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Convert Word to PDF

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Why convert Word to PDF?

Sending a document to someone who must not, or should not, edit it - a CV, an invoice, a contract, anything going to a printer.

What is Word?

DOCX arrived with Office 2007 and replaced the old binary DOC. Underneath it is a ZIP archive of XML files, which is why it is smaller, harder to corrupt and readable by software other than Word. It stores structure - headings, paragraphs, styles - so text reflows naturally when you edit it.

What is PDF?

PDF grew out of Adobe Camelot project and became an open ISO standard in 2008. Its whole purpose is that a document looks the same on every screen and every printer, which it achieves by freezing the layout and embedding the fonts. That strength is also its limitation: a PDF describes where marks sit on a page, not what a paragraph is, so editing one means rebuilding it.

Word vs PDF

Word and PDF side by side
 WordPDF
Released20071993
Developed byMicrosoft (Office Open XML)Adobe, ISO standard since 2008
TypeEditable documentFixed layout
EditableYes, fullyNot really
Layout behaviourReflows to fit the page and fontsPixel-exact everywhere
Best suited toWriting and revisingSending and printing final documents
SupportUniversalUniversal

What changes when you convert Word to PDF?

Nothing is lost, but the result becomes fixed. Fonts and layout are embedded, so the document prints identically anywhere - and editing it afterwards means converting it back first. Text stays selectable and searchable unless the source was already a picture.

How long does it take?

Most documents finish in a few seconds. Conversion runs on our server rather than in your browser, so the slow part is usually the upload. Long reports and image-heavy files take proportionally longer.

What happens to my files?

Your file is uploaded to our server because the conversion runs there. A cleanup task runs every hour and deletes anything older than an hour, so nothing you upload survives more than about two hours. We do not open your files, we do not keep copies, and no account is needed to use the converter.

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