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Add FAQ on converting from/to PDF

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@ -106,5 +106,23 @@ When using `\AtEndPreamble`, keep any `makeatletter` or
`makeatother` outside of the `\AtEndPreamble`, as shown in the
example.
## How can I convert PDFs to other formats using pandoc?
You can't. You can try opening the PDF in Word or Google Docs
and saving in a format from which pandoc can convert directly.
## Do I really need to install a 1 GB TeX installation to produce a PDF using pandoc?
No. You can get by with a relatively small TeX installation,
for example, by starting with MacTeX's Basic TeX distribution
and using the `tlmgr` tool to install a few packages required by pandoc
(see https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#creating-a-pdf).
Or, you can produce PDFs via HTML and `wkhtmltopdf`,
or via groff ms and `pdfroff`. (These don't produce as nice
topography as TeX, particularly when it comes to math, but they
may be fine for many purposes.)
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