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page numbers = "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY", bug with cross-referenc
I have a 200+ page doc, with 20+ sections. I am having problems with adding
cross-reference links in the headers, and instead get "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY". I also get the same message when I try to add page numbers. It is NOT a mail merge doc, and I stopped tracking changes with the toolbar icon, but Word kept tracking them in the headers and footers. When I try to accept (or reject) all changes, Word crashes every time. Is my doc somehow corrupt, or can someone explain this to me? Thanks. |
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page numbers = "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY", bug withcross-referenc
I could make up a theory that your headers/footers have become corrupted, as
all errors are connected to them. This sounds vaguely possible. Complex documents (like yours) also increases the chances of corruption. ON A COPY of the your document, try these tips for fixing corruption: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm Tracking Changes in headers/footers but not the main text definitely sounds like corruption, as I don't think it's possible to get Word to do that in the ordinary way of things. Why do you need cross-references in the headers? What are they cross-references to? On 8/30/06 10:44 AM, "constant_wonder" wrote: I have a 200+ page doc, with 20+ sections. I am having problems with adding cross-reference links in the headers, and instead get "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY". I also get the same message when I try to add page numbers. It is NOT a mail merge doc, and I stopped tracking changes with the toolbar icon, but Word kept tracking them in the headers and footers. When I try to accept (or reject) all changes, Word crashes every time. Is my doc somehow corrupt, or can someone explain this to me? Thanks. -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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page numbers = "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY", bug with cross-refe
Thanks! I followed the link, and it told me to save the doc as a web page and
then back to a doc format. That fixed all the weirdness in the headers/footers! Bless you for your help! ~Amber "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: I could make up a theory that your headers/footers have become corrupted, as all errors are connected to them. This sounds vaguely possible. Complex documents (like yours) also increases the chances of corruption. ON A COPY of the your document, try these tips for fixing corruption: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm Tracking Changes in headers/footers but not the main text definitely sounds like corruption, as I don't think it's possible to get Word to do that in the ordinary way of things. Why do you need cross-references in the headers? What are they cross-references to? On 8/30/06 10:44 AM, "constant_wonder" wrote: I have a 200+ page doc, with 20+ sections. I am having problems with adding cross-reference links in the headers, and instead get "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY". I also get the same message when I try to add page numbers. It is NOT a mail merge doc, and I stopped tracking changes with the toolbar icon, but Word kept tracking them in the headers and footers. When I try to accept (or reject) all changes, Word crashes every time. Is my doc somehow corrupt, or can someone explain this to me? Thanks. -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://word.mvps.org/Mac/WordMacHome.html What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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page numbers = "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY", bug with cross-refe
Glad that helped. Definitely a corrupt document then--that process
basically rebuilds it, which cleans it out. On 8/31/06 11:09 AM, "constant_wonder" wrote: Thanks! I followed the link, and it told me to save the doc as a web page and then back to a doc format. That fixed all the weirdness in the headers/footers! Bless you for your help! ~Amber "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: I could make up a theory that your headers/footers have become corrupted, as all errors are connected to them. This sounds vaguely possible. Complex documents (like yours) also increases the chances of corruption. ON A COPY of the your document, try these tips for fixing corruption: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm Tracking Changes in headers/footers but not the main text definitely sounds like corruption, as I don't think it's possible to get Word to do that in the ordinary way of things. Why do you need cross-references in the headers? What are they cross-references to? On 8/30/06 10:44 AM, "constant_wonder" wrote: I have a 200+ page doc, with 20+ sections. I am having problems with adding cross-reference links in the headers, and instead get "ERROR MAIN DOCUMENT ONLY". I also get the same message when I try to add page numbers. It is NOT a mail merge doc, and I stopped tracking changes with the toolbar icon, but Word kept tracking them in the headers and footers. When I try to accept (or reject) all changes, Word crashes every time. Is my doc somehow corrupt, or can someone explain this to me? Thanks. |
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