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Old 01-25-2010, 11:37 AM   #1
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Converting from .doc to .pdf. to .lrf????

I need some help from the hive mind.

I'm attempting to convert my AP US History notes so that I can use them in my PRS-300. I attempted to move the .doc but calibre won't read it. Then I try to save the .doc to .pdf, I have a TOC etc. I then convert the .pdf to .lrf. I can see the TOC, and it is hot, BUT when I click on it I get a flash and it stays in position. The TOC works in the .doc as it should. I haven't tried the .pdf TOC yet, I'm bouncing between messing with this and lecturing.

Some hints would be appreciated.

Mods if I'm in the wrong forum please move me. TIA

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Old 01-25-2010, 12:18 PM   #2
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I am far from an expert but from what I have read so far, you might want to convert your .doc file into a HTML file. Then try converting it. I am sure much more knowledgeable people will be along to help but that was what sprung to mind first of all.
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Old 01-25-2010, 12:21 PM   #3
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I hadn't thought of that. I'll give that a try. thanks.
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Worked like a charm. Unless someone else has something I'll go with that. THANKS!!!
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Old 01-25-2010, 05:09 PM   #5
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Great glad it worked mate Hopefully getting my PRS 505 tomorrow and putting serious thought into buying a scanner to get my hundereds of paperbacks into digital form and its good to know that this methods seems to work.
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You definitely don't want to use PDF as an intermediate format if you can at all help it, at least not if you want a working ToC.

For a scanned book, AFK, I'd go with pdflrf on the scans, unless you've got some really great OCR software.
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You can use BookCreator v3.0 to create eBooks like LRF/ePUB, MOBI, etc....

BookCreator is essentially turning the word doc into HTML then using calibre to convert the book, but it removes all the middle steps to just one button click

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I read somewhere that the rtf format works also. It doesn't for me. LOL
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I read somewhere that the rtf format works also. It doesn't for me. LOL
Correct TOC, tables, images do not work with RTF.
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