Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 68092
border details lost when frame exported to Word 97
Last modified: 2006-08-03 06:27:38 UTC
Description: The detailed properties of the border of a frame are lost when exported to Word 97/2000/XP format. It seems that maybe OOo's export converts the frame to a text box. In Word 2000, text boxes have more generalized properties than frames. However, both programs support frames where the borders can be adjusted in detail. Reproduce: In my test (see attached .odt), I created a frame where only the bottom has a black border (and the other sides have no border). Actual results: When the .doc is opened in either Word 2000 or OOo 2.0.3, there is instead a black border on *all* sides. Expected results: Black border is displayed only on bottom side. OOo's document crashes Word 2000: In Word 2000, if I try to modify the settings of the text box OOo created, Word 2000 "disappears" (crashes without any notice). However, I can create valid text boxes and frames in Word document in Word 2000. The frames don't crash Word, and the document opens fine in Word 2000 and OOo 2.0.3.
Created attachment 38220 [details] export this .odt to .doc to witness a poor translation
Created attachment 38221 [details] an example of a valid frame and of valid text box made in MS Word 2000
Currently frames are exported as Textboxes, because of the better compatibility options for these (like the ability of chaining or containing graphics). Word's frames only have basic capabilities and have not been enhanced since Word95 (this is the reason, why there is no direct UI in MS Word anymore for creating them). *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 58843 ***
Closing duplicate.