Using small bullets on resume.
Every time I save my resume the TABS before and after the bullets is removed. Exporting to PDF works OK, but every-time I make changes I have to redo all bullets.
I've recreated complete resume from a text file with same results.
Using latest version does the same.
Bullets and numbering
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Bullets and numbering
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4
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Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
ASUS Z87 Deluxe, Intel Core i7 4770K, 32 GB RAM
Re: Bullets and numbering
Greetings and welcome to the community forum!
What document format are you saving to? Saving to any format other than OOo's native ODF format (.odt for text) carries some risk of losing formatting. If you're not saving as ODF, try that and see if you still have a problem.
If you're already using ODF, what steps are you following to add the bullets?
What document format are you saving to? Saving to any format other than OOo's native ODF format (.odt for text) carries some risk of losing formatting. If you're not saving as ODF, try that and see if you still have a problem.
If you're already using ODF, what steps are you following to add the bullets?
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Re: Bullets and numbering
Was saving as MS Word 6.0, changed all bullets to the large ones and removed all tabs before and after bullet.
Previously tested saving as ODT, failed. Saved as PDF OK.
New Test...
Saved as ODT, worked OK. Government doesn't use OpenOffice...wish they did.
Thanks for your time.
Previously tested saving as ODT, failed. Saved as PDF OK.
New Test...
Saved as ODT, worked OK. Government doesn't use OpenOffice...wish they did.
Thanks for your time.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
ASUS Z87 Deluxe, Intel Core i7 4770K, 32 GB RAM
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 64-bit
ASUS Z87 Deluxe, Intel Core i7 4770K, 32 GB RAM
Re: Bullets and numbering
See [Tutorial] Differences between Writer and MS Word files for a discussion of what is happening, and for the reasons why you should always work in, and save files as .odt.
Last edited by John_Ha on Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
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Re: Bullets and numbering
If you've used the toolbar buttons, you can try to use list styles instead. Styles are better at keeping the bullets in .doc IIRC.
But beware that you may face other small glitches when exporting to .doc.
Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the edit button if your issue has been fixed.
But beware that you may face other small glitches when exporting to .doc.
Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the edit button if your issue has been fixed.
LibreOffice 7.6.2.1 on Xubuntu 23.10 and 7.6.4.1 portable on Windows 10
Re: Bullets and numbering
Not all "MS Word" formats are well-supported. I believe the "Word 6" format is especially problematic.
Best practice is to work in ODF (save as .odt) and export a copy to .doc ("Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP") as needed for sharing. That MS Word format is much better supported and should export lists without major problems.
However, if you need to round-trip (everyone edits the file) documents with others working with MS Office, there's likely to be some problems, perhaps only minor ones. In that situation, it's best if everyone is using the same software, or as close as possible.
Best practice is to work in ODF (save as .odt) and export a copy to .doc ("Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP") as needed for sharing. That MS Word format is much better supported and should export lists without major problems.
However, if you need to round-trip (everyone edits the file) documents with others working with MS Office, there's likely to be some problems, perhaps only minor ones. In that situation, it's best if everyone is using the same software, or as close as possible.
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