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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[PDF to PNG conversion&#xA;&#xA;If you have a single or multiple page pdf file, you may,want to share a page on a website or on social media.  If you can&#39;t upload the pdf directly or need to upload in a graphics format.  This howto will explain how to export a page in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format. &#xA;&#xA;Firstly the steps were undertaken using:-&#xA;&#xA;Debian Linux 10&#xA;GIMP 2.10.8&#xA;&#xA;Step 1: &#xA;&#xA;The first step is to Open the PDF file in Gimp.&#xA;&#xA;open pdf in gimp&#xA;&#xA;Step 2&#xA;&#xA;The next step is to choose the page of the PDF file you wish to import.&#xA;&#xA;Select Page&#xA;&#xA;Step 2a &#xA;&#xA;You will now see the page has been imported in to Gimp&#xA;&#xA;Page imported&#xA;&#xA;Step 3&#xA;&#xA;Now go to File --  Export As&#xA;&#xA;Export As As&#xA;&#xA;Step 4&#xA;&#xA;You then see the file type box.&#xA;&#xA;file type&#xA;&#xA;Step 4a &#xA;&#xA;From here, delete the extension from the file name (as in the .png part) at the top, then select png from the select file type list at the bottom.&#xA;&#xA;File type 2&#xA;&#xA;Make sure the file type is selected&#xA;&#xA;Select Export (bottom right&#xA;&#xA;If you don&#39;t get any errors you should get the box below&#xA;&#xA;Step 5&#xA;&#xA;Export Options&#xA;&#xA;I didn&#39;t want to set any options here so just went ahead and selected Export&#xA;&#xA;After which the newly created png file is displayed&#xA;&#xA;png file displayed&#xA;&#xA;You can now go back and select other pages to export. &#xA;&#xA;Hopefully this Howto is useful. &#xA;&#xA;Thank you to Andrew at Boost Torbay for suggesting I use gimp or Photoshop to do this.&#xA;&#xA;The #BoostTorbay chat runs every Friday from 8-9pm.  A chat filled with laughs, a spot of networking and on occasion some serious stuff.  &#xA;&#xA;BoostTorbay&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>If you have a single or multiple page pdf file, you may,want to share a page on a website or on social media.  If you can&#39;t upload the pdf directly or need to upload in a graphics format.  This how_to will explain how to export a page in PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format.</p>

<p>Firstly the steps were undertaken using:-</p>
<ul><li>Debian Linux 10</li>
<li>GIMP 2.10.8</li></ul>

<p>Step 1:</p>

<p>The first step is to Open the PDF file in Gimp.</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/1openinGimp.png" alt="open pdf in gimp"></p>

<p>Step 2</p>

<p>The next step is to choose the page of the PDF file you wish to import.</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/2.selectpage.png" alt="Select Page"></p>

<p>Step 2a</p>

<p>You will now see the page has been imported in to Gimp</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/3-pageImported.png" alt="Page imported"></p>

<p>Step 3</p>

<p>Now go to <strong>File</strong> —&gt; <strong>Export As</strong></p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/4-expoerAs.png" alt="Export As As"></p>

<p>Step 4</p>

<p>You then see the <strong>file type</strong> box.</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/5-filetype.png" alt="file type"></p>

<p>Step 4a</p>

<p>From here, delete the extension from the file name (as in the .png part) at the top, then select <strong>png</strong> from the <strong>select file type</strong> list at the bottom.</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/6-filetype2.png" alt="File type 2"></p>

<p>Make sure the file type is selected</p>

<p>Select <strong>Export</strong> (bottom right</p>

<p>If you don&#39;t get any errors you should get the box below</p>

<p>Step 5</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/7-options.png" alt="Export Options"></p>

<p>I didn&#39;t want to set any options here so just went ahead and selected <strong>Export</strong></p>

<p>After which the newly created png file is displayed</p>

<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zleap/blogmedia/master/pdf2png_howto/8-final.png" alt="png file displayed"></p>

<p>You can now go back and select other pages to export.</p>

<p>Hopefully this How_to is useful.</p>

<p>Thank you to Andrew at Boost Torbay for suggesting I use gimp or Photoshop to do this.</p>

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