Pdf "printing" from Word document with numbered paragraphs skewing the numbering in the pdf

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Pdf "printing" from Word document with numbered paragraphs skewing the numbering in the pdf

Has anyone any experience dealing with derangement of numbering when making a pdf of a Word file using Preview? I used a legal template with numbered paragraphs, and the template seems to have some errors therein, but it prints fine to a printer. But, when making a pdf using Preview the numbering goes screwy. I wonder if there is a way to clean up the code or whatever doesn't meet the eye that I suspect is a bit deranged. I am using current version of Word and Mac OS Tahoe 26.5.2

Mac mini, macOS 26.5

Posted on Aug 21, 2026 7:42 PM

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MrHoffman

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Aug 21, 2026 7:50 PM in response to RobertBurnsOB

Does Pages make a workable PDF from the Microsoft 365 file?

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Aug 21, 2026 11:10 PM in response to MrHoffman

There is no skewering in Pages (which I've never used before). But there is a new problem illustrated by this wee screen shot, i.e., number/ruled margins end on the second page; this probably is due to the reality that there is a problem in that the number/ruled formatting disappears in the Word file when I delete the first page and, thus, I'm leaving it blank.

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