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How to convert a PDF file to HTML (for translation)!
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting Netherlands Member (2006) German to Dutch
Nov 1, 2022
Install the Xpdf command-line tools as described here.
Open the Terminal. Navigate to the folder containing the PDF that you want to convert to HTML. Type:
pdftohtml pdfname.pdf foldername
You get a folder "foldername" that contains, TrueType fonts, images and 2 or more HTML f... See more
Install the Xpdf command-line tools as described here.
Open the Terminal. Navigate to the folder containing the PDF that you want to convert to HTML. Type:
pdftohtml pdfname.pdf foldername
You get a folder "foldername" that contains, TrueType fonts, images and 2 or more HTML files that you can translate.
Bold and italics character formatting is saved, underlined character formatting isn't kept (probably because underlined has a meaning in html).
Users of Keyboard Maestro can use a macro like this:
You'll have to adapt the path in the macro. The macro assumes that the PDF is named 1.pdf and placed on the Desktop. You can change this to your needs.
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