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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.appian.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>PDF text is overlapping</title><link>https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/general/30713/pdf-text-is-overlapping</link><description>Hi, 
 I am generating PDF from DOCX value is displaying correct in doc file , but it is overlapping in PDF 
 How to reslove this ? 
 DOC FILE: 
 
 PDF :</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: PDF text is overlapping</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/151998?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:18:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:fca440b4-b0ef-4459-b8c9-836eef8a3b5a</guid><dc:creator>alinas436409</dc:creator><description>&lt;p data-start="0" data-end="12"&gt;Hi Sudhir,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-start="14" data-end="124"&gt;This usually happens due to font or layout incompatibility between DOCX and PDF conversion. Try these fixes:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p data-start="127" data-end="178"&gt;Use standard fonts like Arial or Times New Roman.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p data-start="181" data-end="221"&gt;Avoid text boxes or floating elements.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p data-start="224" data-end="274"&gt;Check line spacing and table widths in the DOCX.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p data-start="277" data-end="428" data-is-last-node=""&gt;If using Appian, regenerate the DOCX from a clean template or convert via an external PDF library (like Aspose or iText) for better layout consistency.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: PDF text is overlapping</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/151557?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:24:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:378420e8-74ae-496b-bd15-9b19b1f73d27</guid><dc:creator>grandhiritusha</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi, I am also facing similar issue - In the generated pdf the headers and footers are getting disturbed - Currently using pdf from html smart service.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Can anyone suggest how we can avoid this issue?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: PDF text is overlapping</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/122523?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:22:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:99f03f38-5926-4bcb-b420-dbf6e4bbd54a</guid><dc:creator>Abhay Dalsaniya</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Can you share plugin configuration?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: PDF text is overlapping</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/122201?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:34:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:ebd13696-0cfd-40ab-b909-3b2e46aa4797</guid><dc:creator>prakhar2511</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Have you check the no of sheets you are giving in the smart service I think may be this is happening because of that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>