In the realm of data scraping, precision and accuracy are paramount. One often-overlooked feature that plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of scraped data is the "Keep Formatting" option. In this blog post, we delve into the significance of this feature and how it impacts the extraction process.

When configuring scrape steps in data extraction tools, the "Keep Formatting" option emerges as a secret weapon for preserving the original structure and layout of the content being scraped. It enables the retention of essential elements such as line breaks, indents, and other formatting nuances that contribute to the readability and clarity of the extracted data.

Imagine navigating through a blog site or a collection of blog posts. The need to capture not just the textual content but also the visual hierarchy and spacing between paragraphs becomes evident. This is where the "Keep Formatting" option shines. By ensuring this feature is activated in your scrape steps, you guarantee that the essence and aesthetics of the original content are faithfully replicated in the extracted data.

To grasp the impact of "Keep Formatting" in action, let's consider an example using Medium articles. By selecting the "Keep Formatting" option in our scrape steps, we can preserve the distinct line breaks and paragraph structures inherent in the original blog post. The result? A seamless transfer of content without any loss of formatting or structure.

In conclusion, the "Keep Formatting" feature serves as a guardian of data integrity in the realm of web scraping. By incorporating this option into your scraping endeavors, you uphold the fidelity of scraped content and ensure that the essence of the original source is preserved. Next time you embark on a scraping journey, remember the power of "Keep Formatting" in maintaining the soul of your extracted data.

Step 1- Click on three dots of Scrape Text

Step 2- Click on Advanced Setting

Step 3- We get the option Keep formating (Line, Breaks etc)

Step 4-If we want to keep the formating, select the format-Select Advanced setting-Select Keep formationg

Step 5- If we Click on Play steps and paste it in other step it keeps the formating

When we are setting up scrape steps, we are going to see the three dots advanced settings. We will see this keep formatting option that is allowing us to keep line breaks, keep, um, indents, things like that, that are coming from whatever we scrape. So this is really useful on things like blog sites or blog posts that we want to scrape.

Like this one, for example, for medium, if I want to keep all of these line breaks between the texts, I need to make sure that my scrape step has a keep formatting enabled, which again, we do that by clicking the three dots and then advanced settings. If we don't have this selected, then our scrape step is going to condense everything.

Like we kind of see here where there's no line breaks, there's no differentiation between the paragraphs. Everything, um, just gets combined together. So to see this in action, if I click play steps, we're going to see this, go to this medium article, scrape the text from the page. And then when we paste this in another step, it'll be able to keep that formatting and not lose any of the structure from this blog post.