Questions tagged [msword]
Microsoft Word (for example importing from it or exporting to it) and relation to TeX, LaTeX, etc.
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Docx to Docx via Pandoc with the constraint of complex formats
I am looking for a workflow to enable 'only Word' people to keep working with their favorite editor while:
enabling developpers to use markdown
use a robust saving format managable with Git
prevent ...
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Is there an easy way to convert MS Word Layouts into LaTeX Templates?
I am a computer science major, and love using LaTeX, because of its simplicity. My Fiance wants to use it to, but has different requirements, and cant just use the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (...
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adjusting formatting of footnotes in tex4ht's .docx output
A default Word document formats footnotes as follows: at the bottom of the page, the footnote hook (e.g., the number '1') appears in superscript, then there is a space, then the footnote text begins. ...
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Using ODT styles in a reference template to format make4ht
Following my recent question Customizing ODT output from mk4ht oolatex and a improved process alternative described here: Use ODT Template for make4ht (which makes use of direct formatting by using ...
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Using tex4ht to convert from XeLaTeX source that uses Unicode-named macros to Word (.docx) format
I asked a very similar question several years ago on the tex4ht listserv and received a very helpful answer from Michal Hoftich. He described certain limitations for working with Unicode and tex4ht ...
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Can't use non standard citation styles with bibtex4word. Why?
Is there anyone around who knows why bibtex4word doesn't know all the citation styles that work in TeXworks (in my case nejm)? I have to use it (sorry) and can't solve it. IEEEtran for example works ...
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Port mendeley citations from word to latex by copy paste [closed]
I am looking for a way to make Mendely citations return the citation key (idealy even with a /cite{} wrapped around it as well). Instead of a number like [1] i would like to have \cite{AutorYear} as ...
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Trying to convert Latex to word using latex2rtf
I'm trying to convert a .tex file into a word file using latex2rtf. In the terminal, I cd the folder the .tex file resides. The .tex file name is "linear algebra". I then wrote the following command ...
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Latex page as figure in word page [closed]
I'm wondering if it is possible to take a latex page (text+figure) and insert it as figure in a word page without affecting its quality.
I tried to do a screenshot and copy it into the word page, and ...
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what top-level style should I use to mimic MSWord?
I am trying to devise a (possibly easy) way to replace our documentation system.
Currently we are bound to two different and apparently irreconcilable systems:
internally we use a wiki system based ...
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MS Word like template for LaTeX? [duplicate]
I need the format of the section titles to match with the default ones used in MS Word (actually with a bit different coloring), but I can't really find a way to change specificly the sections' format....
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Can we change (La)TeX linebreaking character so that Word understands it?
Sometimes I need to send someone a .doc file of something I did using LaTeX. But when I copy+paste the PDF content generated by (La)TeX into Word the linebreaks are understood as paragraph characters (...
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How to convert references to plain text in bibtex4word
I use bibtex4word to manage references with MS Word 2016. I was wondering if there is a way to "convert citations to plain text" as one can do in EndNote?
Does bibtex4word have similar functions?
I ...
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Convert latex to Word via pandoc with numbered and unnumbered sections
I have a document (FromLaTeX.tex) something like this:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\section*{Introduction}
\section{First}
\section{Second}
\subsection{Numbered subsection}
\subsection*{...
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How to tell if a document is written in Word or LaTeX? [duplicate]
[Readers] can tell at a glance whether the paper
was written using Word or LaTeX.
-- Graham Cormode. 2009. How NOT to review a paper: the tools and techniques of the adversarial reviewer. Page 2
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Pandoc / Latex / Markdown
For a project, I would like to use .md files and convert them to a .docx file. I would also like to include some \latex\ commands within the .md files. I just do not want to mess up the system that I ...
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Converting LaTeX to Word? [duplicate]
I am new to LaTeX and was wondering whether anyone knew how to apply the conversion. I've attached the following code as a reference:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
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LyX: Missing menu entry for export to docx
I have LyX 2.3 installed, and my understanding is that LyX > 2.2 should have an option to export to *.docx out-of-the-box (e.g. "File > Export > MS Word Office Open XML"). But for me, that menu item ...
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Export LyX Math Equation from to Microsoft Word Math Equation [duplicate]
Is there any way to get LyX to directly convert a LyX Math Formula directly into its Microsoft Word Equation equivalent, when converting a LyX file into a Word file? I keep getting a bad text ...
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Using LaTeX — dealing with reviewers [closed]
Regarding students who use LaTeX for writing the thesis or paper. Is there any solution for Generating only .pdf version using LaTeX, as the reviewers I am dealing with are not using LaTeX and I have ...
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Making TeX PDFs compatible with Word 2016 importing
I'm changing the focus of this question after experimenting a little further, I've left the original question in the quote at the bottom.
As the original question points out, newer versions of Word (...
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How to convert *.tex with references *.bib to *.docx
I have a *.tex document with references *.bib witten on overleaf. I want to convert this document to *.docx with references. I have used pandoc tools as below:
pandoc -s main.tex -o document.docx
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Converting .tex to .docx file with a certain document class using pandoc
Extreme TeX and **LaTeX* newcomer, I am trying to convert a .tex to a .docx (Word) document.
I am using the pandoc command line utility and got so far as converting the document, i.e., by doing ...
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How to edit LaTeX files in Word or PDF?
If I only want to open and edit LaTeX documents (research papers with equations) and I am using a computer with Windows 10, which of the many versions of LaTeX should I download? Also, is there a way ...
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keep colored text from .docx to .tex using pandoc
I use pandoc on a Mac to translate a .docx document to a .tex document. The problem is that some words in the .docx document are colored (not highlighted but colored letters) and pandoc doesn't ...
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include docx in document
Straight to it. Is it possible to include a docx file the same way that you would include a pdf file?
So instead of
\includepdf[pages=1-]{somepdffile.pdf}
I could just write something like:
\...
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Converting word file containing equations to LaTeX file using pandoc
I have a word file which contains many mathtype equations as objects. I am trying to convert the file to LaTeX using pandoc with following command, but I am not receiving the equations in tex file
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I want to write in LaTeX, but my co-authors do not [closed]
I prefer to write my academic papers in LaTeX whenever I am the main author. But my next upcoming paper requires more intricate back-and-forth collaboration with my co-authors. They do not like that I ...
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Convert tex file from latex to a word processing file (.doc, .rtf, or .ps) [duplicate]
Is it possible to convert an article in {IEEEtran} journal from latex into a word processing file doc., or others. How to add bibtex file and figure files. There are some examples available on some ...
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LaTeX PDF to Word using Acrobat Pro: How prevent multiple white-space?
To make use of the grammar and spell-checking of Word, I'd like to use Adobe Acrobat Pro to export a PDF into a Word document.
When doing so, the resulting Word contains multiple white-spaces which ...
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Why the style file mdpi.bst is not working properly in word (using bibtex4word plugin)?
I'm using the plugin bibtex4word in Word2013 to insert citations & bibliographies. When I try styles plain, IEEEtran etc., they look exactly as they're described. But when I try a new style file: ...
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Printing a table as PNG?
I wrote a whole latex file. Due to journal's restrictions, I am forced to submit a word file. Since I have pretty complex tables: I don't want to rebuild in Word and copying tables with snipping tool (...
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On LaTeX as compared with Microsoft Word
I have recently taken an interest in LaTeX for the purposes of report writing. Up until now I have been using microsoft word and experienced some dissatisfaction with user ability to get to more ...
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Painless tips to work with MS word after using LaTeX during the past 7 years [closed]
I have used LaTeX during the past 7 years and I have forgotten all about MS Word. Now I need to start using MS Word for my job (and exclusively, no LaTeX).
Have you been in similar positions? what ...
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What is the type of citition for J.UCS journal?
Please I need to know the type of citation for references for Journal of Universal Computer science, they don't provide the citation type at this guide.
How can I automatically add my references if ...
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Why is there such a huge discrepancy between the Overleaf and Microsoft Office Word word counter
I've just finished my dissertation, which I chose to write using a template on Overleaf (the LaTeX template editor).
My word count on Overleaf was about 18,000. I thought I would C&P into Word ...
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Option clash with setspace.sty
I'm having trouble with adjusting the space between lines. I need the exact 1,5 MS Word like spacing. I found out that I'd have to adjust the \setstretch{}. For that I loaded a modified version of ...
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Exporting references to MS Word with bibtex4word
Fairly new to LaTeX, not good in MS Word, and this is my first question on this forum.
I have written a manuscript in LaTeX using BibLaTeX with JabRef and now have no other option but to export to MS ...
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Typesetting and symbols in LaTeX that cannot be reproduced in MS Word [closed]
I have a co-worker who claims MS word can do anything that LaTeX can do. Help me to help him feel his pain. I am looking for examples of typesetting in LaTeX that cannot be reproduced in MS Word. ...
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BibDesk Custom Template Condition Tag
I'm using bibfuse to enable BibDesk to manage my references in Microsoft Word 2011. Using the BibDesk template tags (Apple's Key-Value Coding), I have the following template:
<$pubType=article?>...
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BibTex to EndNote
I have gone through a lot of seemingly similar questions/issue but have not find a solution.
Since we are working as a group there are some that prefer to write using MS Word-EndNote. I have all ...
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Margins and header/footer like in Word
I have template in MS Word with image in header/footer. Image width is equal to width of page, left and right margins have 2 cm. I don't know how to do this in latex...
Here you have preview how it's ...
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how to quickly convert latex to word?
I have a latex command for an equation looks like
$p(\mathscr{P}\mid\tilde{N})=p(\tilde{N}\mid \mathscr{P})$
I want to copy the equation to word 2013. I tried some tools (mathjax, LaTeX2Word-...
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pandoc tex to docx with biblatex
I'm looking for a relatively easy converter for tex to docx format (unfortunately I have a supervisor who insists on a word version).
I can get a fairly decent conversion using pandoc
pandoc --...
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How do I convert a Word file's references to .bib format
How do I convert a Word file's references to .bib format? Is any tool available to convert it to .bib format?
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Putting LaTeX Equations in MS Word
I want to put LaTeX equations in MS Word 2010. @Werner suggested IguanaTeX to convert it in PowerPoint then paste it into Word. I downloaded and installed the plug-in, but I keep getting this error ...
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Running bibtex4word with Office 2016 + TexLive 2015 [closed]
I've installed bibtex4word exactly per instructions, and the macro seems to be working from within Word, but I don't think Word is able to get bibtex to run and/or produce output correctly (bibtex, ...
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How can a Word writer write a manuscript with a LaTeX writer? [duplicate]
What software or tutorials are there that allow Word writers to write with LaTeX writers without Word writers having to learn LaTeX
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Word template to latex
I need to write an article, the template is provided in MS Word, however the file they accept could be either PDF or MSWord. Then I prefer to write it in latex.
From this question it seems there is ...
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How to collaborate with those who work in Word?
I write my papers in LaTeX and always reference the same, giant .bib file for citations (natbib+bibtex or biblatex, depending on journal or document requirements).
If this is your mode of operation, ...
