Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 127287
Not formatting pages correctly for page numbers
Last modified: 2017-03-18 19:02:39 UTC
When I create a new page style for page numbers (eg PageNumbers)and save the file in Microsoft doc format, the PageNumbers style goes missing in the saved document.
Created attachment 85924 [details] Document in odt format using page style Numbered Page
Created attachment 85925 [details] Same document saved as Word 97/200/XP (doc) Format
I cannot confirm a difference in page formatting between the 2 attached documents. They are the same document created in AOO 4.1.3 using a custom page style named Numbered Page. The only difference is that in the .doc format document when you inspect the page styles you will not find a distinct style named Numbered Page. What you will see is that the definition of the page style default is different between the 2 documents. This is because in Microsoft Word page formatting applies to the entire document and not to individual pages. It is a difference in design philosophy between Microsoft Word and Apache OpenOffice Writer. If you are seeing differences in the actual page formatting please attach a sample document in both odt and .doc format so that we can further diagnose if there is an actual bug. System Configuration System Configuration: Processor: Intel Core i5 CPU M560 @2.67GHz Installed Memory: 2.00 GB (1.6 usable) Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Apache Open Office: AOO413m1(Build:9783) - Rev. 1761381 2016-09-29 02:39:19AOO413m3(Build:9782) - Rev. 1709696 Language: en_US Additional Language Packs: None and AOO420m1(Build:9800) - Rev. 1692551 Rev.1692551
Created attachment 85926 [details] First 6 pages This is the ODT file.
Created attachment 85927 [details] First 6 pages Sorry. This is the odt file.
Created attachment 85928 [details] First 6 pages This is the doc file. Note that it now has Default style, Convert1 style and Convert2 style.
It also appears that when a doc document is saved as odt, the doc document is changed, and a footer appears on pages that are un-numbered.
I can't give you more info. I have worked round the problem by working in odt format and then converting to doc format.
I believe that we have gone as far as we can at this point. The problem as I see it is a core difference between the two formats as to how they treat page styles. In Microsoft's doc format you can only have one page style per document in odt format you can have multiple page styles. My suggestion would be to work and save the document in odt format and then export to PDF format so that others can read it. If for some reason you have to convert to doc format I believe there is a way to get around the core problem by using sections. It can add a fair amount of (I believe unnecessary) complexity to the work flow. I am going to close this as not an issue. If you want to further explore possible alternatives iwould refer you to either the user mailing list at mailto:users@openoffice.apache.org or the user forum at http://forum.openoffice.org/