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For example, converting `report.docx` to PDF format might result in `report.pdf` for a single file,\r\nor `report_0.pdf`, `report_1.pdf` for multiple files, ensuring each output file is uniquely identifiable.", "x-ca-featured": false, "x-ca-label": "Output file name", "x-ca-group": "Output", "x-ca-type": "String", "x-ca-representation": "Default", "x-ca-range": { "from": "1", "to": "200" } }, "Password": { "type": "string", "description": "Sets the password to open protected documents.", "x-ca-featured": false, "x-ca-label": "Open Password", "x-ca-group": "Document", "x-ca-type": "String", "x-ca-representation": "Default" }, "Images": { "enum": [ "embed", "extract", "remove", "describe" ], "type": "string", "description": "Controls how images are handled in the resulting Markdown. `Embed` produces a self-contained document with images embedded as base64 data URIs. `Extract` saves images as separate files referenced by relative links, the result is a zip archive with the Markdown and image files, or a plain Markdown file when the document has no images. `Remove` replaces images with their alt text when available, producing compact output suited for machine processing. `Describe` replaces every image with AI generated text: scanned text and tables are transcribed, pictures become short descriptions, producing text-only Markdown for LLM and RAG scenarios.", "default": "embed", "x-ca-featured": true, "x-ca-label": "Images", "x-ca-group": "Options", "x-ca-type": "Collection", "x-ca-representation": "Dropdown", "x-ca-values": { "embed": "Embed images as base64", "extract": "Extract images to separate files (zip)", "remove": "Remove images", "describe": "Describe images with AI" } }, "ListBulletChar": { "enum": [ "-", "*", "+" ], "type": "string", "description": "The character used to mark bullet list items. 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After this period, the file is permanently deleted.\r\n\r\nWhen `StoreFile` is set to `False`, conversion happens entirely in-memory. 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Both modern DOCX and legacy DOC files are accepted, password protected documents included. Standard document structure is preserved: headings, bold and italic text, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables all become their Markdown equivalents.\nContent that usually disappears in a Markdown conversion is recovered: chart data becomes a table of its values, embedded spreadsheets are rendered, equations turn into readable text such as E=mc^2, and SmartArt contributes its node text.\nThe Images parameter decides what happens to the pictures in a document. Use embed for one self contained file, extract to get the images as separate files, remove for the most compact text, or describe to let an AI model turn images into text: scanned paragraphs and tables are transcribed, charts and photos get short descriptions, and decorative images are dropped. The last option produces text only Markdown for LLM and RAG pipelines.\nSimply upload your Word document and receive a structured Markdown file ready for publishing or AI ingestion.\n", "x-ca-overview-markdown": "Convert Word documents into clean, readable Markdown (.md) for documentation workflows, content migration, version control, and AI pipelines such as LLM ingestion and RAG. Both modern DOCX and legacy DOC files are accepted, password protected documents included. Standard document structure is preserved: headings, bold and italic text, bulleted and numbered lists, and tables all become their Markdown equivalents.\r\n\r\nContent that usually disappears in a Markdown conversion is recovered: chart data becomes a table of its values, embedded spreadsheets are rendered, equations turn into readable text such as `E=mc^2`, and SmartArt contributes its node text.\r\n\r\nThe `Images` parameter decides what happens to the pictures in a document. 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