Text is extra bold when converted from PDF to PPTX

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1

Hi,

When converting a PDF to PPTX, bold text in the PDF becomes extra bold in the PPTX. This issue also exists in the DOC export as reported in DOCX bold issue.

Code:

var fileName = "HRA";
try (Document document = new Document("src/main/java/" + fileName + ".pdf")) {
       document.save("saved.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
}

Source PDF: DRA.pdf (48.7 KB)

Regards,
Sitamsh

3

@srijal,

After playing around with the document, I noticed it is because the font used is Bold.

Then when the conversion happened, the text was bold again in PPTX, so like you said, it is bold twice.

All I can think of is to use Aspose.Slides to change the font to one that is not bold. Following a similar pattern to the one, I suggested in your other post.

But how to achieve that working on a PPTX will have to be asked in the Aspose.Slides forum, as I do not have the technical knowledge to help you with that.

4

We’re are adding the footer to the Excel sheet before converting to PDF with the following code. Is there something in the code causing this? Is this why the PDF has bold fonts

String date = "March 14, 2023";
pageSetup.setFooter(0, "&\"Arial\"&8&K02-074&K444444&B" + date + "&B");

Sample code:

String location = ""; // Give xlsx location
Workbook book = new Workbook(location);

        var pageSetup = book.getWorksheets().get(0).getPageSetup();
        var date = "Sep 27, 2022";
        pageSetup.setFooter(0, "&\"Arial\"&8&K02-074&K444444&B" + date + "&B");

        // save EXCEL as PDF
        book.save("pdfOutput.pdf", com.aspose.cells.SaveFormat.AUTO);

        // load the PDF file using Document class
        try (Document document = new Document("pdfOutput.pdf")) {
            // save document in DOC format
            document.save("output.pptx", com.aspose.pdf.SaveFormat.Pptx);
        }

FIle: input.xlsx.zip (6.7 KB)

Could you please take a look?

Regards,
Sitamsh

5

@srijal,

Can you please attach the PDF generated from Aspose.Cells?

This forum is exclusive for support for Aspose.Pdf. There may be some things in the Aspose.Cells API I do not know.

So I will take the Pdf document as my input for my research, not the Excel document.

6

The PDF generated is attached. The “Sep 27, 2022” date in footer is converted from the setFotter function call earlier in Excel PageSetup. This PDF is converted to DOCX which contains the double bold issue.

pdfOutput.pdf (39.4 KB)

Regards,
Sitamsh

7

@srijal,

I will create a ticket. But I already told you how to fix this issue in the other post manually. That way, you do not have to wait for a response from the dev team.

8

@srijal
We have opened the following new ticket(s) in our internal issue tracking system and will deliver their fixes according to the terms mentioned in Free Support Policies.

Issue ID(s): PDFNET-53939

You can obtain Paid Support Services if you need support on a priority basis, along with the direct access to our Paid Support management team.

9

Could you please provide an update?

10

@anilmhjn,

Same reply. The current state is “not started”. I have no idea since I am not part of the dev team, nor do I have any input in their scheduling.

11

@carlos.molina, Thank you for your response.

Due to the urgency of this matter on our end, would it be possible for you to provide us with an update from the development team?

13

@anilmhjn

The issues in the free support model have normal priority and are resolved on a first come first serve basis. The resolution time depends upon the number of issues logged prior to it as well as its nature and complexity. Your concerns have been recorded under the ticket and we will surely consider them during ticket investigation. You will be notified as soon as we make some progress towards ticket fix. Please spare us some time.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.