Word import and export

Turn a Word or Markdown document into a LaTeX project, and export a project to Word, Markdown or HTML.

If you do not see these options, ask your administrator to turn on Pandoc Import and Export.

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Import a document

This creates a new LaTeX project from a Word document (.docx) or a Markdown file (.md). The project’s name comes from the file’s name.

1. Open the import dialog

   On the projects page, click New project. Under Import, click Word document or Markdown document.

   

   The New project menu

2. Choose the file

   Click Select .docx file, or drag the file into the dialog. For Markdown, the button is Select .md file. The import starts right away.

   

   Choosing a Word document

3. Start editing

   The new project opens with the message Document ready for editing. Click Start editing.

   

   The import has finished

4. Check the result

   The document is now in main.tex, with its headings in the file outline. Click Recompile to see the PDF. Check the styling, particularly tables, figures and citations, which may need editing.

   

   The imported project

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If the import fails

If the file cannot be converted, the dialog says Your document couldn’t be imported. Expand Conversion error details to see why. No project is created.

A document that could not be imported

The dialog only takes the type you chose. A .md file in the Word dialog shows You can only upload: .docx.

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Export a project

Open the project, then click its name at the top of the editor. Click one of these:

Option	You get
Export as Word document (.docx)	A .docx file named after the project
Export as Markdown (.md)	A .zip file with main.md
Export as HTML (.html)	A .zip file with main.html

The download starts by itself. The conversion can’t reproduce all LaTeX formatting, so check the result.

The export options