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 +====== Converting Google Docs to Dokuwiki Markdown Format ======
 +
 +===== Software =====
 +You will want to install [[:install_panadoc]] which is open source software that will help translate from Google Docs to Dokuwiki
 +
 +===== Steps =====
 +1. Download Google Doc as a .docx Word Document.  File > Download > Microsoft Word
 +
 +2. Open Command Prompt and locate location of downloaded folder
 +
 +3. Run pandoc to convert the document
 +
 +<code>
 +pandoc "Downloads/Prusa MK2s 3D Printer Tool Tutorial.docx" -f docx -t dokuwiki -o "Downloads/prusa.txt"
 +</code>
 +
 +4. Next you will probably want to open the file in a text editor that has search and replace functionality.  I've found that bulleted lists don't covert over cleanly and are rendered with html instead.  you can use a search and replace text editor to quickly clean that up.
 +
 +Replace:
 +  * <nowiki><HTML><p></HTML></nowiki> with nothing
 +  * <nowiki><HTML></p></HTML></nowiki> with nothing
 +  * <nowiki><HTML></li></HTML></nowiki> with nothing
 +  * <nowiki><HTML><ul></HTML></nowiki> with nothing
 +    * <nowiki><HTML><li></HTML>></nowiki> following ul with "  * " (two spaces before asterisk and one after)
 +  * <nowiki><HTML><ol></HTML></nowiki> with nothing
 +    * <nowiki><HTML><li></HTML>></nowiki> following ol with "  - " (two spaces before hyphen and one after)
 +
 +5. Create new dokuwiki page by entering a url that does not exists and click create
 +
 +6. In the Google doc for each image do the following:
 +  - Right Click, Choose View More Actions, then Save to Keep.
 +  - Download from the keep pane that opens on the right.
 +  - Rename so that the file has similar naming to the wiki page
 +  - use the Media Manager under the search box in dokuwiki to upload the images.
 +  - link them back in the doc where they belong
 +
 +6. paste in updated text, preview and clean up.