Word documents are commonly to have text jumping when needed to print or send emails, so converting a Word document to a PDF is necessary. This guide will show you how
Use Save as
Step 1: Open a Word file you need to convert, then click File or the Office icon at the top left corner of the screen. In Save as, you should see a list of files you can save, continue to select PDF
Step 2: When a new window appears, name that PDF file. At the Save as type box, select PDF and click Save to start converting
Use Print
Step 1: First open the convert needed Word file, then click File or the Office icon at the top left corner of the screen, click Print or press Ctrl + P when opening the file
Step 2: When the Print dialog appears, at Printer select Microsoft Print to PDF, then click Print or OK to export PDF file
Step 3: Save Print Output As appears, enter a name and choose where to save the file. Finally, click Save to finish the process
Use a software
DoPDF software
This is considered a virtual PDF printer, after finish installing, open any document then select Print and printed by doPDF
Pros:
Free of charge
Support more than 20 languages
Small capacity and less space consuming
Cons: Support Windows only
How to use doPDF:
Step 1: Launch the software then open the Word file needs to be converted, select Print at the File tab
Step 2: In the new dialog, select doPDF v7 in the Name box and select OK
Step 3: Next, choose where you want to save the file, enter a name in File name and select OK to convert
Advanced Word to Pdf Converter software
This software allows you to create PDF files from files with different formats (doc, docx, txt, ect.) while keeping the original files their formats
Pros:
Free of charge
Convert many files at a time
Cons: Support Windows 2000 and higher
How to use Advanced Word to Pdf Converter:
After finish installing, launch the software and do these steps:
- Click Add file to open the Word file you need to convert
- Click the ellipses in Save Folder to choose the location to save the PDF file. After that, click Convert to convert the file
Online converters
Pdfonline.com
Step 1: Go to the website, select the converting function you need. Here we will do an example with Word to PDF Online, then select Upload a File to Convert to open the file needed to convert
Step 2: Once finish converting, you can preview PDF file in View PDF File or click Download to download the file to your computer
Online Convert
Step 1: Go to document.online-convert.com, then click Choose Files to open the file you need to convert
Step 2: There will be Optional settings section including:
Use OCR: If the file is in mathematical or physics formulas, select Optional character recognition
Source language: Select the language you want to convert to
Deskew: If the file has images, select Auto align scanned images to align images
Once done, select Start Convert then download the file
