How to convert Word to PDF
This tool turns a Word document saved as .docx into a PDF on clean pages.
- Add your .docx file.
- Choose the page size: A4 or US Letter.
- Choose the margins: Normal, about 2.5 cm, or Narrow, about 1.4 cm.
- Press Convert to PDF and download the result.
Files up to 50 MB can be converted.
Not sure which page size to pick? A4 is the standard in Pakistan, India, the UK and most other countries. Choose US Letter only if the document is going to the United States or Canada. Normal margins look like a usual Word page; Narrow fits more text on each page.
What stays the same, and what changes
The content of your document is kept in the same order. That includes:
- Headings and paragraphs.
- Bold, italic and underlined words.
- Numbered and bulleted lists.
- Tables, including merged cells.
- Pictures placed in the text.
The layout is set out again, so some things are not copied: text boxes, columns, headers and footers, and your exact fonts. A clear, readable font is used instead. For a simple CV, letter or assignment this looks neat. For a heavily designed brochure, check the PDF before sending it.
English text in the PDF can be selected and searched, because it is written with real fonts and not as a picture of the page.
Word to PDF in Urdu, Arabic and Hindi
Documents in Urdu, Arabic, Hindi and similar scripts work too. Those lines are shaped by your browser, so letters join correctly and right-to-left text reads the right way. They are then placed in the PDF as sharp images of the text, which look correct on screen and in print.
This makes it handy for Urdu application letters, Hindi notices and Arabic documents that often come out broken in other converters. A document that mixes English and Urdu works as well: English paragraphs stay as selectable text and Urdu paragraphs are placed as sharp lines.
Why convert a DOCX to PDF
- Job portals and HR teams often ask for a CV in PDF, so the layout does not move on their computer.
- University and scholarship forms take statements of purpose and letters as PDF.
- Teachers ask for assignments as PDF so they open on any phone.
- Offices send letters, quotations and notices as PDF so nobody edits them by mistake.
A PDF also opens without Microsoft Word, which helps when the reader uses a phone.
If the portal also has a size limit, a PDF from a text document is usually small already. Pictures in the document add the most size, so use Compress PDF if the file is still too large.
Doc to PDF: fixing common problems
- An old .doc file from Word 97-2003 can't be read. Open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice, save it as .docx, and add that file.
- A password-protected Word file must have its password removed in Word first.
- If the result looks empty, the document may contain only text boxes, which are not copied.
- The first time, the Word reader loads into your browser; check your connection if it fails.
The conversion runs in your browser. Your document is not uploaded, so CVs and private letters stay on your device.