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In the dialog box Export Format, the General tab contains the options Text Output and Image Output.
Set a check mark for the option Text Output to export the text of the PDF file. Note: Either Text output or Image output (or both) must always be selected.
The dropdown list "Format" for the text output
FlexiPDF supports exports to a variety of text formats, including a set of HTML-based formats and RTF (Rich Text Format) for exports to word processors.
FlexiPDF can also export table data to SYLK format. However, this option is only available for the export of individual tables that are marked as FlexiPDF Table Box. (For more information, see Exporting individual tables.)
Available text formats:
▪Plain Text
| This is unformatted text that can be edited with any text editor or word processor. If you have selected the option Try to preserve layout (Text tab), the program tries to approximate the layout by inserting multiple spaces. |
▪Simple HTML
| This is HTML only with basic tags. This format is compatible with all browsers and all programs that can handle HTML even minimally, but not all formatting is preserved. Images are linked as external files. A list of the document's bookmarks is inserted at the start of the first page. If you have selected the option Create file for every page/article (Text tab), a cover page, a bookmarks page and the individual document pages will be created, with each linked to each other via hyperlinks. |
| If the option Try to preserve layout is enabled, HTML is generated with the <PRE> tag and with multiple spaces. |
▪HTML 3
| This option creates more complex HTML code that renders the appearance of the page more faithfully. Images are saved in the document. Meta tags are generated, which note the program used for creation, the author and the title of the PDF document in the HTML file. Font sizes are reproduced with the tags <H1>, <H2>, etc. |
| If the option Create file for every page/article is selected, individual files will be output for the content and, if selected, a page with the bookmarks. If, on the HTML tab, the option Frames is selected, HTML frames will be used to display the bookmarks on the left side of the page and the content on the right. |
| If the option Try to preserve layout is selected, this format will use HTML tables to reproduce the layout. Font sizes are reproduced with the HTML tag <FONT SIZE>. |
▪HTML 4
| Similar to HTML 3; however, fonts and font sizes are defined via CSS (Cascading Style Sheet). This export variant is compatible with all modern browsers. |
| If the option Create file for every page/article was selected, all CSS style elements are saved in a separate CSS file that is included as a reference by the HTML pages. You can quickly change the formatting of the HTML pages by editing the CSS file. |
| If the option Try to preserve layout is selected, this format will use HTML tables to reproduce the layout. However, fonts and font sizes will still be saved as CSS1 styles. |
▪HTML 4 CSS
| The HTML export with Cascading Style Sheets (v2) provides the most faithful depiction of PDF documents in HTML. If the option Try to preserve layout is selected, all fonts and positioning will be closely replicated. |
| If the option Create file for every page/article was selected, all CSS style elements are saved in a separate CSS file that is included as a reference by the HTML pages. You can quickly change the formatting of the HTML pages by editing the CSS file. |
▪EPUB
| This option exports the PDF document as a single EPUB file with basic formatting. You can choose whether or not images are included. |
▪EPUB CSS
| This option is similar to the previous export format, except that the formatting is stored in a separate CSS file in the EPUB archive. |
▪RTF
| Microsoft's Rich Text Format which can be read by virtually any word processor. FlexiPDF can also embed images in RTF files. |
| Note: If you have enabled the option Try to preserve layout, some versions of Microsoft Word may experience problems if the height or width of the page is greater than 55 cm. |
▪Microsoft Word
| The word processor from Microsoft Office ("Word") |
▪TextMaker
| The word processor from SoftMaker Office ("TextMaker") |
The option "Right-to-left reading order"
If this option is selected, FlexiPDF assumes that the contents of the PDF file are read from right to left (for example, Arabic). When exporting, the program tries to reproduce the reading order.