How to save or convert a Word document to PDF file?
This tutorial covers three ways to convert Word documents: save a single document as a PDF using Word’s built-in feature, batch convert multiple Word files to PDF with Kutools for Word, and export each page of a document as PNG or JPEG images.
Save or convert a Word document to PDF file
Batch convert multiple .docx files to .pdf with Kutools for Word
Save each page of a Word document as PNG/JPEG images
Save or convert a Word document to PDF file
You can use Word’s built-in Save As function to convert your document to a PDF. Here’s how:
- Click File > Save As > Browse.
- In the Save As dialog box, select a folder where you want to save the file. Then, in the Save as type dropdown, choose PDF.
- Click Save. The document will be saved as a PDF file.
Batch convert multiple .docx files to .pdf with Kutools for Word
Kutools for Word provides an efficient way to batch convert multiple .docx files to .pdf with its Doc/Docx utility, saving you time and effort.
- Click Kutools Plus > Doc/Docx.
- In the Document Format Converter window, follow these steps:
- Select Docx to PDF from the Format Convert drop-down menu.
- Click
to add documents:
- Choose Files to add individual documents.
- Choose Folder to add all documents from a specific folder.
- By default, PDF files will be saved to the same location as the source files. To change the location, click the Browse button
and choose a new destination.
- Optionally, check the Delete source files after conversion box to remove the original files after the PDFs are created.
- Optionally, check the Keep the modified date of original files box to retain the original file metadata.
- Once all settings are complete, click Ok.
Note: The Doc/Docx function supports multiple file conversions, allowing you to convert a .doc file to .docx, a .docx file to .doc, and a .docx file to .pdf. For more details on Doc/Docx conversion, please visit our Doc/Docx conversion page.
Save each page of a Word document as PNG/JPEG images
With Kutools for Word's Export Doc as Images feature, you can quickly save each page of a specified Word document as separate images in bulk. Follow these steps:
- Open the Word document whose pages you want to save as images. Navigate to Kutools Plus > More > Export Doc as Images. Refer to the screenshot below:
- In the Export Documents to Images dialog box, set up the following options:
- Click the Browse button
next to the Path box to specify the destination folder where the images will be saved.
- Choose the desired image format from the Image Type drop-down list.
- Select the preferred size for the exported images from the Image Size drop-down list.
- Optionally, enable the Create Index html option to generate an index HTML file for easier navigation.
- Click the Browse button
- Click the Export button to initiate the process.
Demo: How to save each page of a Word document as PNG/JPEG images
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