Word to R Markdown Conversion

Question

I have received a file stored in Microsoft Word that includes formatted words (italics, bold). I would like to do some work with the file (extracting sections, inserting words, etc.) and was planning to do this work with R Markdown. I need to keep the formatting (italics, bold) from Word during this conversion. I know I can convert from Markdown to Word, but is the reverse conversion from Word to Markdown also possible? If not, does anyone have any suggestions of how to bring Word into Markdown (relatively) painlessly while maintaining the italics and bold formatting?

Answer 1

You could use first pandoc, then RStudio.

1. In pandoc, pandoc -o output.md originFile.docx. In which, your output is a markdown from a Word.
   
2. Open your RStudio, you can choose your type file at the bottom of the console, whether you select "markdown" or "Rmarkdown". You will be able to change your markdown file.

Also there is Writeage, from convert markdown to word. This is a pulgin in Word