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Norbert86
Jan 23, 2019Copper Contributor
Line thickness of SVG changes by exporting docx as PDF
Dear Community, I observed that the line thicknesses of SVG pictures in a docx document get thicker when exported to PDF. I got the impression that Office 365 (Version 1812) changes the line thic...
Norbert86
Jan 23, 2019Copper Contributor
Thanks for your response.
I would appreciate to find a solution with Word as it is the standard software used in our group (I am sure that other software like Ai or Latex could do the job as well. The aim is to combine the advantage of word and SVG)
Exporting the docx via PDFcreator, PDF24, or Adobe PDF results in converting the SVG to a image format (like PNG) and losing the vector properties.
Eva Vogel
Jan 23, 2019Steel Contributor
Hello Norbert, I know that Word stuff also ;) And i think you should get a shareware version with adobe illustrator, only to demonstrate if your task is working with it. I believe it works. Greets, Eva.
- Jason MorseOct 08, 2019Copper Contributor
I have been having much difficulties with this problem as well.
My Word document has an SVG map with outlined labeling however when exported to PDF the line thicknesses change causing them to looked "blobbed". The line width in Word appears to be ignored.
Microsoft Word view (300%)
Microsoft Word
Export PDF view (300%)
Exported PDF
Applications:
- Windows 10 Pro (Version 1903, OS Build 18362.356)
- Microsoft Office 365 Business (Version 1908, Build 11929.20300)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Version 2019.012.20040)
- Norbert86Oct 08, 2019Copper Contributor
Hello Jason,
I could solve the issue in my case the following way:
I create my SVG figures via Ink-Scape (freeware). But, before I want to place a SVG file into word, I use the option "Object to Path" and save it afterwards as SVG. Like that, i.e., the letter "H" is not anylonger stored as a letter, but by three individual lines. When I place this "converted" SVG file into a word file and export it as PDF it keeps its properties.
I hope this helps you!
With best regards,
Norbert
- Jason MorseOct 08, 2019Copper Contributor
Thank you for the comment. This SVG was already converted to paths to deal with specialized embedded fonts from ESRI ArcGIS Pro. You will notice that all lines in my previous example above exhibits increased line thicknesses - not just the path'd fonts.