LaTeX’s TEX is a popular format that is used to write articles, books, and other publications. It uses different tags to insert text, graphics, mathematical equations, symbols, etc. in the document. In certain cases, you may need to convert the LaTeX file to a Word format programmatically. For such cases, this article covers how to convert a LaTeX file (.tex) to Word format using C#.
C# LaTeX to Word Converter API
In order to convert the LaTeX files to Word format, we will use Aspose.PDF for .NET. It is a popular PDF manipulation API that allows you to generate, modify or convert PDF documents. You can either download the API or install it using NuGet.
PM> Install-Package Aspose.PDF
Convert a LaTeX TEX File to DOCX in C#
The following are the steps to convert a LaTeX TEX file to Word DOCX format using C#.
- Create an instance of TeXLoadOptions class.
- Use Document class to load TEX file by passing its path and TeXLoadOptions object.
- Convert TEX to DOCX using Document.Save(string, SaveFormat) method and pass the output file path and SaveFormat.DocX as parameters.
The following code sample shows how to convert LaTeX files to Word DOCX format.
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Conclusion
In this article, you have learned how to convert LaTeX files to Word format using C#. The step-by-step guide and code sample have shown how to convert a TEX file to DOCX format. You can explore more about Aspose.PDF for .NET using the documentation. In case you would have any queries, contact us via our forum.