How to generate a PDF audit report

1. Add all your findings to a markdown file like report-example.md
   1. Add the metadata you see at the top of that file
2. Install pandoc & LaTeX
   1. You might also have to install one more package if you get File 'footnotebackref.sty' not found.
3. Download eisvogel.latex and add to your templates directory (should be ~/.pandoc/templates/)
4. Add your logo to the directory as a pdf named logo.pdf
5. Run this command:

pandoc report-example.md -o report.pdf --from markdown --template=eisvogel --listings

FAQ

Certain characters like ⠆ do not work with pandoc, and you'll need to remove them to generate your final report.

Alternative way to generate a PDF audit report

• Step 1: Install the Markdown PDF extension in VS Code
• Step 2: Copy example markdown file
• Step 3: Add logo file (png, jpeg or svg)
• Step 4: Press Cmd+Shift+P If you are on Mac. For Windows check the Markdown PDF extension for details.
• Step 5: Type markdown-pdf: Export (pdf)