Re: [libreoffice-users] MS Word .docx formatting in Libre Office

Hi Tom,
Thanks to you and the others who responded to my query. It made 
interesting reading.
As suggested below I have installed Libre Office 3.4.2 in parallel with 
the default version of LO supplied under Ubuntu 11.04.
I understand that things aren't always going to be right with .docx 
files so I have taken the thesis document I'm currently interested in 
and have converted it to .doc as suggested.
Now when I look at this in LO (either version) it is not picking up all 
of the Table of Content entries. The original TOC was set up to pick up 
all Heading 1 through Heading 4 entries.
I have tried using Tools - Outline Numbering - Numbering to define 
Heading 1 through Heading 4 entries, but this appears to have made no 
difference. Can anyone suggest what I should be using here please, or 
how I use this process to get these headings picked up?
Also does this mean that I have to set this each time I look at 
different documents or is there a way of setting LO so that it 
automatically picks up all headers e.g 1 through 9 as a matter of course.
Basically I am not really sure what Tools - Outline Numbering is 
supposed to do, or what the thinking is behind how TOCs are handled in LO.
Can anyone enlighten me please?
Thanks
Rob




On 12/08/11 21:21, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Yes, it does crop up quite often but it is still a legitimate question.
>
> Ideally convert things to doc format if that is possible.  DocX is designed to
> be incompatible with non-MS products imo.  However the LibreOffice 3.4.2 often
> does a better job of read/writing docXs than the 3.3.3 but having both is
> possible if you follow this guide
> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel
> Still neither is perfect at it so trying to stick with Doc is better.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rob Harriman<rob.harriman@btinternet.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Sent: Fri, 12 August, 2011 19:59:56
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] MS Word .docx formatting in Libre Office
>
> Hi,
> Am a newbie to Libre Office so apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.
>
> When I load .docx files into Office 3 for view/edit the formatting is shot to
> pieces and the Table of Contents is not picked up when included in the original.
> It appears that .doc files are loading ok.
> I thought that .docx files were supported by LO. Apologies if this assumption is
> incorrect.
>
> Is there anything that I can do to address these formatting issues, or must I
> convert these .docx files to .doc format before reading them in LO?
> Thanks
>
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