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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 from DOCX plugin – Table cell text overflowing in PDF but not in DOCX</title><link>https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/general/39996/pdf-from-docx-plugin-table-cell-text-overflowing-in-pdf-but-not-in-docx</link><description>DOCX table: 
 
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 Hi everyone, 
 I’m using the PDF from DOCX plugin to generate a PDF from my DOCX template. The issue I’m facing is that the table formatting is not preserved in the generated PDF. 
 In the DOCX file, long text</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: PDF from DOCX plugin – Table cell text overflowing in PDF but not in DOCX</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/152683?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:02:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:91f67a8b-994a-49e2-9d0d-299feb2cb687</guid><dc:creator>Harsha Sharma</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;In this case you need to try adjusting the formatting settings applied in the DOCX template. If it is relative then DOCX will have proper format but on conversion it will not follow through in PDF. So keep the settings in DOCX consistent/non-relative&amp;nbsp;and then try.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: PDF from DOCX plugin – Table cell text overflowing in PDF but not in DOCX</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/152678?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 04:37:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:954a1d9a-71c8-4252-9912-c12e1028f3a3</guid><dc:creator>Shubham Aware</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;DOCX renders correctly, but the plugin&amp;#39;s PDF conversion doesn&amp;#39;t preserve the wrapping. &lt;br /&gt;In&amp;nbsp;Word table properties, set table layout to &amp;quot;Fixed&amp;quot; (not &amp;quot;Auto&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;Set exact column widths in cm/inches (not percentages)&lt;br /&gt;Ensure &amp;quot;Allow row to break across pages&amp;quot; is checked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AFAIK, The plugin&amp;#39;s PDF engine ignores Word&amp;#39;s auto-layout. Fixed widths force it to wrap text properly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>