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CONVERSION & EXTRACTION / A PRACTICAL GUIDE

How toturn text into a formatted PDF

Build a PDF from an editable document.

Write or import text, format the document, and preview the PDF before downloading it.

Follow the guide
A real before-and-after example
Before Input for text to pdf

The original HTML source, rendered as a document.

After Actual output for text to pdf

The first page of the downloaded PDF.

The comparison uses the actual source and the file downloaded from the recorded workflow.
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Make a PDF from editable text

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Write or import text, format the document, and preview the PDF before downloading it. Follow the real example below, then adapt it to your own source. Open Text to PDF.

01

Open an editable document

Open Text to PDF and choose Try a sample to load the built-in document used here. You can also upload supported text or HTML content, choose Write text, or reopen an i2TEXT draft.

Import TXT, HTML, HTM, CSV, XML or JSON as supported source content, or reopen an i2TEXT draft. Plain-text imports keep text rather than treating a CSV or JSON file as a designed table. HTML is converted to the supported document structure; arbitrary website scripts and styling are not preserved.

Maximum source size: 10 MB. Server and browser capacity can further limit complex documents.

02

Set the page and text defaults

Open the page and text settings. The recorded example keeps the sample wording and uses the values below. A4, portrait orientation and half-inch margins define the final page area.

The editor offers font choices, text color, highlight, headings, alignment, direction, bullets, numbered lists, links, tables, quotes and page breaks. Select the text or place the cursor where a command should apply. Undo and redo help refine changes without editing the source file.

Paper size
A4
Orientation
Portrait
Margins
0.5 inches
Text size
12 pt
Line spacing
1.5
Page numbers
Off

The example in this guide

Verified in the i2TEXT browser workflow on November 11, 2026.

Input
Built-in HTML sample
Output
sample.pdf
Saved result
39258 bytes
03

Inspect the PDF preview

Switch from Writing to PDF preview and check the title, paragraphs, lists and page boundaries. The preview sends the current document and settings for rendering; return to Writing if anything needs adjustment.

Imported HTML uses a supported document model, not a full web-page renderer. Check complex layouts, tables and script-specific fonts in the PDF preview.

04

Download the finished PDF

Select Start when the document is ready. The result page offers sample.pdf. Open the downloaded PDF to check its layout independently of the editor.

Save Draft is a separate action for keeping an editable i2TEXT document. A PDF download does not replace that draft.

The reviewed copy is ready

Built-in HTML samplesample.pdf

A FEW USEFUL DETAILS

Common questions

Does importing HTML reproduce an entire website?

Import TXT, HTML, HTM, CSV, XML or JSON as supported source content, or reopen an i2TEXT draft. Plain-text imports keep text rather than treating a CSV or JSON file as a designed table. HTML is converted to the supported document structure; arbitrary website scripts and styling are not preserved.

How can I keep a copy for later editing?

Save Draft stores the editable document and its settings in an i2TEXT draft file. The final PDF is a separate output. Download both if you need a portable finished document and a version you can reopen for further editing.

When is the document sent to the server?

Writing and formatting occur in the browser. PDF preview and export send the current document to the server for rendering. Temporary native conversion files are removed after the response is delivered.

YOUR TURN

Try Text to PDF with your own source.

Use your own source and review the result before sharing.

Open Text to PDF

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