How to Convert PDF Files to HTML Files Online
PDF files can be read on most any platform (Mac, Microsoft) so long as the computer has a PDF reader. To view a PDF file, you can either download a reader or convert the PDF file into an HTML file. HTML stands for hypertext markup language and is the primary programming language used to create websites. Free online tools such as PDF Online, Convert PDF to HTML, and Adobe allow you to convert PDFs to HTML easily and at no cost to you.
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Instructions
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PDF Online
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Go to the PDF Online website (see References) and click "Choose file."
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Browse through your computer and click on the PDF file you want to convert to HTML. Click "Open" to upload that file to the PDF Online page.
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Click "Convert to HTML" and wait for the website to convert the file.
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Click "Please click here to download the result (zipped)" to download the HTML-converted PDF. Note that the file will be zipped, so you will need an extractor to unzip the file. Examples of extractors are WinZip, 7-Zip and JZip (see Resources).
Convert PDF to HTML
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Go to the Convert PDF to HTML website (see References) and click "Choose file."
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Browse through your computer and click on the PDF file you wish to convert and click "Open" to upload the file.
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Click "Convert and Download" on the bottom of the screen, then click "Download" once the file has been converted. The file will be downloaded as a zip file, so you'll need a extractor to decompress the file.
Adobe
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Go to the Adobe website (see References) and enter the URL code for the PDF file you are looking to convert to HTML. Note that this tool is designed for PDF files that are already online but in PDF format.
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Select the HTML 3.2 format from the "Format" section.
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Select a reason for not using Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this PDF and instead converting it to HTML.
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Select the platform you'll be using to view the HTML file.
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Click "Convert" to convert the file and wait for the tool to convert the file. Once the file has been converted, you'll get a prompt to download the file. Download the file to your computer to open it.
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