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KB0151: Why does my compiled ODT file contain the words UPDATE ME?

When Jutoh compiles an OpenDocument (ODT) file, it may write special fields, such as a table of contents or index. When you open the file in a word processor, you may see UPDATE ME indicating that the user should use the word processor's tools (not in Jutoh) to update the field.

In OpenOffice and LibreOffice, you can use the menu command Tools | Update | Update All, or right click (or control-click on Mac) over UPDATE ME, and choose Update Index/Table. In recent versions of Word, you can also right-click (control-click on Mac) over UPDATE ME and use the Update Field command, although it might omit the Table of Contents heading. If your word processor doesn't recognise the field, it may just show the UPDATE ME text, which cannot be updated. To fix this, you could open it in a more suitable word processor such as OpenOffice or LibreOffice, update all fields, and then save and reopen in your preferred word processor.

If you don't have a word processor that will recognise these fields, or perhaps you want a simpler file for submission to Smashwords, then you can disable the configuration option Special table of contents formatting and related options. Jutoh will then generate the complete section (such as table of contents) without outputting a special field.


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