# There is a significant difference in how the same DOCX document is rendered in Collabora Online versus Microsoft Office **URL:** \ **Category:** User Support\ **Created:** [May 15, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664 "2026-05-15T05:48:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gulixiang](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/gulixiang/32/1227_2.png) [@gulixiang](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/gulixiang)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/1 "2026-05-15T05:48:46Z")
[libre\_style\_error.docx](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/uploads/short-url/lZZUNf18YM5S3fBYXhmlywBeq0p.docx) (18.6 KB) Please see the attached file. - **Collabora Online version: 25** - **Microsoft Office version: 2016** The text is positioned on the left side of the image in Collabora Online. However, in Office, the text is on the right side. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/7/7a240a1aacd326f456ed31d0da6186b5b8f8d637.png) ---
**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/2 "2026-05-18T12:57:47Z")
hi @gulixiang Thanks for reporting this issue and for sharing the sample document. I’m creating an interoperability issue on GitHub to track this behavior between Collabora Online and Microsoft Office We will investigate why the text is positioned on the left side of the image in Collabora Online while it appears on the right side in Microsoft Office. I’ll stay in contact with you regarding the progress, findings, and any possible solution or workaround for this problem. Thanks again for helping us improve interoperability support. ---
**Author:** ![gulixiang](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/gulixiang/32/1227_2.png) [@gulixiang](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/gulixiang)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/3 "2026-05-19T01:36:29Z")
Thank you so much for your prompt response and for taking the time to look into this issue. Please feel free to reach out if you need any additional information or further testing from my end. Looking forward to your updates! ---
**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/4 "2026-05-19T06:09:39Z")
> > > \*\*Description:\*\* > > \[libre\_style\_error.docx\](https://github.com/user-attachments/f…iles/27960756/libre\_style\_error.docx) > > In Collabora Online, the text is positioned on the left side of the image. However, in Microsoft Office 2016, the text is displayed on the right side of the image. > > \Image > > > This appears to be an interoperability/layout issue. > > \*\*Steps to reproduce:\*\* > > 1. Open the attached DOCX file in Collabora Online. > 2. Observe the position of the text relative to the images. > 3. Open the same file in Microsoft Office 2016. > 4. Compare the layout. > > \*\*Actual result:\*\* > In Collabora Online, the text appears on the left side of the image. > > \*\*Expected result:\*\* > The layout should match Microsoft Office 2016, where the text appears on the right side of the image. > > \*\*Attachments:\*\* > > \* Screenshot comparison attached > \* Sample document attached > > \*\*Environment:\*\* > > \* Collabora Online version: 25 > \* Microsoft Office version: 2016 ---
**Author:** ![karthik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/karthik/32/2226_2.png) [@karthik](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/karthik)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/5 "2026-05-21T11:22:42Z")
Hi @gulixiang, Thanks for the report, can I know how you created the bug document. From the document’s XML it looks like the file was created by LibreOffice, but it was exported in LibreOffice as DOCX, the original file is not created by LibreOffice. Was the original document created by Word 2007 or older versions? Word used to put text to the right of image (Wrap Text: square, Alignment: Centered relative to column, Text Wrapping: Largest only), but from **Word 2013+** text was arranged to the left of the image. If I have more details about how you created this document, maybe I could find a solution to the problem. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/6 "2026-09-22T08:37:10Z")
hi @gulixiang we have fix merged in main. Thanks for the report please test and let us know how it looks now 🙂 [DOCX image/text layout differs from Microsoft Office in Collabora Online · Issue #15791 · CollaboraOnline/online · GitHub](https://github.com/CollaboraOnline/online/issues/15791) Thanks Samual and karthik for chasing and fixing this issue 🙂 Regards Darshan ---
**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/7 "2026-09-22T08:37:21Z")
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**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/there-is-a-significant-difference-in-how-the-same-docx-document-is-rendered-in-collabora-online-versus-microsoft-office/4664/8 "2026-09-22T08:37:30Z")