Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 13308
Improving footnotes in Word-DOC export
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:19:51 UTC
MS Word uses a blank between the footnote sign and the footnote text, wich OO (luckily) does not have. However, this means that when exporting text with footnotes from OO to Word the footnote sign directly touches the footnote text, since Word seems to manage the distance between both by the blank. When exporting longer text to Word you have to insert all those blanks for yourself.
Reassign to BH
Please Attach the documents which make this problem, so we can test it. (Without the documents, we cannot confirm the problem easily) Don't forget to cut other part of the documents, so the file size is small, but we still able to see the problem.
Hello Henning, I don't want to just close this issue. In my opinion it is not a problematic one. Please ponder, if we will try a fix for OO.o 2.0 or OO.o later. Thank you.
Created attachment 15233 [details] .doc file created in OOo
Created attachment 15234 [details] .doc file created in M$ Word
I also have this problem, and attach a couple of files which demonstrate it. I would also like to add another thing on the same topic. When creating a .doc file using Openoffice the footnotes are marked at the bottom of the page with a normal size number, whereas with Microsoft Word they are started with a superscript number, followed by the footnote text in normal test. This fact is just about the only reason that I keep a windows partition with Word installed, so that I can create doc files and then write them in openoffice (if this is done then the problem does not occur). This should also be demonstrated by the attached files. I need the footnotes in this format as the rest of the world uses Word and expects the footnotes in this format. I have searched the style options in OOo and have not found a way to change the format of this initial number. I hope I have been clear!! If not please don't hesitate to contact me for further information. many thanks, Matt
according to the announcement on releases (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=releases&msgNo=7503) this issue will be re-targeted to OOo Later.
Is this valid for 2.0?
It seems that this issue was assigned to "hb" instead of "hbrinkm" as intended. So this issue was unnoticed for 2 years. :-( henning, can you confirm this issue?
As of version 2.2.1, the issue exists. If I add a space after the footnote number in OpenOffice.org Writer 2.2.1, the space turns into a TAB when I save the document as a DOC file and open it with Microsoft Word.
I can send you the original ODF file and the converted DOC file to confirm the issue exists.
Should be solved in the "not-so-far-future".
Confirmed with Windows XP OOo DEV 300
But this issue is maximum a P4 issue for me Change Priority to P4 Set myself on CC
Why is it P4? This issue qualifies as a P3 issue. It is a major compatibility issue between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Word. It also affects a noticeable number of users, since footnotes are a very common feature in word processors. Lots and lots of users who use footnotes need Microsoft Word compatibility. So, this feature is a must-have for a considerable number of users. I should add that one of examples in P3 is "Functionality which is not available, but a workaround exists" - and this one seems to be this case. It is a functionality which OpenOffice.org does not have, and there is a workaround for it - to fix footnotes manually (which is something very annoying to do). It is not just an incorrect behavior of small significance: this issue really affects people. Therefore, I request this issue to be qualified as P3.
Has there been any movement on this issue? The automagic insertion of the [tab] between the reference number and text has become an issue for one of our customers where we do automated conversion of Word docs without manual intervention. The only workaround I've been able to come up with is to set tab stops every 0.01 inch in the Footer paragraph style. A proper solution is needed.
This problem is crazy and have been haunting me for years! Today it is the only thing that keeps me from using Openoffice. I am in academia and get long text with hundreds of footnotes. I can today not save documents with Openoffice because if i do, they can basically not be used with Microsoft Word. There will be a TAB i all footnotes when you open it with Microsoft Word. So I will mess up all notes, and if you have say 600 or so notes this is a major BUG! This most be a high priority. Today I cant see anyone in academia use Openoffice because this is so severe.
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".