PDF made out of a PowerPoint into an ePub

mdfs8 · 02-29-2020, 06:56 AM

hello! can anybody help me I'm having issues converting a PDF made out of a PowerPoint into an e-pub how do we manage to do that because I'm getting a lot errors

The outcome is great except for the images that just get distorted, can I just grab older text and place it on an e-pub easily any tips or suggestions

I appreciate any help thanks in advance

Quoth · 02-29-2020, 07:27 AM

Copy & paste the PowerPoint slide by slide into Word or LibreOffice Writer. Adjust any images. Adjust format of text with styles.
Save docx (or Save As in Writer).
Import Docx to Calibre.
PDFs are an envelope with instructions and data to create a proof copy of a paper printed document and also to print independently of the printer features (assuming page size is possible).
PDFs are a terrible source for epubs. They can have any mix of instructions, vector images, bitmap images and text and define a fixed layout. So two different PDFs will not work the same for conversion.
Sometimes you can import a PDF to a program and then fix it up a bit and export as something else.

mdfs8 · 02-29-2020, 12:27 PM

It's a 983 pages (slides) PDF. I don't think the solution would be to do it manually page by page, since we have an end date and each page (slide) contain many different elements (images & text boxes) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So idk if calibre has a plug in or just any feature to only pull the text and made it into an e-pub?

I appreciate any help thanks in advance

Quoth · 02-29-2020, 01:31 PM

Hasn't your Powerpoint got an HTML export?
Have you tried selecting ALL, copy and paste to Word/Writer? May be slow!

You absolutely need to use the original powerpoint, though you MIGHT be able to open it in a PDF viewer and Select all the text and paste into a wordprocessor. If you don't want images, then "paste special" "Unformatted text" or similar options.

mdfs8 · 02-29-2020, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

Hasn't your Powerpoint got an HTML export?
Have you tried selecting ALL, copy and paste to Word/Writer? May be slow!

You absolutely need to use the original powerpoint, though you MIGHT be able to open it in a PDF viewer and Select all the text and paste into a wordprocessor. If you don't want images, then "paste special" "Unformatted text" or similar options.

We only have what the title of this post states: a PDF that seems to be made out of a PowerPoint. So no, I can't export PPT as HTML or w.e 🙄

mdfs8 · 02-29-2020, 02:13 PM

But you've given great ideas though, I'm here scratching my head trying to figure out how they can definitely be useful for a start of something! Thanks for the suggestions!

skb · 02-29-2020, 04:58 PM

If you just want the text, you could run your PDF through one of the many online converters (e.g. https://pdftotext.com/) and then whack the resulting text into word (or whatever). I've done that myself when I needed to re-use text for another document and didn't want to retype.

There are lots of those converters to try online. Google is your friend.

Horus68 · 03-01-2020, 06:58 AM

Convert PDF could be difficult because of the size, the layout structure used or even if the text can be selected or not.
You need to test different online export tools as they would give different results.

Option 1 - Convert PDF to Word
Open Word, save as Epub (at least Libreoffice has that option)

Option 2 - maybe the best option to achieve a final clean work
- Open PDF, select "All text" / copy to Word.
- Clean up text format for "normal" only
- Don't use footers or headers
- Create headings for titles and place an automatic index
- Create EPUB (Menu File / Export to ePUB)

Option 3 - Online converters (PDF to Epub)
https://www.google.com/search?q=pdf+to+epub

Note: You will benefit by fine tuning the converted file with Calibre editor or Sigil

Quoth · 03-01-2020, 08:12 AM

Save to DocX and then convert to ePub in Calibre works far better than save as / export as epub.

Avoid online converters. Some are just piracy sites and none are as good as free software on MacOS, Windows or Linux. Maybe a port of last resort for someone that only has a phone/tablet.

BetterRed · 03-01-2020, 06:23 PM

Open the the pptx file in Powerpoint and use the Export Handouts (to Word) feature and go from there.

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If you don't have the pptx file, ask the originator if they can provide a "Handout" docx.

BR

02-29-2020, 06:56 AM	#1
mdfs8 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: Android	PDF made out of a PowerPoint into an ePub hello! can anybody help me I'm having issues converting a PDF made out of a PowerPoint into an e-pub how do we manage to do that because I'm getting a lot errors The outcome is great except for the images that just get distorted, can I just grab older text and place it on an e-pub easily any tips or suggestions I appreciate any help thanks in advance

02-29-2020, 12:27 PM	#3
mdfs8 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: Android	It's a 983 pages (slides) PDF. I don't think the solution would be to do it manually page by page, since we have an end date and each page (slide) contain many different elements (images & text boxes) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ So idk if calibre has a plug in or just any feature to only pull the text and made it into an e-pub? I appreciate any help thanks in advance Last edited by mdfs8; 02-29-2020 at 12:30 PM.

03-01-2020, 06:58 AM	#8
Horus68 Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 76596 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Portugal Device: Kobo Aura HD	Convert PDF could be difficult because of the size, the layout structure used or even if the text can be selected or not. You need to test different online export tools as they would give different results. Option 1 - Convert PDF to Word Open Word, save as Epub (at least Libreoffice has that option) Option 2 - maybe the best option to achieve a final clean work - Open PDF, select "All text" / copy to Word. - Clean up text format for "normal" only - Don't use footers or headers - Create headings for titles and place an automatic index - Create EPUB (Menu File / Export to ePUB) Option 3 - Online converters (PDF to Epub) https://www.google.com/search?q=pdf+to+epub Note: You will benefit by fine tuning the converted file with Calibre editor or Sigil Last edited by Horus68; 03-01-2020 at 07:02 AM.

03-01-2020, 06:23 PM	#10
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,691 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Open the the pptx file in Powerpoint and use the Export Handouts (to Word) feature and go from there. If you don't have the pptx file, ask the originator if they can provide a "Handout" docx. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 03-01-2020 at 08:08 PM.

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02-29-2020, 07:27 AM	#2
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,882 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Copy & paste the PowerPoint slide by slide into Word or LibreOffice Writer. Adjust any images. Adjust format of text with styles. Save docx (or Save As in Writer). Import Docx to Calibre. PDFs are an envelope with instructions and data to create a proof copy of a paper printed document and also to print independently of the printer features (assuming page size is possible). PDFs are a terrible source for epubs. They can have any mix of instructions, vector images, bitmap images and text and define a fixed layout. So two different PDFs will not work the same for conversion. Sometimes you can import a PDF to a program and then fix it up a bit and export as something else.

02-29-2020, 01:31 PM	#4
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,882 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Hasn't your Powerpoint got an HTML export? Have you tried selecting ALL, copy and paste to Word/Writer? May be slow! You absolutely need to use the original powerpoint, though you MIGHT be able to open it in a PDF viewer and Select all the text and paste into a wordprocessor. If you don't want images, then "paste special" "Unformatted text" or similar options.

02-29-2020, 02:13 PM	#6
mdfs8 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2020 Device: Android	But you've given great ideas though, I'm here scratching my head trying to figure out how they can definitely be useful for a start of something! Thanks for the suggestions!

02-29-2020, 04:58 PM	#7
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	If you just want the text, you could run your PDF through one of the many online converters (e.g. https://pdftotext.com/) and then whack the resulting text into word (or whatever). I've done that myself when I needed to re-use text for another document and didn't want to retype. There are lots of those converters to try online. Google is your friend.

03-01-2020, 08:12 AM	#9
Quoth Still reading Posts: 13,882 Karma: 103895653 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Save to DocX and then convert to ePub in Calibre works far better than save as / export as epub. Avoid online converters. Some are just piracy sites and none are as good as free software on MacOS, Windows or Linux. Maybe a port of last resort for someone that only has a phone/tablet.

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