[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 109310] New: Footnote number format changes after conversion to .docx and opening in Microsoft Word

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109310

            Bug ID: 109310
           Summary: Footnote number format changes after conversion to
                    .docx and opening in Microsoft Word
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 5.3.4.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: maartenpelgrim at runbox.com

Linux Mint 18.2

Installed Libreoffice and Dutch language package via the following PPA:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu xenial main

I am using LO 5.3.4.2. and working with Writer. My thesis advisor is a
Microsoft Office user. This means that I have to convert my work to .docx
files. It is not an option to let her open .odt files; she uses office 2010.

The number format of the footnote is not properly converted, however, leaving
me with footnotes that do not begin with a superscripted number when opened in
Microsoft Word.

The steps:

1) Open Libreoffice Writer
2) Click on 'File> New> TextDocument
3) write some text
4) Click on Insert (invoegen in Dutch)> footnote- endnote> footnote.
5) Add text to the footnote
6) press F11, click characterstyles> right-click on footnotecharacters> click
modify. The stylemenu for footnote characters is now opened
7) click on position> superscript. The footnote numbers (in Writer) are now
superscripted
6) Click File> save> to save as a normal .odt file
7) Click File> save as> choose the .docx format. 
7) Press CTRL+q to close Libreoffice Writer
9) Open Microsoft Word
10) open the new .docx in (any version of) Microsoft Word.
11)expected behavior: footnote numbers in the footnote are superscripted.
12) observed behavior: footnote numbers in the footnote are in basic format.

Saving it as a .docx file in the first place results in the same behavior.

The problem seems to be that the footnote numbers are made-up with a character
style. The problem, however, is that this character style is not converted
properly when saved in Writer to a .docx file and then opened in Microsoft
word.

The expected behavior, in my opinion, should be that the footnote number
character style is properly converted to a .docx file in such a way that it is
also visible in Microsoft Word.

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