PDF into Logos resource
I have a PDF file that I'd like to add to my library as a Logos resource. Its just a Bible reading plan that I'd like to ultimately add to my faithlife.com account and I was advised that the only way to do that is to add it to my Logos resources. Has anyone done this successfully?
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Yes, read the instructions for building a personal book. You must first convert the PDF into a .docx format. I actually find Microsoft Word 2013 the best for this. Unfortunately, it is still a beta product. The forums include a number of other suggestions for the conversion.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thanks MJ. Can you link any threads that show how to convert the PDF? Never done that before.
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MJ. Smith said:
Yes, read the instructions for building a personal book. You must first convert the PDF into a .docx format. I actually find Microsoft Word 2013 the best for this. Unfortunately, it is still a beta product. The forums include a number of other suggestions for the conversion.
As I read your post it seems to say that Word 2013 will input a pdf file and output a docx file - maybe time to upgrade.
[[beta is good when you find the correct mix of players testers that don't mind doing the same thing over and over and over again]
EDIT: found on Microsoft site "PDF Reflow Open a PDF in Word, and its paragraphs, lists, tables, and other content act just like Word content. "
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David Ames said:
As I read your post it seems to say that Word 2013 will input a pdf file and output a docx file - maybe time to upgrade.
I'm usually not a fan of Microsoft - but this feature works so nicely that for the first time I am using a Microsoft Beta for personal use.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Jeffery Ferrell said:
Can you link any threads that show how to convert the PDF?
My first search of the forums was less than successful - I think people who use the various products available should probably speak up. The methods I used previously had results I wouldn't recommend unless you were desperate.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Jeffery:
I haven't done anything with Faithlife.com yet, so I'm not sure how a Logos Personal Book would integrate with it, particularly since the PBs don't yet sync with the cloud.
I can offer a few suggestions, ranging from complex to simple.
- There's a link in my signature to my blog, the 11/22/12 post of which describes (in near-agonizing detail) various methods I use for format-shifting into Personal Books. The last half of that covers how I convert PDFs into Word docx. It's probably worthwhile if you wind up doing a lot of this.
- If this is more or less a one-trick-pony for you, post the PDF in this thread and I'll post back a docx file.
- Or, I can look at the PDF and attempt to help you with defining a Logos Reading Plan, which might be what you really want to do.
Let me know.
MJ: thanks for the heads-up on Word 2013.
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Jeffery Ferrell said:
Its just a Bible reading plan ...
Wiki has => http://wiki.logos.com/Reading_Plans with many example Logos reading plans.
Files forum has thread => Chronological Bible Reading Plan - PBB file.
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MJ. Smith said:David Ames said:
As I read your post it seems to say that Word 2013 will input a pdf file and output a docx file - maybe time to upgrade.
I'm usually not a fan of Microsoft - but this feature works so nicely that for the first time I am using a Microsoft Beta for personal use.
Works unless the PDF is password protected - But that is OK - I have personal use to the file - Will just have to do it the 'hard' way. [And I already know that I can not 'give' the file to anyone else]
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David Ames said:
Works unless the PDF is password protected
Although it is not difficult to find free software to break into passworded files. Of course, you didn't here that from me.[:#]
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Jeffery Ferrell said:
Can you link any threads that show how to convert the PDF?
PDF conversion can have haphazard results. Internally, a Portable Document File (PDF) can have image(s) and/or formatted text. Text conversion is much easier than image conversion.
By the way, LibreOffice also includes PDF converter plus can output as PDF.
Curious about reading plan ?Jeffery Ferrell said:... Its just a Bible reading plan ...
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Jeffery:
Here is one such thread discussing this issue.
http://community.logos.com/forums/t/37096.aspx?PageIndex=1
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LibreOffice also includes PDF converter plus can output as PDF.
I found the PDF conversion unacceptable in Libre Office which I otherwise liked.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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