{conversion} is for questions about file conversions, like converting EPS to PDF for the use with {pdftex}.
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Use LaTeX to produce Epub
I'm asking here a question which was asked on the italian TeX group forum.
Is there a way to produce Epub output automatically from a LaTeX source?
I should remark that Epub is just HTML+a subset of ...
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Compile a LaTeX document into a PNG image that's as short as possible
I need to convert my LaTeX documents into PNG. The problem is, I also need the resulting image to be as short as possible (height-wise). I've tried latex followed by dvipng, but the result is always ...
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Workflow for converting LaTeX into Open Office / MS Word Format
I often have to write up reports based on the analysis of some data.
I use R to analyse the data and export tables, figures, and text.
This is then included into a LaTeX document either using input or ...
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Comprehensive list of tools that simplify the generation of LaTeX tables
Manually hacking tables in LaTeX is one of the less funny things when preparing a document. Naturally, there are quite a few tools that promise to simplify this. In fact, I have somewhat lost track of ...
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What are the various units (ex, em, in, pt, bp, dd, pc) expressed in mm?
How can one determine the length of the different units (measured 1ex, 1em, 1in, 1pt, 1bp, 1dd, 1pc) in mm?
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Why haven't any TeX->HTML converters been updated to use current web standards/style?
I think that updating these converters would help TeX stay relevant as a document processing language. In these last few years, web development has really skyrocketed. CSS3 has brought along a lot of ...
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What is the status of generating LaTeX from handwriting (i.e., OCR)?
I type fast enough that for most things it's not a pain, but I have a few big stacks of old course notes I'd like in LaTeX which I'm dreading having to go through. So, I'm just wondering what the best ...
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Converting beamer slides to animated images
As a follow up to Highlighting specific parts of a TikZ drawing, I'd like to know how to generate an animated image (gif) from a series of beamer slides.
Martin Scharrer came up with this example:
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How to convert a one digit number to a two digit number
I have a table that represents a timetable for bus, so each cell contains time of departure as hour followed by minute, both as two digits, but sometimes I don't have two digits,just one so I have to ...
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Create a symbol font from SVG symbols
Is it possible to create an own scalable font from a set of symbols (~700), all in SVG format. All of them are symbols (like Zapf Dingbats), so there would be no need for special settings like ...
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How do I convert HTML to LaTeX?
I would like a way to convert a document from HTML to LaTeX on a Windows platform. What is my best option?
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Convert any number to corresponding word
This is a wild one: can anyone write a code that converts a number into the corresponding word? e.g.:
4 -> 'four'
31 -> 'thirty-one'
and so on. Obviously, it is not enough to build an array ...
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As a devoted LaTeX user, how do I most effectively use software which is *not* TeX-based?
I realize that this question is heretical here and may even be off topic but I cannot think of another place to ask.
I am an enthusiastic LaTeX user. I use it for even the briefest communications, ...
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Automated age calculation
How can I calculate my age at compile-time in LaTeX?
Something like:
I'm \myage{day}{month}{year} years old.
would be most awesome.
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Converting TeX to MS-Word for recruiters asking for resumes in word files
What do you do when you have spent considerable effort finessing your resume in TeX and a recruiter asks you for your resume in MS-Word?
Do you:
Spend the time to produce something that looks half ...
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Embed LaTeX math equations into Microsoft Word
Let's say I have a (comparatively) lovely-looking document in LaTeX, full of lovingly typeset, (relatively) complex equations.
Now, let's say some Philistines come along one day and decide that the ...
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How can I convert math-less latex documents into Microsoft Word?
Like most people here, my resume/CV is in LaTeX, but there are always these annoying companies (or more often, recruiters) who will only look at resumes in Microsoft Word format. How can I translate ...
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How to create PDF and HTML output from the same source
I'm working on a document that has been published only as a PDF file until now. To utilize some of PDF's features, it uses the packages pdfpages and pdftex and commands like includepdf{}.
But soon ...
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How to convert PDF to EPS?
I can't find a tool to convert PDF to EPS, neither in MikTeX nor in TeXLive. Is there such a tool actually?
Update:
Based on Herbert's accepted answer, I simplify his batch as follows:
#!/bin/sh
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Convert TeX to non-TeX and back
I wrote my thesis in LaTeX and now my advisor would like to go in and manually make changes. I had assumed he would mark up a pdf or printed document, and then hand those changes to me to make, but he ...
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How to convert pstricks animation to GIF file?
As an example, let's take this animation. How can I convert it to GIF file?
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How can I convert from Microsoft Word to a LaTeX document
I am a final year graduate student and I have my thesis (about 350 pages) in Microsoft Word format. I would like to convert the document into a LaTeX "camera" ready PDF. Is there any easy way to do ...
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Converting LyX to LaTeX
I'm working with a colleague who uses LyX (I use LaTeX), and we have a hard time exchanging documents because of conversion issues. Is there any easy way to convert LyX to LaTeX and vice versa?
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What are good ways to convert EPS to PDF?
I'd like to try to use pdfLaTeX to generate PDFs but my images are all in EPS. I would also like for the images to remain scalable.
I have tried using ImageMagik's convert:
convert file.eps ...
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How can I import an exam or assignment from Word into LaTeX?
This is a counterpart to "How can I typeset an exam or assignment paper in LaTeX?", which was from a teacher looking for a template to compose assignments and exams. I'm a student, and I'd like to ...
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Converting Markdown to LaTeX, in LaTeX
I've started to use markdown for my notes simply because its faster than writing latex, but I would prefer to have the extra power to LaTeX. Is there/would it be possible to have a markdown ...
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TeX to image over command line
I'd like to generate an image with math formulas with TeX from command line. Something like:
$ tex-executable "E=\frac{m_1v^2}{2}" e2.png
I have MacTex 2009 installed and I'm pretty sure that ...
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Any way of converting ppt or odf to beamer or org?
I'm interested in converting some .ppt files into beamer/.tex (or, better, .org) format. I can find numerous discussions of converting from beamer to .ppt but not the other way round. Is there any ...
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Exporting all equations from a document as individual svg files
I'm currently a presentation based on a paper originally written in Latex. Currently, I use Kile and Ubuntu for my work.
What I'm finding is that I need a large number of the equations from the ...
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Converting ConTeXt document to HTML
For LaTeX, I used to rely on htlatex, latex2html, or more rarely tth. I know that we can use XML with ConTeXt, although I have no experience with this, and that Pandoc let us use Markdown syntax and ...
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Converting LaTeX into Unicode for email
My standard procedure for writing mathematical email has been to use pidgin-LaTeX for some time now, and many of those I communicate with do the same. However, someone I know has recently started a ...
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Can LaTeX be persuaded to produce text output?
I've read here and there that ConTeXt can produce XML output. We also have, from time to time, questions about converting LaTeX to different formats. On the basis that "The only parser for TeX is ...
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What causes latex.exe to be unable to import *.jpg, *.png, *.pdf directly?
Internally, what causes latex.exe to be unable to import *.jpg, *.png, *.pdf directly?
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Using Excel2LaTeX in Excel 2010
I just installed Excel2LaTeX in Excel 2010.
I do see it in add-ins. However, I cannot find a way to operate it. That is, there is no change in the ribbon area after the package was installed.
How ...
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How should I convert my beamer slides to PowerPoint according to these odd specifications?
I am working with a program at my university that will videorecord my lectures, take my slides, and bundle them together into a movie to be put on the web, iTunesU, etc. They have asked me to produce ...
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Are there good resources for converting TeX type files to spoken word?
For a variety of reasons I am very interested in having audio versions of various texts. In some cases I can get these texts in LaTeX format (with equations). Obviously I can use "normal" ...
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Is there any software that converts latex file to tex file?
I was asked to convert a file from LaTeX format to TeX format, so it could be compiled by TeX. I use LaTeX a lot, but I'm quite unfamiliar with TeX. And the file is pretty long. So I was wondering if ...
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Bad kerning with dvipng
I am using dvipng to render sans serif documents, and the results are especially bad. At the default resolution (100 dpi IIRC), there are some serious kerning issues. Here, I rendered with two sans ...
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Convert LaTeX to HTML
Is there a converter that will convert LaTeX to HTML? I have tried several services but the LaTeX diagrams and some of the maths came out weird.
I actually converted the Latex to PDF without a ...
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How do I convert Open Office documents into LaTeX?
Is there a good utility for this? Does it more than the standard stuff, or does it also do formulas and poems etc. in a good way?
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How to convert PDF to (La)TeX?
I know that probably no information is passed to the PDF when a .tex file is compiled, but is there a tool that can convert a PDF document to (La)TeX?
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LaTeX for beginners
My dad's an author (English books with some Arabic) and until recently has been using WordPerfect for DOS for all his writing. He's been moving to Word and hates the lack of control he has compared to ...
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converting Latex to OpenOffice
I need to convert a Latex document to OpenOffice -> Word in order to allow cooperation with non-latex users.
I've tried two commands:
oolatex foo.tex
and
mk4ht oolatex foo.tex
In both cases ...
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How do I tweak the output of tex4ht's latex-to-openoffice conversion?
Every now and then I am required to circulate a document in Word format; I write in LaTeX, of course. I use xelatex because I frequently need Unicode; I do bibliographies with biblatex; and I ...
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How much time does it take to learn LaTeX?
I have always used Word to write my papers. I am now interested in LaTeX. Is it hard to learn LaTeX? How much time may it require to convert my .doc to LaTeX (say about 30 pages)?
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How to convert mediawiki syntax to latex?
I think I've seen a script for converting mediawiki syntax to Latex. Also, in case there are more than one solution for this, it might be nice to summarize them here.
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Front end software for editors
The editors and typesetters at my organization are not very computer savvy, so I don't think they would be interested in editing in LaTeX or XML directly. However, we are interested in pursuing a ...
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Why is it so difficult to get good results from a .tex to .doc conversion?
I couldn't find a duplicate to this question and hope there isn't one. I'm not concerned with methods of converting LaTeX documents to Word Documents (I know a few).
The question I have is why are ...
