How to save a file in fb2. Convert FB2 file to Microsoft Word document

FB2 is a popular format for storing electronic books. Applications for viewing such documents, for the most part, are cross-platform, available on both stationary and mobile OS. Actually, the demand for this format is dictated by the abundance of programs intended not only for its viewing (in more detail - below).

The FB2 format is extremely convenient for reading, both on a large computer screen and on much smaller displays of smartphones or tablets. Yet, sometimes users find it necessary to convert the FB2 file to microsoft document   Word, be it outdated DOC or DOCX that replaced it. We will describe how to do this in this article.

As it turned out, finding a suitable program for converting FB2 to the Word is not so easy. They are and there are quite a lot of them, only most of them are either simply useless or unsafe. And if some converters simply do not cope with the task, others will even bury your computer or laptop with a bunch of unnecessary software from the well-known domestic corporation, so eager to get everyone on their services.

Since everything is not so simple with converter programs, it would be much better to bypass this method at all, especially since it is not the only one. If you know a good program with which you can translate FB2 to DOC or DOCX, write about it in the comments.

Using online resources for converting

On the limitless expanses of the Internet, there are quite a few resources with which you can convert one format into another. Some of them allow you to convert and FB2 to Word. So that you haven’t been looking for a suitable site for a long time, we found it, or rather, for you. You just have to choose the one that you more like.

Consider the process of converting online using the example of the Convertio resource.

1. Upload the FB2 document to the site. For this, this online converter offers several methods:

  • Specify the path to the folder on the computer;
  • Upload a file from the cloud storage Dropbox or Google Drive;
  • Specify a link to a document on the Internet.


Note:If you are not registered on this site, the maximum file size that can be uploaded cannot exceed 100 MB. Actually, in most cases this will be enough.

2. Make sure that FB2 is selected in the first format window, in the second, select the appropriate Word text document format that you want to get as a result. This can be DOC or DOCX.


3. Now you can convert the file, just click on the red virtual button "Convert".


4. Download the converted file to your computer by pressing the green button. "Download", or save it to cloud storage.


Now you can open the saved file in the program. Microsoft Wordhowever, the entire text is likely to be written together. Therefore, you will need to edit the formatting. For more convenience, we recommend placing two windows on the screen - FB2-readers and Word, and then proceed to splitting the text into fragments, paragraphs, etc. Our instructions will help you cope with this task.

Some tricks in working with the FB2 format

The FB2 format is a kind of XML document that has a lot in common with common HTML. The latter, by the way, can be opened not only in a browser or a specialized editor, but also in Microsoft Word. Knowing this, you can quite easily translate FB2 to Word.

1. Open the folder with the FB2 document you want to convert.


2. Click on it with the left mouse button once and rename, more precisely, change the specified format from FB2 to HTML. Confirm your intentions by clicking "Yes"   in a popup window.


Note:   If you cannot change the file extension, or you can only rename it, follow these steps:



3. Now open the renamed HTML document. It will be displayed in the browser tab.


4. Highlight the page content by clicking "CTRL + A"and copy it using the keys "CTRL + C".

Note:   In some browsers, text from such pages is not copied. If you encounter a similar problem, simply open the HTML file in another web browser.

5. The entire contents of the FB2 document, more precisely, already HTML, is now in the clipboard, from where you can (even need) paste it into the Word.

Launch MS Word and click "CTRL + V"   to paste copied text.


Unlike the previous method (online converter), converting FB2 to HTML and then inserting it into Word saves text breakdown into paragraphs. And yet, if necessary, you can always change the text formatting manually, making the text more readable.

Opening FB2 in Word directly

The methods described above have certain disadvantages:

  • text formatting when converting may vary;
  • images, tables, and other graphically data that may be contained in such a file will be lost;
  • in the converted file may appear tags, good, they are easy to remove.

Not without flaws and the opening of FB2 in Word directly, but this method is in fact the simplest and most convenient.

1. Open Microsoft Word and select the command in it. “Open other documents”   (if the last files you worked with are shown, which is relevant for latest versions   program) or go to menu "File"   and press "Open"   there.


2. In the explorer window that opens, select "All files"   and specify the path to the document in FB2 format. Click on it and click open.


3. The file will open in a new window in Protected View. If you need to change it, click “Allow Editing”.


For more information on what constitutes a protected viewing mode and how to disable the limited functionality of the document, you can learn from our article.

Note:   The XML elements included in the FB2 file will be deleted.


So we opened the FB2 document in word program. All that remains is to work on formatting and, if necessary (most likely, yes), remove tags from it. To do this, press the keys "CTRL + ALT + X".

1. Go to menu "File"   and select the command "Save as".


2. In the drop-down menu located under the line with the file name, select the DOCX extension. If necessary, you can also rename the document ..

3. Specify the path to save and click "Save".


That's all, now you know how to convert an FB2 file into a Word document. Choose the method that will be convenient for you. By the way, reverse conversion is also possible, that is, a DOC or DOCX document can be converted to FB2. How to do this is described in our material.

Converters between DOC and FB2

Converters in the Windows environment are in great demand, since for the system all these DjVu, PDF, DOC, DOCX, FB2, HTML - are different structures, although they can all contain the same document. The formats of these files are complex, since each company that developed them had their own ideas about how best to store the document in a file. The matter is further complicated by the fact that most of the formats are closed, that is, only a “own” program can open the document “qualitatively” (for example, for editing). Converters allow you to convert one document format to another without losing information, although in some cases there will often be formatting errors and processing of objects embedded in the document. We will tell you how to combine the DOC and FB2 formats, or, in other words, how to translate doc to fb2   or back. Also, the most popular programs for this will be considered, and you will choose which one fB2 to DOC Converter(or DOC in FB2) you will like it more.

Conversion software

By asking in search " doc to fb2“We found a website with several converter programs. It should be noted that such programs are quite few. It is easy to translate plain text from document to document, but we picked up FB2 documents with pictures inside, as well as with different encoding.

BookDesigner 4

The program was able to download all the texts from FB2, but lost illustrations. Saving in Word format ended with an error and crash of the program. Convert DOC to FB2   It works, but complex documents can be converted incorrectly - tables, pictures, etc. Apparently, the package uses built-in libraries in Word, which cause frequent conflicts when saving a document. In general, the view of the program is so dull and ancient (there is not even a menu) that it is terrible to think what less curious analogs can offer.

Any2FB2

The converter is able to rework many input formats in FB2. This converter is on a par with the above flagship, given that FB2 in the DOC can be squeezed manually, but on the contrary it is more difficult. As expected, dOC to FB2 conversion   works well only on relatively simple documents. If you come across formulas, tables, pictures - do not expect that they will be converted normally. It is especially sad that many other programs are built on the basis of this converter, which have the same disadvantages.

htmlDocs2fb2

A program similar to Any2FB2, only source files can be in HTML and DOC format. The program works in a semi-automatic mode, so it was difficult to understand it. In any case, the DOC document fed to it went “nowhere”, and an attempt to convert it led to the creation of a correct FB2 file for 1 kilobyte (!). But this is an achievement for the first test. After looking at the reviews of other participants, one can say that the program works more or less normally with simple documents, but you need to get used to it.

Conclusion: good programs   for automatic conversion between DOC and FB2 yet, but there are still development attempts.

Tricks and Tricks

  1. The FB2 format is a specialized XML format document. This format has a lot in common with the usual HTML format that can be played by any browser. Just rename the file, replacing the extension from FB2 with HTML, and then double-click it. Then the text in the browser can be copied and pasted into an MS Word document.
  2. Another possibility “ fB2 to DOC Converter”- open Word, then through the“ open ”menu just open the document, specifying“ all files ”in the drop-down menu. This works in all versions of Word, but there are extra tags in the text. If you use Word 2003 or newer, you can remove the tags from the text by pressing Ctrl-Alt-X. There will be a simple text. Of course, no pictures from FB2 are saved.
  3. In general, the FB2 format is surprisingly simple and transparent, so it will not cause difficulties for users who are familiar with HTML. If you don’t have the right converters at hand, you can easily remove the tags from the text manually, and also delete the code of the figures at the end of the document - we’ll get a TXT format that can be opened anywhere.

FB2 - a format extremely popular, and most often in it it is possible to meet electronic books. There are special reader applications that provide not only support for this format, but also ease of displaying content. It is logical, because many people are used to reading not only on the computer screen, but also on mobile devices.

No matter how cool, convenient and common is FB2, the main software solution for creating and storing text data is still Microsoft Word and its standard DOC and DOCX formats. In addition, many e-books in the old fashioned way are still distributed in it.

You can open such a file on any computer with the installed Office, only for reading it will not look very convenient, and not every user will want to change the text formatting. It is for this reason that the need to translate the Word document in FB2 is so relevant. Actually, on how to do this, we will discuss below.

Unfortunately, standard means text editor   Microsoft Word cannot convert a DOCX document to FB2. To solve this problem will have to resort to using third-party software, namely. This is not the most popular program, but for our purposes its functionality is more than enough.


Despite the fact that installation file   It takes less than 1 MB, the characteristics of the application are pleasantly surprising. You can get acquainted with them below, you can download this converter on the official site of its developer.


1. After downloading the archive, unpack it using the archiver installed on your computer. If there is none, select the appropriate one from ours. . We recommend using one of best decisions   for working with archives - WinZip.


2. Extract the contents of the archive in a convenient place for you on your hard disk, place all the files in one folder. By doing this, run executable file.

3. Running the program, open it word documentthat you want to convert to FB2. To do this, click the button in the form of a folder on the toolbar.


4. After specifying the path to the file, open it by clicking "Open", text Document   will be opened (but not displayed) in the program interface. In the top window will just be the path to it.


5. Now press the button. "File"   and select item "Convert". As you can see from the tooltip near this item, you can start the conversion process using the key "F9".


6. Wait until the process is complete, you will see a window in which you can set a name for the converted FB2 file and save it to your computer.

Note:   By default, the program saves the converted files to a standard folder. "Documents", moreover, by packing them into a ZIP archive.


7. Go to the folder with the archive, which contains the FB2 file, extract it and run it in the reader program, for example, to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of which you can on our website.

As you can see, a text document in FB2 format looks much more readable than in Word, especially since you can open this file on mobile device. FBReader has an application for almost all desktop and mobile platforms.


This is just one of possible optionswhich allows you to translate a Word document in FB2. For those users who are not satisfied with this method for some reason, we have prepared another one, which will be discussed below.

Using the online converter

There are quite a few resources that allow online conversion of files of one format to another. The direction of Ward we need in FB2 is also present on some of them. So that you haven’t been looking for a suitable, proven site for a long time, we have already done it for you and offer a choice of three online converters.

Consider the conversion process on the example of the last (third) site.


1. Select word file, which you want to convert to FB2, pointing to the path on your computer and opening it in the site interface.


Note:   This resource also allows you to specify a link to a text file, if it is located on the web, or to download a document from popular cloud storages - Dropbox and Google Drive.

2. In the next window, you need to make the conversion settings:

  • Paragraph "Program for reading the received e-book"   recommend to leave unchanged;
  • If necessary, change the file name, author and field sizes;
  • Parameter "Change the encoding of the initial file"   better left as is "Autodetection".


3. Click the button "Convert file"   and wait for the process to complete.

Note:   Downloading the converted file will start automatically, so just specify the path to save it and click "Save".


Now you can open the FB2 file obtained from the Word document in any program that supports this format.


That's all, as you see, to translate Word into FB2 format is a snap. Simply select the appropriate method and use it, whether it will be a converter program or an online resource - you decide.

Sometimes it is necessary to convert a book or document from one format to another. For example, if you do not have a program on your computer that reads this format, or if your reader only reads limited number   formats. In this case, help converters e-books and documents. There are converters made in the form of Internet services (they do not require installation on a PC) and converters-programs that need to be installed on a computer. I bring to your attention a catalog of various converters.

Online -converters (do not require installation on the computer)

Everything   they are free.

  • Sorotokin. Convertsfb2 and   fb2.zip at   epub .
  • Oleksandr tymoshenko   . Convertsfb2 and   fb2.zip at   epub. 

  • 2epub. Convertsdoc, odt, fb2, html, rtf, txt, pdf (text) and other formats   in epub, fb2, lit, lrf, mobi.
  • OnlineConvert.   Convertsepub, lrf, mobi, html in formats   fb2, ltf, mobi, epub, lit, pdf.
  • Free Online File Converter.   Almost universal converter; convertsdoc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx at   pdf; text   pdf at   txt; doc, docx, rtf, html and other formats infb2; Images at   pdf, etc. .
  • Convert File Online.   Convertspdf, fb2, html at   txt; txt at   pdf, fb2; html at   fb2; doc, docx, rtf at   fb2 and   pdf; bmp, jpg, gif, png at   pdf .
  • Go4Convert. Almost universal; converts file formats doc, fb2, epub, htm / html, odt and others   in formats epub, pdf, fb2, doc, htm / html and others.

Converters software ( requiring installation on a computer)

Free To get to the site of the converter, click on its name (it is highlighted in blue).

  • LordKiRon. Convertsfb2 at   epub.   One-button. Only forWindows
  • Converter Michael Sharonov   . Convertsfb2 at   lrf.   One-button. Only forWindows
  • Caliber   . A very powerful program that allows you to convert fb2 / epub / html / mobi / odtand many other formats in fb2 / epub / mobi / lrf / doc and other formats. There are versions for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X. Allows you to also read e-books in most formats, create collections, download news from the Internet and convert them into e-books.
  • Fbtools plugin   for OpenOffice / NeoOffice, suitable for conversiondoc, rtf, txt, odt, html at   fb2 .
  • Htmldocs2fb2.   Convertshtml at   fb2, doc at   fb2). Only forWindows XP / Vista / 7. 

  • Epubgen Convertsdoc, fb2, rtf   atepub . Only forMacOS X.
  • Any to FB2 and FB2Any . Converttxt, html, doc at   fb2; fb2 at   txt, rtf, lit, rb.
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