<div dir="auto">LeRoy, maybe try leaving it in docx format. Try to find some in person help where you are so they can see the issue. I usually tell people to write the text and format after it is all done. I am not familiar with publisher format requirements. Good luck, Ted P.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 8:30 PM LeRoy Diener <<a href="mailto:leroy@choosetherightside.com">leroy@choosetherightside.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Hi NMGLUG folks,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">How can a file from MS Word 2007 retain formatting while editing in LibreOffice Writer?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">DETAILS</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I have a .docx file which is a short book which I wrote in MS Word 2007. Most of the doc is in a 2-column layout. I have a Table of Contents, which uses the "Styles" feature.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I opened the file in LibreOffice Writer and saved as .odt.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Now, when I update the Table of Contents, I lose some formatting, and it's all a mess.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Any ideas?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I'm using LibreOffice 5.2.7.2</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">I found this article</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><a href="https://office-watch.com/2017/libreoffice-5-4-ms-office-document-compatibility/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://office-watch.com/2017/libreoffice-5-4-ms-office-document-compatibility/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">Thoughts?</div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman,serif" class="gmail_default">(By the way, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who contributes to help novices like me.)</div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">--<br>I am the Love of God, no matter what.<br>LeRoy<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"> Diener<br>213-<span>LEROYIZ</span><br>213-537-6949<br><a href="http://www.leroydiener.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.leroydiener.com/</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div>
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