Error- the name in the end tag of the element must match the element type in the start tag

Anonymous
2018-01-14T04:12:40+00:00

Hi, never really posted in one of these things before I this is sort of an emergency, I have an important document due in a few days for uni and all was going good until I encounter the error 'the name in the end tag of the element must match the element type in the start tag' which is preventing me from opening my document.

Naturally when I encounter this error I googled and attempted many fixes and have been attempting to edit the document.xml file for around 4 hours now to no avail.

I would greatly appreciate some help in how to overcome this error, I've linked a google drive folder with both the entire word document as a .rar file and the document.xml file as well as a screenshot of the error below.

I really don't know how to use this site but any help would be appreciated tremendously due to the importance of me resolving this error quickly.

Thanks in advnaced for any help anyone can offer 

:)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19zeLbff\_RpBTZlhBdXn3FliQap19kNwI?usp=sharing 

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-09-14T08:17:46+00:00

    Many many thanks, You can delete the file. 

    BR Bostjan

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2019-09-14T02:23:10+00:00

    Hi Doug,  One more wih the same problem "end tag"? 

    Please help me.

    https://umbithost-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/bostjan\_umbit\_si/EQYqPR7CRcRBu3CcHhVl1k8BLqc0bi9-5K103uHvPZr6DQ?email=dougrobbinsmvp%40gmail.com&e=EW7tlW

    BR Bostjan

    A repaired copy of your document has been uploaded to the following folder of my OneDrive

    https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmuIXmFDy-1azRlX2JBMPPp_Nb1x

    Let me know when you have retrieved it so that I can delete it from that folder.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-09-13T13:38:58+00:00

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  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2019-09-12T01:15:49+00:00

    A repaired copy of your document has been uploaded to the following folder of my OneDrive

    https://1drv.ms/f/s!AmuIXmFDy-1azRlX2JBMPPp_Nb1x

    Let me know when you have retrieved it so that I can delete it from that folder.

    The error in your document was caused by the use of a textbox on the first page, which was completely unnecessary and in the repaired document, I have reconstructed the first page so that it does not contain a textbox.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-09-11T18:43:48+00:00

    Hi Doug,  Any chance you could help me with a similar "end tag" problem?

     file is at

    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9KzNLzHLNhlRU5TTW16UWlKMlJoSzNSX0R3LW84TU9pWXBR

    Thanks

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