# Converting plain text to a PDF file + reformat a block of text

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** mapping\
**Created:** [September 27, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324 "2024-09-27T13:54:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![J\_smooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@J\_smooth](https://community.make.com/u/J_smooth)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324/1 "2024-09-27T13:54:59Z")

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Hello!

I’m curious how can convert a plain text output into a PDF file? I have an automation that generates a text output from OpenAI and I’m not sure how to get into a PDF form.

Also the text output isn’t formatted so I it ends up looking like the attached image. Would appreciate any help!

 ![Screenshot 2024-09-27 at 9.54.31 AM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/2/e/2e0b314d7fa584dec68ed16f7aa3310418d3fb19.png)

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**Author:** ![J\_smooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@J\_smooth](https://community.make.com/u/J_smooth)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324/2 "2024-09-27T14:32:24Z")

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Ok I think I figured out an initial fix for the markdown issue. Just used a markdown to HTML convertor and it shows up much better. Still not sure how to more specifically reformat that text. So any more in-depth detailed solution would be awesome!

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**Author:** ![brendondebeer](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/brendondebeer/32/52279_2.png) [@brendondebeer](https://community.make.com/u/brendondebeer)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324/3 "2024-09-27T14:39:57Z")

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Hey there.

If you have access to Google Docs: you can use Make’s Google Doc step to create a Google Doc with your plain text, then add an additional step to download the google doc as a PDF file. You can then allocate as needed.

This is the easiest “free” way I’ve found.

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**Author:** ![J\_smooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@J\_smooth](https://community.make.com/u/J_smooth)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324/4 "2024-09-27T14:44:03Z")

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epic! I will give this a try

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**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/converting-plain-text-to-a-pdf-file-reformat-a-block-of-text/56324/5 "2024-12-26T15:55:27Z")

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