Converting PowerPoint Content to Text in Confluence

[Omar Bouchouari]

Hello,

I noticed that Confluence offers the option to import documents from Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and OneDrive and convert them into page content. Is there a similar functionality available for PowerPoint files? Specifically, I would like to upload a PowerPoint file and have its content automatically extracted and converted into text on a Confluence page.

If this is not currently possible, are there any workarounds or third-party integrations you would recommend?

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

[Kristian Klima · Accepted solution]

Hi @Omar Bouchouari and welcome to the Community.

There's a workaround.

1. In PowerPoint, go to File > Export.
2. Chose Export to PDF.
3. Open in the PDF file in Acrobat Reader.
4. Go to File > Save as text.
5. Open the text file in your text editor.
6. Copy/paste into Confluence.

(this method imports any text - including from text boxes and placeholders).

BTW, importing Word docs often results in a mess. Not because of Confluence but because how poorly some word docs can be formatted. I usually copy paste content to Google Docs, then copy paste to Confluence for the best result.

[Omar Bouchouari]

Thank you so much for the quick answer.
When I opened the file in a text editor (.txt), I copied and pasted everything into Confluence, but the images, logos, etc., were not included.
Is there a solution for this?

[Kristian Klima]

I just replicated the process and this is the example of the text file that was produced:

I'm using Text Editor on a Mac and I only saw text...

[Omar Bouchouari]

Is it possible to upload PDF documents into Confluence with text, images, logos, etc.? I would like to find a way to do this without copying and pasting each image individually.

[Omar Bouchouari]

ok