Questions tagged [conversion]
{conversion} is for questions about file conversions, like converting EPS to PDF for the use with {pdftex}.
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Convert CV template from tex to html using make4ht
I am trying to get a proper html version of my cv from the tex file. I like to do the conversion as perfectly as possible so that the structure of the html can match with the pdf properly.
cv.tex
\...
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Extract LaTeX code from PDF document [duplicate]
Good morning.
If I wanted to extract the LaTeX code from a pdfLaTeX document, what should I do?
Thank you so much.
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Why is pandoc not able to convert images from this theme? [closed]
When converting a webpage generated by mkdocs material theme, Pandoc output does not export images.
https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/reference/images/
Please see below the conversion ...
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Is there any possibility to print a single tex file from a multifile project using a LaTeX compiler?
I would like to retain the multifile structure of my LaTeX projects, but journals usually require a single .tex file. Is there any way to print such a combined document as a 'cached' file with the ...
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Fatal error when trying to convert a .tex file to pdf using TeXLive in the terminal
errror message im getting
! Package datatool Error: Can't load database name' (file Records.csv' doesn' t exist).
See the datatool package documentation for explanation. Type H
for immediate help. ...
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Save Latex in formats different from pdf for publishing
I've made a math book with Latex and I got the pdf. I would like to convert it to epub, or doc, or html without losing much of its quality. Any tips? Is there any other format other than pdf on which ...
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converting LaTeX tags by equivalent HTML tags using own tags
I am writing some small conversion script from the TeX application file, and the MWE is:
\newwrite\html
\immediate\openout\html\jobname.html
\newcommand{\HalfTitle}[1]{\thispagestyle{empty}\bgroup%
\...
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Extraction of high level objects from .tex source files
I have idea of a tool to conveniently skim through arXiv papers/articles. In short, it ought filter out parts of document based on its type (images, tables, formulas, paragraphs etc). Obviously it ...
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Converting mathematical TeX expressions
Is there a (hopefully simple) way to convert a mathematical TeX expression, such as \frac{\cos(x^2) - x}{x^2 + 1}, to expressions which you would use in a programming language? The outcome of the ...
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Is there a quick way to convert Latex table to MS word/power point table?
There's a lot of data in these tables and I really do not want to copy paste it for a presentation. Can we somehow convert them to MS word tables?
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Converting docx file to Latex class file
I have a MS-Word document in the docx format and would like to be able to create equal/similar looking documents using Latex. Is there some (semi)automated way to convert a docx document into a class (...
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Latex to pdf pandoc conversion where a table is fetched from file
I am trying to run a simple pandoc tex-to-pdf conversion. The command is:
pandoc -s -o tmp.pdf tmp.tex
For some reason it generates an empty pdf with just a page number but no table in there. It ...
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dvipdfm.exe create a PDF file of 0 bytes
Why does dvipdfm.exe create a PDF file of 0 bytes, but dvipdfmx.exe creates a valid one?
Windows 10.
Latest version of MiKTeX setup-4.2-x64.exe (1/19/2021).
Latest version of TeXnicCenter 2.02.
Sample ...
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Converting a Beamer Presentation to Google Slides
Is it possible to convert a Beamer presentation to Google Slides format? I spent some time looking for a solution here and elsewhere without much luck, but perhaps I missed something.
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In 2021, which MS Word to LaTeX conversion tool works best?
The title says it all: In 2021, which MS Word to LaTeX conversion tool works best? By now, there is a myriad of options, both free and commercial, some involving first converting to .odf and then to ...
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Convert a .pdf ( having latex) to .mobi ( to read on kindle app) without coverting latex to plain text
Simply using Calibre to convert a pdf with latex like $$n^2+ab$$ ( in the .pdf ) converts it to n2+ab ( in the .mobi )
Is there any plugin for Calibre or some other software with which I can ...
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Problem with docx2tex custom configuration
I'm trying to improve conversion of my DOCX files with ZOTERO citation. My idea was to set custom citation format, to mimic tex style, so after the conversion to tex, I will have only to set my BIB ...
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Making PNG files with standalone no longer works
To do troubleshooting I have simplified my problem to the bones. So I start my tex file with
\documentclass[tikz,convert={outext=.png}]{standalone}
If I call pdflatex with
pdflatex.exe -shell-escape ...
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How to convert a scrlttr2 letter to scrletter?
I'm asking how to switch to scrletter, when you were using scrlttr2 before, because it has been suggested for me. I'd like to use the document class scrartcl, in case that matters.
I know there is the ...
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Tool for converting \cite and other crossrefs to plain text
An article of mine is going to be published in a journal that, unfortunately, does not accept LaTeX as a format, so I need to provide the text in Word or OpenOffice format. As a preliminary step to a ...
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Convert Nota Bene 4 to LaTeX
My wife has an old manuscript in Nota Bene 4 (for DOS, which tells you how old it is). I'm able to look at the files with BBEDIT, so I know they are basically in ASCII with alphanumeric markup. Does ...
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How book/specification authors do manage the same document in two versions: HTML and PDF?
Look at the example: http://www.r6rs.org/. Authors managed to provide two independent versions of the same content: one is in a singe PDF file (LaTeX rendered) and the second one in a well-structured (...
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How to convert a quantitative article from the 1970s that was written on a typewriter to LaTeX math code?
Mathpix can convert formulas in journal articles into Mathjax/LaTeX code by scanning or taking a picture of them.
Is there a similar way to scan a journal article from the 1970s that was written on an ...
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Is there any tool/framework to convert R code into Latex?
I have a lot of code from R, and I'm working on a research project where I need to write down the pseudocode, is there any way to convert these codes into latex?
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How to generate a centered and captioned TikZ figure in a .docx file that has been converted from .tex with pandoc?
Recently, I have been having some issues with TikZ in LaTeX. I want to convert my PhD dissertation, written in LaTeX, to .docx using pandoc. I am able to use lua filters to have pandoc convert TikZ ...
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Transcription of a PDF into LaTeX
I'm new in this forum and happy to post my first question.
I would like to know if there is a software, API or whatever, that allows you to give a pdf with mathematical formulas (in my case it is a ...
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How to use pandoc to convert .tex file, containing a TikZ figure, to a .docx file?
What I want to do is to convert a .tex file, containing several TikZ figures to a .docx-file using pandoc. I have tried to follow the pandoc documentation and to use lua filters to achieve this. ...
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Converting TeX into a plaintext format?
I'm trying to find a tool to convert TeX into something like the following:
{\frac{-x}{y}}
to
((-x)/(y))
or
{\frac{1}{x\ln(b)}}
to
((1)/(xln(b)))
I built a very simple converter for it but it has ...
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TeX4ht not render correct font style for \rm command
The command "htlatex "rm.tex" "xhtml,mathml,Fonts,mml-fonts"" will produce italic font style instead of roman. How to get correct font style for \rm command. I dont want ...
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Converting pdf pages to png images with pdftoppm changes some fonts
I need to creates PNG files from a PDF one. Each PGN file corresponds to a slide in the PDF. To do so, I am using pdftoppm (version 0.71.0). All works well, except for some font switches. Look the ...
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Convert .tex to .html on Overleaf
Ok, so I know this might seem the same as David Carlisle question. However it differs in one key way. I want to know how to generate an html output within Overleaf. Which is not referenced anywhere on ...
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What's the Simplest Way to Convert a book from XeLaTex to Epub [duplicate]
I have a 508-page book setup in LaTex. The book has 60+ images and uses custom fonts (the reason why I'm using XeLaTex). I use Overleaf and can easily spit out PDFs to create the paperback version of ...
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Pandoc cannot parse equation with a fraction
Pandoc is having a lot of trouble with this:
> pandoc -f latex -t html -s -o test2.html
$$
\frac{1}{2}
$$
Outputs:
[WARNING] Could not convert TeX math '\frac{1}{1}', rendering as TeX
LaTeX ...
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recovered .tex file, but text inside file is unrecognizable
I have used several programs to recover .tex files that were accidentally deleted from an external hard drive. The .tex files were recovered, but when I opened them, the text inside is completely ...
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Creating an edition of a poet's Complete Poems: LaTeX to TEI, or TEI to LaTex?
I'm doing some of the typesetting and editing work on a new edition of a poet's Complete Poems. I want to create a TEI edition, as it will enable me to encode all sorts of metadata with the text. ...
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ConTeXt to HTML conversion for multiple math-heavy documents
My primary goal is to convert my extremely math-heavy writings in ConTeXt to HTML so that I can put them up on the internet. I followed this answer by @Marco, but all my mathematics comes up as plain ...
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Convert two-column scrartcl class into a one-column
I want to modify (but not redesign) this code which is based on scrartcl class. I wonder how I can convert this document class into a one-column, keeping all the other setting the same.
I hope there ...
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Is there way to export overleaf document in to a .doc or .docx file?
I'm trying to convert an overleaf project to a .doc or .docx file. Does anybody know if this even possible?
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pandoc latex to rtf - No link colors
I am trying to convert a document from latex to rtf using pandoc.
The conversion works fine, except for the colors of the citations.
The usual latex pipeline produces the expected result:
But the ....
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Converting Handwriting to LaTeX Plaincode
Is it possible to write LaTeX code using handwriting on, say, an Ipad. Do you have any practical tips in setting that up.
This question is similar to:This one. That question wants to start from a "...
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How can I save indexes while converting a LaTeX file to ODT?
Recently, I have completed a LaTeX document where I had created two indexes using the \splitidx package, the index entries marked with \sindex terms. For example,
\documentclass[b5paper,polish]{book}
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Inserting GIF file in LyX
In short, I'm having trouble inserting gif files into LyX; when I try to view the PDF I get the message:
„No information for converting gif format files to png. Define a converter in the preferences.“...
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How to change the conversion executable with standalone
I try to use convertwith the class standalone but the conversion fails because I don't have the necessary tools on my mac. With the last OS the executable convert is sips.
I try to install with brew ...
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Convert arithmetic rgb value to 8bit RGB value
How to exactly convert an arithmetic rgb value (e.g 0.55,0.25,0.1) to the corresponding 8bit RGB value (e.g. 123,90,40)?
My more specific questions are:
1.) What is the exact conversion formula and ...
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xcolor: Convert color names of e.g. svgnames and dvipsnames to corresponding rgb value
How can I get the corresponding rgb color of xcolor's color names like svgnames or dvipsnames?
Example:
How can I convert svgnames's DarkGreen to its corresponding rgb value?
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Converter from PSfrag to pinlabel?
A lot of legacy TeX files using PSfrag exists out there and more is being produced everyday by things like Xfig, Inkscape, ... I was wondering if anyone has set on a course to write a converter from a ...
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Using DTX Metafonts as system fonts
Dear Stack Exchange team,
I am a relatively inexperienced user of LaTeX who is currently working on a project which also requires the use of an image editing tool, in this case GIMP.
As I would like ...
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Where is the error in my LaTeX codes?
I use rogercortesi.com to convert LaTeX codes into images. But the code I wrote below doesn't work. I couldn't understand why. But the same code works very well here. What is the cause of the problem? ...
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Converting mathematical LaTeX to basic text
I am in need of a way to parse math equations written in latex to plain text. Is there any way to do this through a website or through a program?
For example, I need \frac{b}{c} to just be b/c and \...
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converting from beamer to pptx - pandoc and other options
We have many slide decks in beamer that need to be converted to PPTX --- ideally retaining the math and graphics. We have used pandoc successfully to convert LaTeX to word (and vice-versa), but ...
