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Line thickness of SVG changes by exporting docx as PDF
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.
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)
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
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.
I've found a workaround to solve the problem. First convert all object to path (you've done that). After you place the svg in word, right click and try convert to shape. It works perfectly at my end.
