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'''This page is for exploring how to speed this process of porting PDF documents. The main help page (which needs updating) is at: [[Help:Porting content from PDF format]].''' | '''This page is for exploring how to speed this process of porting PDF documents. The main help page (which needs updating) is at: [[Help:Porting content from PDF format]].''' | ||
==Possible methods== | |||
* Acrobat has an "export as text" function There is supposed to be an option to save to RTF or Word format - but when we've checked (in Linux and Windows version) it only offers plain text. <!--If you open this in OpenOffice v 2.3 or greater, you should be able to export it as MediaWiki format. (Does this work smoothly?)--> | |||
* Use [[wikEd]] - this doesn't work yet, as the formatting is not saved when pasting into the edit box. Are there PDF readers or editors (or any other program which can open these files) which allow the formatting to be copied and pasted? | |||
* [[User talk:LeissKG]] - discussion on alternative techniques and issues in porting PDFs - OCR, text export. | * [[User talk:LeissKG]] - discussion on alternative techniques and issues in porting PDFs - OCR, text export. | ||
Revision as of 03:25, 29 January 2008
This page is for exploring how to speed this process of porting PDF documents. The main help page (which needs updating) is at: Help:Porting content from PDF format.
Possible methods
- Acrobat has an "export as text" function There is supposed to be an option to save to RTF or Word format - but when we've checked (in Linux and Windows version) it only offers plain text.
- Use wikEd - this doesn't work yet, as the formatting is not saved when pasting into the edit box. Are there PDF readers or editors (or any other program which can open these files) which allow the formatting to be copied and pasted?
- User talk:LeissKG - discussion on alternative techniques and issues in porting PDFs - OCR, text export.
Images
- Are images saved automatically during file export? It appears so for exporting to HTML/XML, at least. Do any of the formats include tags to indicate image location?
- Export PDFs as (formated) text - help.adobe.com. Note: "Images in the PDF are saved by default in JPEG format." Is their location saved? Is there a way of smoothing the process of putting the image in right place in the wiki page?