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Branched from ~ 196299 ~ Table not preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF

Hi,

I have updated to last version v29.1.41 but i see the problem is not solved, still the tables are not showed correct over pdf file. I attached both files: docx and pdf.



Attachment: GeneratedDocs_7b399c93.zip


9 Replies
SR Sindhu Ramesh Syncfusion Team May 8, 2025 04:21 PM UTC

Hi Ciprian,
We have confirmed that the reported issue with "Table with multiple nested table not preserved properly while converting DOCX to PDF” is a defect and we have logged a defect report. We will include the fix for this defect in our weekly NuGet release, which is estimated to be available on last week of May 2025.

The status of this bug can be tracked through the below link:
Table with multiple nested table not preserved properly while converting DOCX to PDF in ASP.NET Core | Feedback Portal

Disclaimer: Inclusion of this solution in the weekly release may change due to other factors including but not limited to QA checks and works reprioritization.

Regards,
Sindhu Ramesh.


SR Sindhu Ramesh Syncfusion Team May 27, 2025 03:42 PM UTC

Ciprian,
We regret not including the fix for the issue "Table with multiple nested table not preserved properly while converting DOCX to PDF" as promised in the weekly release published on 27th May 2025. This fix will be included in the next weekly release which will be available on 3rd June 2025 without further delay.

However, custom NuGet was prepared with our fix. Kindly refer to the attachment. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding.


Attachment: syncfusion.docio.net.core.29.2.7_83147dae.zip

SR Sindhu Ramesh Syncfusion Team June 3, 2025 06:50 AM UTC

Ciprian,
As promised earlier, we have included the fix for the reported issue with “Table with multiple nested table not preserved properly while converting DOCX to PDF” in our latest weekly NuGet release (v29.2.8).

Root cause of the issue:
The nested table is not preserved properly in the PDF because the combination of point-based and percentage-based table and cell widths, along with cell widths smaller than the maximum word width, causes layout issues during conversion

Please use the below link to download our latest weekly NuGet:
Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core

The status of this bug can be tracked through the below link:
Table with multiple nested table not preserved properly while converting DOCX to PDF in ASP.NET Core | Feedback Portal

Note: We will include this fix in our 2025 Volume 2 main release, which will be available in the mid of June 2025.


CI Ciprian-Catalin September 13, 2025 03:01 PM UTC

Hi,

now table is ok but i have problems with font type and size, over word template i set for the bookmark: font type = Tahoma and font size = 9. 

Over html file i also set:

<html><head><style>body { font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 9pt; }</style></head><body>

But when i try to insert html inside word bookmark, if i save file as docx, font remain TImesNewRoman of 12 and if i save also as pdf the font become bigger respect to docx. 

So there are 2 problems:

1) Font is changed and doesn't remain font setted inside bookmark or html file

2) When pdf is generated the font become more bigger than word generated file.

I attached entire project source code. You can see those 2 generated files: ResultDoc.docx and Result.pdf inside Data folder


Attachment: InsertHTMLatBookmarkLocation_c54f023a.zip

KP Kathiresan Paranthaman Syncfusion Team September 15, 2025 06:10 PM UTC

Hi Ciprian,
In this case, styles were applied through CSS in the HTML content. Currently DocIO does not have support to “Preserving internal CSS selectors in HTML to Word conversion”. We have already logged this as a feature request in our database. We don’t have any immediate plans to implement this feature.

The status of the feature report can be tracked through the below link:
Support for preserving internal CSS selectors in HTML to Word conversion in WinForms | Feedback Portal

As a workaround, we recommend using inline styles within the HTML content. This ensures proper preservation of font and other formatting styles during the conversion process.

Regards,
Kathiresan.


CI Ciprian-Catalin replied to Kathiresan Paranthaman September 21, 2025 01:39 PM UTC

Hi,

ok, i transformed css to inline styles so point 1 is solved. But about 2 the problem remain, Why there are differences between word file and pdf file?

This is how layout looks in pdf version, and is wrong, text is not fitting correct like word version. I attached code and you can see in Data folder both files: word and pdf.

Image_8358_1758461812674


Attachment: InsertHTMLatBookmarkLocation_660ebb38.zip

KT Keerthana Thandayutham Syncfusion Team September 22, 2025 04:47 PM UTC

Hi Ciprian,
We have reproduced the reported issue “Table not preserved properly while converting a word document to PDF” in our end. We will validate this issue and update you with more details within 2 days.
Regards,
Keerthana.


KT Keerthana Thandayutham Syncfusion Team September 24, 2025 02:53 PM UTC

Ciprian,
We have confirmed that the reported issue “Nested table cell width not preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF” is a defect and we have logged a defect report. We will include the fix for this defect in our weekly NuGet release, which is estimated to be available on mid of  October 2025. 

The status of this bug can be tracked through the below link:  
Nested table cell width not preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF in ASP.NET Core | Feedback Portal

Disclaimer: Inclusion of this solution in the weekly release may change due to other factors including but not limited to QA checks and works reprioritization.

Regards,
Keerthana.


KP Kathiresan Paranthaman Syncfusion Team October 23, 2025 02:45 PM UTC

Ciprian,
As promised earlier, we have included the fix for the reported issue with “Nested Table cell width not preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF” in our latest weekly NuGet release (v31.2.3).

Root cause of the issue:
In the input document, nested tables have none preferred width cells. Instead of maximum word width, used preferredwidth of the column. So, the table was not preserved properly.

Please use the below link to download our latest weekly NuGet:
Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core

The status of this bug can be tracked through the below link:
Nested table cell width not preserved properly while converting a Word document to PDF in ASP.NET Core | Feedback Portal

Regards,
Kathiresan.


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