About the Word to PDF
Converts a .docx document to PDF using your browser's own layout and print engine, so the PDF matches the preview exactly. No watermark and no upload - choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog that opens. Tick High-quality conversion to match Word's own layout instead, or to convert an older .doc file.
How Word to PDF works here
Choose a .docx file and it is laid out in your browser with a live preview - what you see is exactly what the PDF will contain. Press save and your browser's print dialog opens: pick Save as PDF (or Microsoft Print to PDF on Windows) as the destination. Nothing is uploaded, there is no watermark, and there is no limit on how many documents you convert.
When to use high-quality conversion
The browser lays the document out with its own engine, which handles normal letters, CVs and reports well. Tick High-quality conversion when the layout is complex - multi-column pages, floating images, detailed tables - or when you have an old .doc file, which browsers cannot read at all. That mode converts the file with Adobe PDF Services using Word's own layout and downloads the PDF directly. It uploads the file (not stored), and is limited to five conversions an hour and 20 MB per file.
Tips for a clean PDF
- Accept or reject tracked changes and delete comments in Word first - otherwise they can appear in the PDF.
- In the print dialog, turn off Headers and footers so the browser does not add the date and file name.
- If a font looks different in the preview, it is not installed on your device - high-quality mode keeps the original.
- Need a smaller file for email? Run the PDF through Compress PDF; to protect it, use Protect PDF.
DOCX, DOC and Google Docs
.docx works in both modes; .doc needs high-quality mode. For a Google Doc, choose File → Download → Microsoft Word (.docx) and convert that, or use Google Docs' own PDF download. Converting the other way, PDF to Word turns a PDF back into an editable document - including scans.
