How to convert a Markdown file to PDF

Question

I have a Markdown file that I wish to convert to PDF so that I can upload it on Speakerdeck. I am using Pandoc to convert from markdown to PDF.

My problem is I can't specify what content should go on what page of the PDF, because Markdown doesn't provide any feature like that.

E.g., Markdown:

###Hello * abc * def  ###Bye * ghi * jkl 

Now I want Hello to be one slide and Bye to be on another slide on Speakerdeck. So, I will need them to be on different pages in the PDF that I generate using Pandoc.

But both Hello and Bye gets on the same page in the PDF.

How can I accomplish this?

Answer 1

Via the terminal (tested in 2020)

Download dependencies

sudo apt-get install pandoc texlive-latex-base texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-extra-utils texlive-latex-extra 

Try to use

pandoc MANUAL.txt -o example13.pdf pandoc MANUAL.md -o example13.pdf 

Via a Visual Studio Code extension (tested in 2020)

• Download the Yzane Markdown PDF extension
• Right click inside a Markdown file (md)
• The content below will appear
• Select the Markdown PDF: Export (pdf) option

Note: Emojis are better in Windows than Linux (I don't know why)