Book tools: Microsoft Word File Import/Export (Book)
This plugin supports importing a Microsoft Word docx-formatted file as chapters to a book. The file is split into chapters and subchapters based on the built-in heading styles "Heading 1" and "Heading 2" in Word. Embedded images are also imported if they are in web-compatible format (GIF, PNG, JPEG).
It imports .docx files only, not the older .doc format. The following Word versions support this format: Word 2007, Word 2010 and Word 2013 (on Windows); Word 2011 and Word 2016 (on MacOS). Note that files in.docm format (i.e. including macros) are not supported.
LibreOffice 5.x can also save files in .docx format, and they will import too, but generally the quality is not as good as those files saved from the native Word editor, even if the document uses the same built-in "Heading 1" and "Heading 2" styles well. Your mileage may vary.
Note also that the PHP XSL extension must be enabled on your webserver, and the plugin requires Moodle 2.7 or higher.
After installation, the Book administration menu should have a new item added, similar to the screenshot below. You must create a new book, or turn editing an existing book on, in order to see this menu.
The plugin can also be used to export books, or chapters from books, back into Word .doc format. In general heading elements in HTML are converted back into corresponding heading styles in Word, and so on with other styles. The goal is to make books that are round-trip editable in Word, although it is not quite there yet.
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An exported book opened in Word will never look like the original Moodle Book. All Moodle books have the look of the theme applied to your course or site, applied via CSS styles. The Word files don't have access to these styles, so they look like ordinary Word documents. However, if you re-import the Word file back in to a Moodle Book, then the content will look as you expect again.
If your Book has images, then you need to download a special Word template to convert the images into Word format. The template is available online at http://www.moodle2word.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=48. Unfortunately, this template contains VBA macros, and these macros trigger warnings on some virus-checking applications, and also on Windows Defender on Windows 10. To download and use it, you will have to turn off Windows Defender, and ignore any warnings.
I have the MoodleBook Word plugin. I'm not sure where the "Macro Text" style is on that. Is this "HTML Text"?
I've been trying to get the Image Converter to work on Windows 7 with Office 2016. When I run the Image converter, it appears to run for about 30-60s and ends with a notification that it's been disabled to avoid issues with Windows Defender. Windows Defender is disabled, but we are using Microsoft Security Essentials, which I did have an exception in to allow the file.
Would you have any suggestions?
Thanks,
John
Is there any easy/quick solution for editing bullets and numbers to ++L and ++S, as it is taking long time for 50+ pages word files.
Thanks.