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Md To DOCX Template by jonnyschneider

Name: Md To DOCX Template
Author: jonnyschneider

File contents

Markdown to DOCX with Templates

Convert markdown to professionally styled Word documents. Not plain exports — beautiful, branded documents with your fonts, colors, and table styling applied automatically.

When to Use

User wants to convert markdown to Word/DOCX
User needs a branded document from markdown source
User asks about exporting markdown with styling
User mentions "md to docx", "markdown to word", or similar

Prerequisites

pandoc installed (brew install pandoc on macOS)
Python 3.8+ with packages: python-docx, lxml, click, pyyaml

Installation

Clone this skill's scripts to your preferred location:

git clone https://github.com/jonnyschneider/skills
cd skills/skills/md-to-docx-template
pip install python-docx lxml click pyyaml

Quick Conversion

./md-to-docx.py input.md -o output.docx

With Custom Template

Option A: Generate template with specific fonts/colors

./create-reference-template.py template.docx \
  --font-body "DM Sans" \
  --font-heading "DM Sans" \
  --accent-color "0D494D" \
  --heading-color "0D494D"

./md-to-docx.py input.md -o output.docx --template template.docx

Option B: Extract styles from existing branded document

# Full pipeline for best results:
./extract-styles.py source-branded.docx template.docx
./md-to-docx.py input.md -o output.docx --template template.docx --no-fix-indent
./apply-template-styles.py template.docx output.docx
./fix-table-headers.py output.docx

Multi-file Documents

Create a manifest.yaml:

template: template.docx
output: final-document.docx
sections:
  - 01-intro.md
  - 02-content.md
  - 03-conclusion.md

Then run:

./md-to-docx.py manifest.yaml --open

Key Options

Option	Description
`-o, --output`	Output DOCX path
`--template`	Custom reference template
`--toc`	Generate table of contents
`--open`	Open after building
`--no-fix-indent`	Skip list indent fix (use with extract pipeline)

Template Options

Option	Description
`--font-body`	Body text font (default: Calibri)
`--font-heading`	Heading font (default: Calibri)
`--font-mono`	Code font (default: Consolas)
`--accent-color`	Table header color (hex, default: 4472C4)
`--heading-color`	Heading text color (hex, default: 000000)

Limitations

Custom fonts must be installed on target machines
Complex tables may not render perfectly
SVG images require rsvg-convert
Some pandoc quirks require post-processing scripts

---name: md-to-docx-templatedescription: Convert markdown to beautifully styled Word documents using custom templates. Supports branded fonts, colors, and table styling. Extract styles from existing docs or generate fresh templates.---# Markdown to DOCX with TemplatesConvert markdown to professionally styled Word documents. Not plain exports — beautiful, branded documents with your fonts, colors, and table styling applied automatically.## When to Use- User wants to convert markdown to Word/DOCX- User needs a branded document from markdown source- User asks about exporting markdown with styling- User mentions "md to docx", "markdown to word", or similar## Prerequisites- `pandoc` installed (`brew install pandoc` on macOS)- Python 3.8+ with packages: `python-docx`, `lxml`, `click`, `pyyaml`## InstallationClone this skill's scripts to your preferred location:```bashgit clone https://github.com/jonnyschneider/skillscd skills/skills/md-to-docx-templatepip install python-docx lxml click pyyaml```## Quick Conversion```bash./md-to-docx.py input.md -o output.docx```## With Custom Template### Option A: Generate template with specific fonts/colors```bash./create-reference-template.py template.docx \ --font-body "DM Sans" \ --font-heading "DM Sans" \ --accent-color "0D494D" \ --heading-color "0D494D"./md-to-docx.py input.md -o output.docx --template template.docx```### Option B: Extract styles from existing branded document```bash# Full pipeline for best results:./extract-styles.py source-branded.docx template.docx./md-to-docx.py input.md -o output.docx --template template.docx --no-fix-indent./apply-template-styles.py template.docx output.docx./fix-table-headers.py output.docx```## Multi-file DocumentsCreate a `manifest.yaml`:```yamltemplate: template.docxoutput: final-document.docxsections: - 01-intro.md - 02-content.md - 03-conclusion.md```Then run:```bash./md-to-docx.py manifest.yaml --open```## Key Options| Option | Description ||--------|-------------|| `-o, --output` | Output DOCX path || `--template` | Custom reference template || `--toc` | Generate table of contents || `--open` | Open after building || `--no-fix-indent` | Skip list indent fix (use with extract pipeline) |## Template Options| Option | Description ||--------|-------------|| `--font-body` | Body text font (default: Calibri) || `--font-heading` | Heading font (default: Calibri) || `--font-mono` | Code font (default: Consolas) || `--accent-color` | Table header color (hex, default: 4472C4) || `--heading-color` | Heading text color (hex, default: 000000) |## Limitations- Custom fonts must be installed on target machines- Complex tables may not render perfectly- SVG images require `rsvg-convert`- Some pandoc quirks require post-processing scripts

Frequently asked questions

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