Bug 169024 - DOCX - IMAGE POSITION: I cannot save the image properties after editing. When the file is reopened, it reverts to the old properties.
Summary: DOCX - IMAGE POSITION: I cannot save the image properties after editing. When...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
26.2.0.0 alpha0+ master
Hardware: All Windows (All)
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Blocks: DOCX-Images
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Reported: 2025-10-23 19:15 UTC by NarayanAras
Modified: 2025-10-24 19:41 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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If image properties are edited, they revert to default when file is reopened (148.86 KB, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
2025-10-23 19:17 UTC, NarayanAras
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Description NarayanAras 2025-10-23 19:15:54 UTC
Description:
If I edit image properties and save the file, the changes are lost.
The images revert to their default settings. 

Steps to Reproduce:
I have inserted small screenshots of icons in a table.
The cells have some text as well.
When the image is inserted, it is bottom-aligned with the text by default.
I wanted to center-align the image with the text in the same cell.

So I changed the image properties.
This worked fine.
I saved the file.

But when I re-opened the file, all images has reverted to their old alignments.
I repeated the exercise, with the same result. [BUG]

I have created a small sample file. This is a new file, in which I copied one problematic table. It has inherited the bug. You can test and verify the bug. 

Actual Results:
As described above

Expected Results:
The change in the properties should be permanent.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: en-US
Module: TextDocument

OS: Windows 11 (64 bit)
Comment 1 NarayanAras 2025-10-23 19:17:29 UTC
Created attachment 203506 [details]
If image properties are edited, they revert to default when file is reopened
Comment 2 Dieter 2025-10-24 19:40:41 UTC
I confirm it with

Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d60ff8c8bd4e3ebf8f84f53448ead3c838332ea9
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded

Steps:
1. Open attachment 203506 [details]
2. Select first circle and open image properties
3. Tab "Position and Size" -> Position
4. Change Vertical to "Centre" "To character" -> OK (image is centered to character now)
5. Save (as docx) and reaload

Expected
Vertical position remains

Actual result
vertical position changes back to Top to Baselin (doesn't happen if saved as odt)