Designrr's PDF Import tool extracts text from textual PDFs so you can give a document a completely fresh look and feel.

What type of PDFs can be imported?

It's important to understand that if the PDF isn't a document and is instead a graphic leaflet, flyer, poster, or image - it’s unlikely that the text importer will be able to find and extract the text on the pages. For example, PDFs created from a scanned image, Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Distiller normally have a graphical layout and it’s impossible to separate the text from the graphics.

For example, this magazine is highly graphic, and the text will be difficult to find and extract:

Whereas this is a textual PDF where the content is easy to find and will deliver a good result.

Note: When the images are imported, they are restored to full size and will need to be re-positioned according to the layout you want. This is because the template will be a different font, size and style that the original one.
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Start by clicking on the '+ Create' button. Select the 'Import From PDF' option.

Select 'eBook'

Choose PDF - you can change these settings after the import is completed.

and select 'Import from PDF

To import your PDF either navigate to the file on your computer or copy and paste the PDF link. Give your ebook a title and add your footer text. Then click 'Next'.

Note: The PDF link can be a Dropbox or Google Drive share link. (Make sure the permissions are made public)

Once the PDF has been imported click on 'Apply' and "Let's Start'

All imports in Designrr are saved in the 'Docs'. After you click on the 'Let's Start' button in the previous step, you are redirected to this section where you can see the imported content.

This is the preferred text editor to use after the content has been imported to Designrr.

We strongly suggest that you spend some time in this section reading the imported content, fixing spelling and grammar errors, or if you plan to add or modify some of the content.

This is also a good time to check your headings, as these, have to be H2 for the chapters and H3 for the sub-chapters. These values are need for the table of contents.

If your original PDF had a table of contents - then this will need to be removed first, as you can generate a new one with Designrr. It's best to delete the first pages where the old table of contents have been imported.

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You may find that some of your images are not in the right place. Use the up/down arrow keys to place them back in the right position.

Don't forget to save the changes often.

After you have completely finished editing the content for your ebook is time to generate the project by clicking on the 'Choose a template' blue button.

Choose a template for your project by clicking on the template. Depending on the plan you have you may see less templates.

Once you have found the right template, click on the 'Use this template' blue button. Your project will now be created.​

Designrr imports text based whitepapers and short articles that were created in Microsoft Word and saved as PDF. However if you try to import PDFs created in, for example, Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Distiller, Designrr won't be able to import those kinds of files. Also, image based PDFs, like the ones created in Canva, will not be imported.