Best Settings for PDFMate eBook Converter Professional to Preserve Formatting

Best Settings for PDFMate eBook Converter Professional to Preserve Formatting

1. Input preparation

• Clean source PDF: remove unnecessary headers/footers and crop margins in a PDF editor before conversion.
• Use OCR first for scanned PDFs (ensure text layer exists).

2. Output format choice

• ePub for reflowable text (best for novels, articles).
• Mobi/AZW3 for Kindle compatibility if layout must be approximate.
• PDF output only if you need exact page layout (not reflowable).

3. Conversion profile

• Select “Keep Original Layout” when preserving exact positioning and images is critical.
• Choose “Flowing Text” (reflowable) if you want adjustable font size and better reading on different devices.

4. Page range & splitting

• Convert by page ranges for large documents to isolate problematic sections.
• Enable split by chapters (if available) to avoid formatting errors across chapter breaks.

5. Image and graphics handling

• Set image quality to high (or 300 DPI) to avoid compression artifacts.
• Preserve original image size to keep layout; scale only if file-size is a concern.

6. Font embedding & substitution

• Embed fonts when available to maintain exact typography.
• Enable font substitution fallback for missing fonts, and choose similar serif/sans-serif alternatives manually if possible.

7. TOC and metadata

• Generate or preserve Table of Contents so chapter breaks map correctly in the eBook.
• Fill metadata (title, author, language) to help reader apps render correctly.

8. Advanced text options

• Keep line breaks vs. reflow: enable reflow for natural paragraphs; disable if original line breaks are meaningful (poetry, fixed-layout docs).
• Preserve hyphenation to avoid awkward word breaks, unless your output device handles hyphenation poorly.

9. Post-conversion checks & fixes

• Preview on multiple apps/devices (Calibre viewer, Kindle Previewer, iBooks) and note formatting issues.
• Use Calibre or Sigil to edit the ePub for fine fixes (CSS adjustments, heading levels, image placement).
• Run validation (EPUBCheck) to catch structural errors.

10. Performance vs. file size

• Balance image DPI and compression to keep file size reasonable while preserving clarity.
• Strip unnecessary embedded fonts only if you accept typographic differences.

If you want, I can give a concise step-by-step preset you can apply in PDFMate for typical novels or for image-heavy textbooks.