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Convert PDF, PPTX, and DOCX files to training courses

Learn how to convert PDF, PPTX, and DOCX files to training courses via the web app.

How does document conversion to training courses work?

SafetyCulture recognizes the need for organizations to transform their preexisting training and compliance documents into modern, digital, and mobile-friendly training materials. With the help of AI, you can simply upload your PPT, PDF, and DOCX files and our AI takes care of the rest. The AI processes and converts these documents into interactive, bite-size training courses quickly and with minimal effort on your part. This makes it easy to transform your documents into engaging training materials.

The converter supports PDF, PPTX, and DOCX files with a maximum file size of 100MB. If your file exceeds this limit, try splitting it and converting it separately.

Convert a PDF, PPTX, and DOCX file to a training course

  1. Log in to the web app.

  2. Select Training iconTraining from the menu on the left-hand side.

  3. If you're on the "Learn" page, click Content at the top of the page.

  4. Click Create course iconCreate course and select Credentials iconConvert document.

  5. Depending on the file you are converting, select the following:

    • AI/magic iconAI conversion: For a PDF, PPTX, or DOCX file where you want to keep the text intact while enhancing the document with AI-generated images and questions.

    • Right-arrow iconDirect conversion: For a PPTX file when you want to retain the original content.

  6. Drag your file in the pop-up window or click browse and select the file.

    • If you selected AI/magic iconAI conversion, you can check Inlcude web images to add images from the web and Save document images to access images from the original document when editing the course.

  7. Click Right-arrow iconNext

  8. Once the course is created, we recommend reviewing and editing it to ensure the content suits your needs.

If your course is currently a draft, remember to publish it to make your changes available to your team.

Limitations

  • Our document conversion feature will try to output text as close as possible to the original file uploaded, but since it generates text, it may not be an exact one-to-one representation of the document.

  • The AI will attempt to read tables, but the output may vary depending on how the table in the original document is formatted.

  • Diagrams may be difficult to extract, particularly diagrams from PPTX presentations.

The quality and organization of an AI-generated course can vary based on the complexity and formatting of the original document. Although our document conversion feature aims to create a structured course, manual adjustments may be needed to achieve the desired outcome.

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