The tool I use is a VBA code (Macro) that needs to be run from within a PowerPoint document, saved as an RTF document. There is MathType – paid, and a free TeX plugin: IguanaTeX, but Beamer is better as it also takes care of formatting and indexing. Most importantly, a lot of my research is mathematical in nature, and presenting mathematical equations with PowerPoint is tedious. Beamer can automatically put a little index at the top of my slides so people know where I am going, and the default fonts and colors work well. PowerPoint to Beamer: I like to present using Beamer.
Goods news – it is FREE to install and you can try it here! Although, the final output for converting files was the most superior (clean) among all the suggested methods here as it uses MikTeX. However, I found it not so easy to install and use.
Again, since it is an OCR processor like Adobe, the final output will not be perfect. So, you can easily convert your final LaTeX document to MS-Word or Google Docs for free.
Google Docs: Allows you to convert PDF to Word.So, you can easily convert your final LaTeX document to MS-Word free, although it is not very good with preserving mathematical notations (as it converts them from image to text) and also for formatting. Adobe Acrobat Pro: Allows you to convert PDF to Word.GrindEq: Convert your MS-Word documents to LaTeX, it also allows you to convert your LaTeX documents to MS-Word (there is an easier/faster way for this).LaTeX to Word (or back) or Powerpoint Conversion The only issue is you cannot do calculations like you would in Excel. Note that you can even copy tabular data into online cells and format before you create the table. This is a quick method of creating Tables very easily. Online Table Generator: I frequently use this when I need to create smaller tables with very few formatting needs.This converter allows you to write a table in Excel instead, and export the current selection as LaT eX markup which can be easily pasted into your existing LaT eX document. Excel2LaTeX: Making tables in LaT eX can be tedious, especially if some columns are calculated.I enlist some of these resources with a short review and more importantly there links. These tools saved me a lot of time and I hope it saves your precious time allowing you to focus on writing than worrying about the writing method. Over the years, I have utilized available tools (thanks to peers who have saved and shared those over the internet), to make tables, convert powerpoints to Beamer (slide shows using LaTeX), MS-Excel to LaTeX, MS-Word to LaTeX, and LaTeX to MS-Word.
I gave it a try some time ago and it did not provide the writing flexibility I was looking for as was available with Texmaker. LyX is also an often-used latex editor which is more like a document (word) processor where you can write LaTeX documents assisted with a graphical interface. There are many front-end editors such as Texniccenter, Notepad++/ Atom editors (requires a little more effort to get it running but very useful for general writing needs for all languages Py, R, C as it can auto-detect language and syntax, making it a versatile solution).
In order to use LaTeX on your computer, you will need to install the basic libraries ( MikTex: ) and a front-end text editor (I use Texmaker). The utmost power of comes with the precision and its ability to control the formatting for documents including alignment, sectioning, auto-referencing, and for me its ability to easily render (near-)perfect mathematical writing. LaTeX is a markup (programming) language that is different from typesetting tools such as MS-Word or MS-PowerPoint where you see immediately what you write and also take care of formatting at the same time.
Most of my professional writing – including papers, class presentation slides, assignments are made in LaTeX (pronounced «Lah-tech» or «Lay-tech» ).