Google Docs template for PDF not displaying bulleted or numbered lists (static text)

[KirbyBaylin]

I am having an issue generating a PDF from a Google Docs template.  In google docs, I have everything formatted the way I want using numbered lists with indentations but when I generate the PDF, nothing shows up for the numbering system, just indented text.  I understand it can't do page numbering, but this does not seem to be the same issue.  Maybe I have a setting wrong?  thank you

[WillowMobileSys · Accepted solution]

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@KirbyBaylin wrote:

I understand it can't do page numbering, but this does not seem to be the same issue.  Maybe I have a setting wrong?  thank you

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Actually, it is related to the same source problem.  When generating PDF's from Google Doc's, AppSheet uses 3rd party software.  That software does not support all Google Doc formatting when transcribing into the PDF.  Bullets are another one of the formatting features not supported.

You can simulate the same outline structure using Tables and nested Tables.   It is a bit more cumbersome to get the formatting the way you want but you can still end up with a good looking PDF document.  See image below.  If the outline needs to be dynamic, you would need to manage the numbering within the app (i.e. a column to hold the outline number).  You would likely need to make use of <<START:...>>/<<END>> block in the template, including nested list processing, to control the dynamic outline structure.  But, it can be done.

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[KirbyBaylin]

Thank you so much for all the helpful work-around information!