Issues with Headings

RCL1985 · 05-08-2025, 12:16 PM

Hello,

I'm having some issues with headings, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm turning a file from Open Office Writer into an ebook...

1) Page Breaks Not Working

In Writer, I've created a style for headings that includes page breaks (selecting: insert->page->before), yet on export in Calibre only a few of them actually work.

They are recognised as headings and appear in the table of contents

2) Dots (•) appear on Left of all Headings

3) Sub-Chapters ("Heading 2") are not centralised as per their settings, sitting awkwardly near the middle but not properly centralised

Quoth · 05-08-2025, 01:39 PM

Do an extra Save As in docx and import that.

Also OpenOffice is dead. Replaced years ago by Libre office, but same procedure applies.

I edit in odt format and do an extra save in docx, for over 10 years.

It also helps if you auto insert a ToC. Edit the settings so ........................ 124 etc isn't added.

Make sure to only use styles.

RCL1985 · 05-09-2025, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

Do an extra Save As in docx and import that.

Also OpenOffice is dead. Replaced years ago by Libre office, but same procedure applies.

I edit in odt format and do an extra save in docx, for over 10 years.

It also helps if you auto insert a ToC. Edit the settings so ........................ 124 etc isn't added.

Make sure to only use styles.

Thanks very much for the suggestions. Unfortunately these don't appear to be working...

When I try to convert it as a .doc file I get the error: "No supported formats"

Is "Force auto-generated..." the means of auto inserting a ToC? I tried that but the issues I listed still occur.

By only using styles do you mean to have everything in the ODT set according to styles?

BetterRed · 05-09-2025, 05:26 PM

Save as .docX.

And use Styles irrespective of what final media you're targetting (ink on foolscap → whatever on Kindle/Kobo etc), this has been best practice for 40 years or more.

BR

Quoth · 05-09-2025, 07:09 PM

Yes, docx, not doc.

^^^^
What BetterRed writes.

No direct formatting whatsover.

Even Bold / Italic or whatever of one word or a letter should use a Character style.

Only have one page style (default) for ebooks. Edit a copy if PDFs are needed and then add page styles.

05-08-2025, 12:16 PM	#1
RCL1985 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kindle	Issues with Headings Hello, I'm having some issues with headings, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm turning a file from Open Office Writer into an ebook... 1) Page Breaks Not Working In Writer, I've created a style for headings that includes page breaks (selecting: insert->page->before), yet on export in Calibre only a few of them actually work. They are recognised as headings and appear in the table of contents 2) Dots (•) appear on Left of all Headings 3) Sub-Chapters ("Heading 2") are not centralised as per their settings, sitting awkwardly near the middle but not properly centralised

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05-08-2025, 01:39 PM	#2
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,734 Karma: 103847703 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Do an extra Save As in docx and import that. Also OpenOffice is dead. Replaced years ago by Libre office, but same procedure applies. I edit in odt format and do an extra save in docx, for over 10 years. It also helps if you auto insert a ToC. Edit the settings so ........................ 124 etc isn't added. Make sure to only use styles.

05-09-2025, 05:26 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,637 Karma: 29710510 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Save as .docX. And use Styles irrespective of what final media you're targetting (ink on foolscap → whatever on Kindle/Kobo etc), this has been best practice for 40 years or more. BR

05-09-2025, 07:09 PM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,734 Karma: 103847703 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Yes, docx, not doc. ^^^^ What BetterRed writes. No direct formatting whatsover. Even Bold / Italic or whatever of one word or a letter should use a Character style. Only have one page style (default) for ebooks. Edit a copy if PDFs are needed and then add page styles.