents written in LibreOffice 6 that makes the Chapter headings have the bulleted numbers when converted by Calibre.

I read a lot of the documentation, but I don't see anything listed that might make this happen, but the problem is definately a LibreOffice 6 problem. I downloaded WPS Office for Linux and all of the .docx documents convert properly.

The problem is with .docx documents. Even if I "Save As" .odt, I get the same problem _IF_ I started with a .docx. If I create a new .odt file that does not get the bulleted Chapter Headings. Only if at some point the LibreOffice 6 document was ever a docx file.

I hope that this informations helps someone. And mostly I hope that it helps people know I'm not imagining things. :-)

01-03-2019, 11:14 PM	#10
Solo1959 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle 5th gen, and many in the past	Follow-Up. I found the Problem - But not the Solution I think I found the problem ... Not a solution, but a direction for someone to look in. I noticed the problem with the Chapter Headings ever since I got my new computer. New Computer ... that was the key to the issue. My new computer uses LibreOffice 6, my old computer used LibreOffice 5. I had no problem with my old computer, only with my new one. The only difference I can see is the newer version of LibreOffice. There would appear to be a new "feature" added to .docx documents written in LibreOffice 6 that makes the Chapter headings have the bulleted numbers when converted by Calibre. I read a lot of the documentation, but I don't see anything listed that might make this happen, but the problem is definately a LibreOffice 6 problem. I downloaded WPS Office for Linux and all of the .docx documents convert properly. The problem is with .docx documents. Even if I "Save As" .odt, I get the same problem _IF_ I started with a .docx. If I create a new .odt file that does not get the bulleted Chapter Headings. Only if at some point the LibreOffice 6 document was ever a docx file. I hope that this informations helps someone. And mostly I hope that it helps people know I'm not imagining things. :-)