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I have to typeset an article in InDesign which contains mathematical equations. Only the LaTex and PDF formats are available. When I convert the PDF to MS Word the equations does not come clean.
Is there are specific tool that I can use to get the LaTex for typesetting in InDesign?
Thanks
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Don't go through Word! Place the PDF in InDesign.
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The PDF is in single column. I need to typest this in double column. And sometimes the text needs to be edited. When the PDF is placed it does not allow any changes. Any ideas?
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Ok, I think I can say you are trying to find a trick to do the impossible. It is known Knuth invented TeX to enable typesetting math, and it remains the most capable tool in that area. If these equations cannot be set directly in InDesign, then you can't find a trick to import them as editable, flowable objects. There are commercial tools for PDF import to InDesign, but I doubt this will work. So you have made an impossible challenge for yourself. I suggest you take InDesign out of the equation, and use the LaTex file for your typesetting needs. If it must finish in InDesign, perhaps because it is part of a book, then finish the pages in LaTeX, and place as PDF which will not need to be edited. For example, I feel sure typesetting in two columns is a task LaTeX can do. You might use InDesign to add page numbers or similar folio level information.
Alternatively, look for extensions to InDesign that are designed to enable entering equations. Reset and retype all. This is a much more painful choice.
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Adding to @Test_Screen_Name's excellent reply.
You have a difficult workflow for these reasons:
Another clunky workaround is:
What the industry needs is a full-featured plug-in that can import LaTeX/TeX and retain the equations.
You can vote for that feature on Adobe's UserVoice website Vote For LaTeX in InDesign But that might not happen in our lifetimes <grin> so maybe a 3rd party coder will step up.
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A couple of years late, but maybe you'd be interested in takig a look at this script.
https://www.reddit.com/r/indesign/comments/13aqeex/latex_integration/
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Thanks a lot for answering this request and posting a link to this script! Although I do not use InDesign on Windows, it is just a matter of time before an expert InDesign developer found this script and adapt it to work n Mac OSX.