Why are there strange formatting errors or HTML code on my books Web page?
One of the most common causes of formatting errors and HTML code appearing on your book’s Web page is due copying and pasting the original text from a word processing document, such as Microsoft Word. This errant coding is actually special formatting instructions that are used within the Word program that carry over when copying and pasting. While these instructions are helpful in Word and not even visible to the user, they can cause issues by showing up on your book’s Web page if they are not removed first. For example, you might see HTML strings that look like this: Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; The easiest way to clean your text to correct the problem (or to avoid this from occurring during the publishing process) is by copying and pasting your text into a simple program that doesn’t use complex instructions, such as Notep
