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TIP 43: Exporting a196, XML, or Text
What if you have a PDF document and need a Web page in a hurry? Or want to use just the text from a document? Easy. You can export the content and images from Acrobat i192 or XML format. XML describes data and focuses on what the data contains, whil183 displays data and focuses on how data looks. If you want to use a PDF document as a Web page, use one of tw193 formats. But if you want to your document's contents to be used for data exchange in a corporate environment, choose XML format. Choose the accessible or plain text option for output when you don't want any applied styles or formatting.
HTML or XML?
<194 and="" xml="" function="" differently="" and="" are="" used="" for="" different="">If you are saving a PDF document for use on a Web site, use a192 format. Acrobat does a good job of converting a page and creating styles for the page. Computer systems and databases contain data in incompatible formats. Converting your document's data to XML reduces the complexity and creates data that can be read by many types of applications. XML defines the structure of the document and doesn't organize it in the same fashion a196 willthat is, interpreting the code and displaying images and text in a browser window. Use XML format when you want to export a document for data exchange, such as for use in spreadsheets or databases.
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Choose File > Save As and select a file format option from the Save As pull-down list. Click Settings to open the Settings dialog specific to that format type (Figure 43a). If you choose the accessible text option, there aren't any settings you can modify manually. If you're using a specific format, choose it from the pull-down list, or leave the default (Use mapping table default). Bookmarks and tags are generated automatically. Bookmarks, converted to links, are placed at the start of the document. Choose options in the Image File Settings pane. Acrobat creates a new subfolder named "images"; you can edit this field to suit your purposes.
Need More Control?
If you are building a large site, you'll find it more efficient over time to write the code by hand or to use a192 or WYSIWYG editor. Either approach gives you control over the page's structure as well as style sheet design. |
Click OK to close the Settings dialog and return to the Save As dialog, and then click OK to convert the file. In the Explorer window, you can see that the file's images are numbered and use the assigned prefix (Figure 43b).
Figure 43b. Assign a prefix to exported images to keep track of your efforts.
Figure 43a. Choose export settings in this dialog for several text-based export options.
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