latex-to-word

LaTeX → Word

A naive pandoc manuscript.tex -o manuscript.docx almost never produces a usable Word file: figure/table cross-reference lists are empty, equation numbers disappear, bibliography numbering is wrong, ctex-specific layout commands (\zihao{}, \kaishu, \hangindent=...) leak through as literal text, and the styling drifts from the target template. This skill implements a four-stage pipeline (ctex-aware preprocess → pandoc with reference doc → SEQ-field postprocess → equation + style postprocess) that fixes all four problems at once.

1. Pick the right path

Ask the user these three questions before running anything — the answers determine which path to use:

1. Does the output need to be editable in Word, or just look like the PDF?
2. Do cross-references to figures/tables/equations/bibliography need to work inside Word?
3. Should it match an existing Word template / house style (e.g. 气象与环境学报)?

Default to Editable unless the user explicitly asks for one of the others.

2. Why this takes four stages

LaTeX and Word have different reference systems, and ctex adds Chinese-academic layout commands pandoc can't parse:

• \cite{key} — LaTeX computes the number at compile time. Word expects an actual numbered list that cross-reference dialogs can see.
• \ref{fig:x} / \ref{tab:x} — In Word, cross-references require both a bookmark on the caption and a SEQ Figure / SEQ Table field in the caption paragraph. Pandoc creates the bookmark but not the SEQ field.
• \eqref{eq:y} — Pandoc silently drops equation numbering. Cross-refs need us to (a) number each display equation with a SEQ Equation field, (b) bookmark the number, (c) emit REF fields in the body.
• \zihao{}, \kaishu, \bfseries, \hangindent=..., \noindent, \hfill, \vspace{}, \rule{} — ctex-only layout commands; pandoc either ignores them or leaks them as literal text (=2.4em 摘要： is the classic symptom).