PDF is misaligned if we use Textboxes in the Word Document (.docx)

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When we use Text Boxes in a Docx file . Generated PDF is totally misaligned. See the attached documents for reference

TestDocument.docx (30.5 KB)

TestDocument.pdf (26.6 KB)

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@akashkrishnan

Could you please provide more details about the specific misalignment issues you are experiencing with the generated PDF from the Word document?

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Hello @akashkrishnan ,

To help us investigate and resolve this issue more efficiently, could you please provide additional information about your use of GroupDocs.Conversion for Java?

Specifically, we’d appreciate it if you could confirm:
– the version of the product you’re using,
– the operating system on which the conversion is being performed,
– and the complete code sample you’re using to perform the conversion.

We’ll be waiting for your response with these details.

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  • Version of product is 25.3.1 Group Docs
  • OS.: Linux , JDK 17

Sample Code:

import com.groupdocs.conversion.Converter;
import com.groupdocs.conversion.contracts.FontSubstitute;
import com.groupdocs.conversion.options.convert.PdfConvertOptions;
import com.groupdocs.conversion.options.load.WordProcessingLoadOptions;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class ConvertDocxToPdf {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String sourceFilePath = “path/to/your/testSEFE03.docx”;
String outputFilePath = “path/to/output/testSEFE03.pdf”;

    // Create load options with font substitution
    WordProcessingLoadOptions loadOptions = new WordProcessingLoadOptions();
    loadOptions.setAutoFontSubstitution(false);
    loadOptions.setDefaultFont("Arial"); // Set a default font if needed

    List<FontSubstitute> fontSubstitutes = new ArrayList<>();
    fontSubstitutes.add(FontSubstitute.create("Arial MT", "Arial")); // Map Arial MT to Arial
    fontSubstitutes.add(FontSubstitute.create("Times New Roman", "Times New Roman")); // Ensure Times New Roman is used

    loadOptions.setFontSubstitutes(fontSubstitutes);

    // Initialize the converter
    try (Converter converter = new Converter(sourceFilePath, () -> loadOptions)) {
        PdfConvertOptions options = new PdfConvertOptions();
        converter.convert(outputFilePath, options);
        System.out.println("Conversion completed successfully.");
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

}

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Hello @akashkrishnan ,

Thank you for sharing your usage example — it significantly helped us speed up our investigation.
We’ve confirmed that this is a bug and have logged it in our internal tracking system under the ID: CONVERSIONJAVA-2914. We’ll notify you as soon as the issue is resolved.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

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hi @evgen.efimov

It would be really great if you share us a timeline for this bug fix

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Hello @akashkrishnan ,

We are very sorry, but at this moment we do not have a specific timeframe for resolving this issue.
As soon as we have any updates or are able to provide a more accurate estimate, we will definitely reach out to you.