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  2. CONFSERVER-23583

The table's border become invisible in the output of the "Export to word"

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      NOTE: This bug report is for Confluence Server. Using Confluence Cloud? See the corresponding bug report.

      Summary

      The table's border become invisible after export to a word file, this issue however does not affect Open Office, it only affects user with Microsoft Office. Thus, Open office can be used as a workaround. (Unfortunately, the generated files generally don't open correctly in editors other than MS Office, check this: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-26113).

      There's a similar bug for PDF exports:
      https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-34390

      Steps to Reproduce

      Here is the reproduction procedure:

      1. Add a table with wide columns to a new page then save it. (original.png)
      2. Export the page to the a word file.
      3. On the word file

      Expected Results

      The table fits the file correctly.

      Actual Results

      The border of the table become invisible. (export+to+word.doc)

      Workaround

      Partial workaround

      1. Use workaround here to export a PDF file that shows that table correctly
      2. Export as PDF
      3. Use some PDF to Word converter, like this one

        1. Custom_css.zip
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        2. export+to+word.doc
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        3. original.png
          original.png
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            [CONFSERVER-23583] The table's border become invisible in the output of the "Export to word"

            Denise Unterwurzacher [Atlassian] (Inactive) added a comment -

            This issue has been resolved in Confluence Cloud, and in Confluence 5.10.4 which is now available for download.

            Denise Unterwurzacher [Atlassian] (Inactive) added a comment - This issue has been resolved in Confluence Cloud, and in Confluence 5.10.4 which is now available for download .

            Andrew Mijat added a comment -

            Hi. I have started using Confluence in addition to Jira, because its been advertised the next best thing

            Its "a little" disappointing when you find a little bug like this
            But its "a lot" disappointing when the problem has been around for years

            Andrew Mijat added a comment - Hi. I have started using Confluence in addition to Jira, because its been advertised the next best thing Its "a little" disappointing when you find a little bug like this But its "a lot" disappointing when the problem has been around for years

            Lukas added a comment -

            Glad it helped!

            Lukas added a comment - Glad it helped!

            Tim Eddelbüttel added a comment - - edited

            Hello lukas.lukosius,

            thanks for your workaround. It works.

            Regards,
            Tim

            Tim Eddelbüttel added a comment - - edited Hello lukas.lukosius , thanks for your workaround. It works. Regards, Tim

            Jenny Quinn added a comment -

            This is very annoying. Word doc's look very unprofessional. Is there a release date for this fix? Thanks.

            Jenny Quinn added a comment - This is very annoying. Word doc's look very unprofessional. Is there a release date for this fix? Thanks.

            pravin chenthil kumar added a comment -

            Surprised that this issue is not yet fixed and considered minor. Please fix it

            pravin chenthil kumar added a comment - Surprised that this issue is not yet fixed and considered minor. Please fix it

            Eder Castro added a comment -

            We cant export this docs for a client, please fix it.

            Eder Castro added a comment - We cant export this docs for a client, please fix it.

            Lukas added a comment -

            We are using custom CSS for Word exports in Confluence 5.7. which solves the invisible border problem and makes word documents a appear a little nicer. Maybe it will help as a workaround for others as well...
            I have attached custom_css.zip file which contains .css and .vm files needed for word export.
            Files should be placed in ...\includes\css\custom_export.css and ...\pages\exportword.vm

            Lukas added a comment - We are using custom CSS for Word exports in Confluence 5.7. which solves the invisible border problem and makes word documents a appear a little nicer. Maybe it will help as a workaround for others as well... I have attached custom_css.zip file which contains .css and .vm files needed for word export. Files should be placed in ...\includes\css\custom_export.css and ...\pages\exportword.vm

            Toshiyuki Tanaka added a comment -

            please fix it asap...

            Toshiyuki Tanaka added a comment - please fix it asap...

            Joel Tay added a comment -

            Please fix. It's supposed to be a major issue; trying to reduce manual labor work by using Export to Word, but all tables do not have borders.

            Joel Tay added a comment - Please fix. It's supposed to be a major issue; trying to reduce manual labor work by using Export to Word, but all tables do not have borders.

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              yilinmo Yilin (Inactive)
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