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Asked: 2026-05-11T03:02:25+00:00

I get a .pdf complete with images, fancy fonts, styles, gradients and what have

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I get a .pdf complete with images, fancy fonts, styles, gradients and what have you. Basically it’s handed off to me with the message, ‘Make me a web page that looks exactly like this.’ I’ve tried a few pdf to html tools and they all look terrible. I figure I’ve only got 2 options and i hate them both.

  1. convert the pdf to one big image and use an imagemap to add the links.
  2. the screen copy tool that comes with acrobat reader to chop the file up into it’s parts (buttons, logos, etc).

She uses Quarks to make this pdf. I’ve never used it, but I hear it is very popular. Are these really my only two options? Someone tell me I’m wrong, please.

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  1. Grab what text you can out of the PDF and clean it up. Pull the PDF into Photoshop and slice out the graphical elements you want to use. Rebuild the page using the images and put your text in HTML format.

    Make a slice of the gradients and use them as background images with repeat.

    Try to explain to your client why the fancy font is unsuitable for this medium.

    Edit:

    If it’s just going to be a screen shot, you might as well just put the PDF up in the first place. At least people can zoom in.

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