.org files to docx?
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hacker_backup · 2022-12-12 10:26

There are lots of conversion options? but none of popular office
formats. Is there any way I can export org files to docx?

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IceOleg · 2022-12-12 10:38

[Pandoc](https://pandoc.org/) should be able to do it.

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yal_g · 2022-12-12 10:40

Org can export to ODT (which is Libreoffice/Openoffice native file
format, and which is supported by MS Word).

For docx, if going through LibreOffice was not an option to get that
docx file, I'd use pandoc: pandoc MyFile.org -o MyExportedFile.docx.
But I've never used pandoc for that, so no idea how good a job it
would do.

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danderzei · 2022-12-12 10:47

(setq org-odt-preferred-output-format "doc")

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GreenSubstantial4469 · 2022-12-12 13:11

`pandoc`

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HM0880 · 2022-12-12 13:29

Yep.  Here's how I use Pandoc (on Debian).

    (defun hm/convert-org-to-docx-with-pandoc ()
      "Use Pandoc to convert .org to .docx.
    Comments:
    - The `-N' flag numbers the headers lines.
    - Use the `--from org' flag to have this function work on files
      that are in Org syntax but do not have a .org extension"
      (interactive)
      (message "exporting .org to .docx")
      (shell-command
       (concat "pandoc -N --from org " (buffer-file-name)
               " -o "
               (file-name-sans-extension (buffer-file-name))
               (format-time-string "-%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S") ".docx")))

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attento_redaz · 2022-12-12 14:28

I'd also recommend using Pandoc for docx export, but via the Pandoc
Org exporter, `ox-pandoc`, which you can install from MELPA.

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SoTypicalNoob · 2022-12-12 15:26

>org-odt-preferred-output-format

I didn't know about this. I just wanted to refer ox-pandoc, but I
think this is far better solution. I had some issues with pandoc. I
was not able to solve to have TOC and numbering of chapters. ODT was
better formatted out of the box, and seemed superior. So far I
exported to ODT, and used LibreOffice to convert it to docx. This
parameter is a game changer. :-)

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sudeenhux · 2022-12-12 17:44

ox-pandoc all the way

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hacker_backup · 2022-12-12 17:56

This is exactly what I needed, thank you. Is there a way to add this
to the `C-c C-e` menu org mode has?

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danderzei · 2022-12-12 22:04

It basically instructions LibreOffice to convert your file. So
Libreoffice needs to be available.

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HM0880 · 2022-12-12 22:53

I am sure there is a way, but my method is to define an alias:
`(defalias 'd 'hm/convert-org-to-docx)`.  Then a simple `M-x d RET` is
the entire command!