Messages and dialogs — Nixt Writer docs

Writer tells you what happened in the status bar at the bottom of the window, and uses dialogs for errors that stop a file from opening. This page lists the messages you can see, grouped by what you were doing. Text in italics stands for a name, number or reason that changes.

Opening files

These appear in a dialog titled Cannot open followed by the file’s name or path.

Message	What it means	What to do
That file is no longer where it was. It may have been moved, renamed or deleted.	You chose a file under RECENT that isn’t there any more. Writer removes it from the list.	Open the file from its new location with Open a document.
Writer opens documents, and file is a spreadsheet / a presentation / a PDF, with the name of the Nixt Office app for it	The file is for another Nixt Office app.	Open it in Nixt Sheets, Nixt Slides or Nixt PDF.
The modern Office formats are read, and not the pre-2007 binary ones; a .doc file is a different format entirely	The file is a Word 97–2003 `.doc` (or `.dot`).	Open it in Word once and save it as `.docx`.
OpenDocument files aren’t read	The file is an `.odt`.	Export it as `.docx` from the program that made it.
This file has no extension, so the app can’t tell what it is	The file name doesn’t end in an extension.	If it is a Word document, rename it to end in `.docx`.
There is no editor for .ext files	Writer doesn’t open this kind of file.	Save it as `.docx` from the program that made it.
This file is not a readable Office package (reason).	The file isn’t a valid `.docx` package. It may be damaged, not really a Word document, or encrypted with a password in Word.	If it is password-protected, remove the password in Word. Otherwise try the original copy of the file.
This ZIP has no [Content_Types].xml, so it is not an Office document.	The file is a ZIP archive, but not a Word document.	Check you picked the right file.
This .docx has no main document part, so there is nothing to open.	The package is incomplete.	Try the original copy of the file, or open and re-save it in Word.
File could not be read. It may be damaged or only partly downloaded. Details: reason	Something in the file couldn’t be understood.	Download or copy the file again. If it opens in Word, save it again there and retry.

When a Word document’s name doesn’t match its contents — for example a .docx saved with another extension — Writer opens it and says in the status bar that the file is named with one extension but its contents are a document.

Recovery

Dialog	What it means	What to do
There is newer work than the file	An autosave copy is newer than the saved file, usually because Writer closed before you saved.	Open the newer copy to recover it, or Keep the file. See Autosave and earlier versions.

Saving, exporting and printing

Message	What it means	What to do
Saved to path	The document was saved over its file.	Nothing.
Saved file name	A new document, or a copy, was saved.	Nothing.
Could not save: reason	Writing the file failed.	See Writer could not save.
Opened in your PDF viewer — print from there.	Print… made a PDF and opened it.	Print from the PDF viewer.
Could not open the print copy: reason	The PDF was made but couldn’t be opened.	Set a default PDF viewer, or save a PDF copy and open it yourself.
Could not print: reason	The print copy couldn’t be made.	Try again, or save a PDF copy.
Save changes to document? — Your changes will be lost if you close without saving.	You clicked Close with unsaved changes.	Save, Don’t save or Cancel.

Editing

Message	What it means
Copied	The selection is on the clipboard.
n matches (or match) / No matches for “text”.	Result of a search.
Replaced n matches. / Nothing to replace.	Result of All in the find bar.
Created the style “name”	A style was made from the paragraph.
Style now matches this paragraph	A style was redefined.
Restored the version from time	An earlier version was opened. Undo takes it back.
Could not read that version: reason	An autosave copy couldn’t be opened. Try another.

Links and bookmarks

Message	What it means	What to do
Bookmarked as “name”	A bookmark was added, possibly with an adjusted name.	Nothing.
Could not open address	The address isn’t valid, or no app on your computer opens it.	Edit the link and check the address.
This document has no bookmark called “name”.	A link points to a bookmark that doesn’t exist.	Edit the link, or add the bookmark.
“name” is a place in this document, not an address to open.	A link to a bookmark was sent to another app.	Use Go to instead.
Error! Bookmark not defined. (in the text)	A cross-reference points to a deleted bookmark.	Delete the cross-reference or add the bookmark again, then update fields.

References

Message	What it means
Contents inserted, with n entries. / Contents updated.	A table of contents was inserted or rebuilt.
No headings found. Give a paragraph a Heading style and update this field. (in the text)	The table of contents found no headings. Apply heading styles, then update it.
Listed n figures / No Figure captions yet — the table is a field, so it fills in once there are	Result of inserting a table of figures.
Added tag. Cite it from the Citations list.	A source was added.
Listed n cited works / Nothing is cited yet — the list fills in once something is	Result of inserting a reference list.
(Source not found: tag) (in the text)	A citation’s source isn’t in the document.
Updated n fields / Every field already said the right thing	Result of updating fields.

Review

Message	What it means
Comment added. / Comment deleted.	A comment thread was added or deleted.
Track changes is on. Edits are recorded as name.	Tracking was turned on.
Track changes is off. Changes already recorded are kept.	Tracking was turned off.
Accept change by name. / Reject change by name.	One change was resolved.
Accepted the move by name — both halves of it.	Both halves of a move were resolved.
Accept all changes — n changes. / Reject all changes — n changes.	Every change was resolved.
There are no tracked changes in this document.	Accept all or Reject all found nothing to do.
File: summary / File: The two documents are the same	Result of comparing documents.
Could not compare with that file: reason	The other file couldn’t be read. Check it is a `.docx`.

Restrictions

Message	What it means	What to do
Editing restricted — description	A restriction was set.	Save to keep it.
Editing is no longer restricted	A restriction was lifted.	Save to keep the change.
That is not the password this was set with	The password was wrong.	Try again.
The document was restricted with a scheme that can’t be checked, so the restriction won’t be lifted; open it in Word to do that	The restriction’s password is stored in a way Writer can’t check.	Lift the restriction in Word.

Mail merge

Message	What it means	What to do
file: n records, n columns	The data source loaded.	Insert fields and preview.
file has a header row and no records	The CSV has column names but no rows.	Add rows to the file and open it again.
Could not read that file: reason	The file couldn’t be read as text.	Save the CSV with UTF-8 encoding and try again.
Merged n records — the letter itself is one undo away	The merge finished.	Save the result as a copy, then undo to get the letter back.

Tooltips on dimmed controls

A dimmed control’s tooltip says why it can’t be used. For example:

Tooltip	Meaning
Open a data source first	Mail merge needs a CSV file.
A cross-reference points at a bookmark, and there are none yet	Add a bookmark first.
Only a numbered list can be restarted	The caret is in a bulleted list or not in a list.
There are no tracked changes to accept	The document has no tracked changes.
Put the caret on a change to accept it	Move the caret onto a tracked change first.
A table needs a row / A table needs a column	You can’t delete the last row or column.
Nothing to the right to merge with / Nothing above to merge with	There’s no neighbouring cell in that direction.
This cell is not merged	Only merged cells can be split.
Nothing to undo / Nothing to redo	There is no step to undo or redo.