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Importing Word document from Confluence - workarounds for formatting issues, etc.

Hi,
I'm importing a Word doc into my company's Wiki, in Confluence. Unfortunately, the Confluence "Office Connector" has several documented issues (and one I noticed that is not documented) that compromise the formatting. What was a nicely formatted Word doc looks rather poor in Confluence.

Here's the link from Atlassian (who supports Confluence) per these issues:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/confkb/office-connector-limitations-and-known-issues-170492994.html

The worst issues for me:
1. Whitespace is messed up. Most apparent with blank lines between text, and lost centering.

2. This one I don't see documented. I have some JSON code. "Examples:" is text above the snipped.)

Examples:

{
   errors:
   [
       { 
                Field: “DueDate”
                ErrorMsg: “Invalid Date Format: 20160131”
       },
	   ]
	
}

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Somehow, Confluence adds some auto-numbering. (The below is a screenshot.)

Bottom line:
1. How can I "fool" confluence into not removing my whitespace.
2. Same question to avoid the autonumbering.

I want to make my changes in Word as much as possible. While I can change in Confluence, i would lose those changes if I had to make significant changes to the Word doc and re-import it.

NOTE: I had to save my DOCX as a 97-2003 Word Doc b/c of Confluence issues importing DOCX .

Thanks,
Steve

regmigrant

Does Confluence support RTF? that's been around a lot longer than docx

Stephen Kairys

ASKER

To my knowledge, Confluence does not support RTF. Thanks.

Stephen Kairys

ASKER

Update:

It seems like having TAB character(s) may have caused the auto-numbering. I removed them, and the auto-numbering stopped. However, the leading whitespace is still lost, I think...

Thanks,
Steve

regmigrant

I've done some reading and Confluence has an RTF editor - try cut and paste?

Also look at saving in HTML and using that connector instead?

Stephen Kairys

ASKER

How would I load the HTML file? I do not recall seeing "Import HTML File" under tools?
Thanks.

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Stephen Kairys

ASKER

OK, I reviewed the above.
1. How do I import RTF to Confluence?

2. I apparently need to be an administrator, which I am not.

3. I may need to be an administrator.

At this point, I'm starting to concede that I may have to deal with each issue manually and I started the process yesterday...deadline upcoming Monday EOD. :)

Thanks.
Steve

regmigrant

I believe you have to be an administrator to do any bulk import except through the Office Connector (which is presumably why they created that in the first place).

Stephen Kairys

ASKER

Please see related question that takes this topic in a new direction... :)

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28931860/Using-Confluence-instead-of-Word-to-create-maintain-Technical-Writing-content.html

Thanks.