Created attachment 167915 [details] MS Word format resume/document. I've been using LO since version 4 (maybe earlier) and I recommend it to all my friends and colleagues who use Linux. The fundamental problem is that LO Writer doesn't even come close to MS Word compatibility. I'm attaching a .docx format of of my resume, but neither this nor the .DOC format copy shows up correctly in Writer - they both show as 3 page files when they are only 2 pages long. What's worse, I just discovered FreeOffice, which happens to be 100% compatible with MS Word AFAICT. Both files appear exactly as they do in Word (which, BTW, I detest). This bug is around 10 years old or more, and it's long past time for it to be corrected. If FreeOffice can do it, I'm reasonably certain you can too. I love LO and I want to continue using it forever, but this has finally hit the wall and I don't know if I can do this anymore. At the very least, I need my resume to look correct and matching to MS Word is every detail, and it simply does not. I also write books, and they look wrong as well. I know you folks are talented and diligent. I'm sure you can manage MSO compatibility better than this.
Created attachment 167916 [details] .DOC format of previous .DOCX document. Here is the matching .DOC format version, which has exactly the same problem even though it is the Word 97-2003 format.
Do you have the fonts used in the document Century and Franklin Gothic Book installed? That's essential to get a closely matching layout (and if there's still a difference, you can blame Writer for that). Just asking because it fits in 2 pages for me on Windows.
(In reply to Aron Budea from comment #2) > Do you have the fonts used in the document Century and Franklin Gothic Book > installed? That's essential to get a closely matching layout (and if there's > still a difference, you can blame Writer for that). Just asking because it > fits in 2 pages for me on Windows. If I had only known. I did not have the Franklin Gothic Book font. After downloading it, everything looks perfect. It would be really nice if there was an easy way to determine this, like maybe an error message (or some notification) when Writer comes up to let me know it can't use that font. If this does not exist, I'll be happy to modify the bug, or remove it and file a new one. Thank you!
There's bug 61134, bug 78186 and bug 96872 enhancements on similar topics. For now what you can notice is that the font name is in Italic in the toolbar/sidebar font picker for missing fonts.