How do I remove text borders when pasting into Libre Writer from AI

[DebraBearsac]

I would like to create a print book and eBook but am worried that the formatting borders (which I realise, thankfully, won’t print but I still want to remove), might cause book generation issues if they remain.

I didn’t know to paste using ‘Paste Special’ > ‘Unformatted Text’ and then format as I wanted.
So, I need to remove the borders and any HTML or other coding that they may hold.

The borders are barely visible. They are not black like mentioned in another query.

In case it makes a difference, I paste from webpages and AI Overview in Chrome OS into Libre Office version 7.3 4.2 (x64)
I am running Windows 10 Pro edition. Version 2009

Seeing as I have already created the document would the following work?
Copying the text from the current Libre document that has the unwanted text borders and using ‘Paste Special’ > ‘Unformatted Text’ to paste it into a new LO writer document to eliminate any possible a) print book b) ebook creation problems related to the source text originally being pasted from AI without having used ‘Paste Special’ > ‘Unformatted Text’

The borders are not there when I do this, but does that eliminate the possibility of a) print book and b) ebook formation problems?

Thank you

[PKG]

@DebraBearsac

which I realise, thankfully, won’t print but I still want to remove),

Simply delete the sections via the Navigator (F5)

[keme1]

Most likely you have located the solution yourself. Paste special - Unformatted. This is, however, not entirely as simple as what you suggest. More of that below.

When you copy from external sources, every “division” present in the source (e.g. a web page <div>, pdf column break, MS Word section) may carry over as sectioning when pasted into writer. This sectioning is probably what you see as borders.

As you have seen, pasting as unformatted text will normally eliminate those divisions, and sectioning will not occur. Doing this for your entire document in one go is not as easy. It will strip all formatting you have in use (direct formatting as well as applied styles), so you will then need to reapply that.

Keep your old document. DO NOT overwrite it with the new one. “Save as” with a different name. (You probably need both for a while, for reference):

• With the old (sectioned) and new (freshly unformatted) documents side by side, and the aid of the navigator, it should be feasible to recreate the document structure as is originally was.
• For locating lost character formatting/styling, the Find dialog provides useful tools.
• Graphics may be lost with “unformatted text” pasting. They need separate handling (will show in the navigator).
• Note that the object ordering in the navigator is sometimes erratic/confusing (e.g. chronological by time entered; not necessarily in document sequence). Useful to be aware of, and not to worry. This may also depend on LO version.

[DebraBearsac]

Thank you

I have copied and speical pasted without formatting the text into a new documentand there are no text borders (as I expected thee wouldn’t be. However will doing this also have removed any HTML or other coding that would have been part of the AI source or other sources from the internet?

I need it to be as near to ready for formatting into a print and also ebook as possible but keep the correctly formatted ODT or Doxc/x version.

If this won’t have removed it, how can I do so?

[keme1]

@DebraBearsac

will doing this also have removed any HTML or other coding

This is irrelevant to the original “frames” question, so it should probably have been posted as a new question. It still connects to the indicated workflow and to the suggested solution, so I’ll offer a comment anyway:

• Paste special - unformatted will only insert the text content “as it reads”.
• The formatting for the inserted text will then be what is already activated at the point of insertion.
• Links, graphics, typography adjustment, etc., will be removed.

Some elements (links, headings, graphics) can be managed through the navigator, but not all. There is no easy substitute for proofreading.

[fpy]

@DebraBearsac

I need it to be

please upload .odt examples and screenshots to limit the guesswork

in essence, there’s no generic magic solution,
adjusting with macros or tooling may speedup your workflow.

[DebraBearsac]

Thank you again. I will give more thought to replacing posts if I still need replies to parts of posts after some parts have been answered.