Splitting files with Word import

Hey I know this topic seem to have died a few month ago, but I have had the same problem and it seems many others have as well. I seemed to have found a solution, at least for my situation.

THE PROBLEM: The problem seems to be unique with RH7 since i did not have this issue in RH5, but the root seems to be with the way word handles styles. For things like paragraph styles you can click on on a paragraph(not highlight) and apply the style. This works in word but this causes problems with Robo Help. so if you apply a paragraph style w/o highlighting then apply a character empahsis style on a word...you would notice in RH5 that the paragraph would be highlighted from that word on. Somehow in RH7 this issue now also causes problems with creating topics and not just with in topic formatting.

THE SOLUTION: This solution is time consuming, but you will have to go back and reapply your styles to your document. The best way to do this is to select a group of text you will format such as a body paragraph or a heading and CLEAR FORMATING. Sometimes you will not be able to clear format...if this happens you probably do not have the entire paragraph highlighted (this is a likely culprit of the problem). When re-applying the styles make sure to apply styles in the following order to prevent issues.
1. Apply Body or Paragraph styles.
2. Apply numbering or bulletings styles.
3. Apply character Emphasis Styles.
Remember you must clear the formatting before you re-apply or the issue will not resolve.Since this can be time consuming I suggest trying this on a few heading first starting from the top of the document just to make sure this works for you.

First, ensure that the headings are properly assigned by viewing the doc in Outline format. (You might receive some surprises.)

If everything seems fine, then split the Word doc into the sections you want; it shouldn't take too long to do that. After all, there's no reason why you can't import them separately. It feels so soothing when you stop smashing your head into stone walls.


Good luck,
Leon

Yes it does come up with that dialog when I do the import, and I have used Heading 1 and Heading 2 consistently. I selected the boxes for Heading 1 and 2, and it does split the file into topics OK. But only a few topics are given their own separate HTML file for some reason.

Eg In my Word document, I have chapters 1 to 6, then appendices A to D. All are tagged Heading 1. The resultant import splits chapter 1 into its own file, then chapter 2 to Appendix C in a single file, then Appendix D in its own file. But the TOC shows all the chapters and appendices as separate topics. When click eg Chapter 3, in the TOC, it jumps to the middle of the file where the chapter 3 topic begins.

Jim