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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...
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.
Chuanxin LIUfor me your workaround only works to 50%. It indeed solves the problem with the broadened lines, but when making the "conversion to form" in word365 several things happen, like for example the arrows of my inkscape vector graphic also lose their heads.
Edit: So for arrows it is also needed to additionally apply "stroke to path" in inkscape on all arrows. Then that also works fine. But still a lot of other problems occur and parts of the vector graphic are missing in the final pdf, although they are visible in the word file after conversion to form.
