Which Word files can I turn into a PDF here?

Bring a .docx. The standard path accepts .docx files and reads the document text from that package. Save or export .docx from Word before you drop the file here. If you are writing in Google Docs, download a .docx from Docs first, then drop that file here. When the dedicated server is configured, LibreOffice converts that file and keeps more of the layout.

What does the PDF look like without the dedicated server?

The fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4. The page is 595 by 842 points, the type is 11 points, and the margin is 48 points. You get a readable PDF of the document text. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path, so headers, images, and the spacing you set in Word are the reason to use the dedicated server when it is configured.

When does Word to PDF keep pictures and layout?

When the dedicated server is configured, every Word to PDF conversion uses it, and LibreOffice keeps more of the layout. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path, along with headers and the spacing from the document. When that server is not configured, the fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4. Open a page with a picture or a table before you send the file.

Should I accept tracked changes before converting to PDF?

Yes, if the markup should not print. Accept the changes in Word, save the .docx, and then drop that clean file here. LibreOffice on the dedicated server keeps more of whatever is in the file you upload, so a revision you meant to hide is better resolved before the conversion. Read a page that used to show markup and confirm it is clean.

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Q: What are the size limits for Word to PDF?

Free conversions allow 12 MB per file and eight runs a day. Pro raises the cap to 100 MB and removes the daily count. Bring a .docx either way. The privacy policy says uploads and outputs are deleted after processing, typically within one hour and no later than 24 hours. Download the PDF and keep the .docx until you are happy with the pages.

Upload a .docx and download a PDF you can send. LibreOffice keeps more of the layout when the dedicated server is configured. Otherwise the words are set in Helvetica on A4.

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You need a Word document as a PDF other people can open without editing the layout by accident. Drop a .docx here and download a PDF, with more of the original layout when the dedicated server is available. When that server is configured, every Word to PDF conversion uses it. LibreOffice writes the PDF and keeps more of the layout you built. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path, and so do headers and the spacing you set in Word. That is the file to send when a resume, a letter, or a form has to look like the document you wrote. When the dedicated server is not configured, the fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4. It reads the document text, then draws Helvetica at 11 points on an A4 page of 595 by 842 points, with a 48-point margin. The standard path accepts .docx files. Save as .docx before you use that fallback. If the file lives in Google Docs, download a .docx from Docs first, then drop that file here. Accept tracked changes in Word first if the markup should not print. Free conversions allow 12 MB and eight a day. Pro raises the cap to 100 MB and removes the daily count. Open the PDF and read a page that has a table or a list before you send it. The privacy policy says uploads and outputs are deleted after processing, typically within one hour and no later than 24 hours.

A PDF that matches the document you meant to send

Use the dedicated server when the layout matters, because LibreOffice keeps more of the document, and pictures travel with that path. Use the Helvetica fallback when you need the words on an A4 page and the dedicated server is not configured.

LibreOffice when the server is configured

With the dedicated server configured, Word to PDF goes there for every file, and LibreOffice’s office-to-PDF conversion keeps more of the layout. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path. Headers and the spacing you set in Word travel with it too. Fonts that are missing on the server may be substituted, so a quick look at a styled heading is worth the minute. This is the path for a resume or a letter that has to resemble the document on your screen.

Helvetica on A4

The fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4. It reads the text from the .docx, then draws Helvetica at 11 points on a page of 595 by 842 points, with a 48-point margin. You get a readable PDF of the words. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path, so send the server-made file when the images, the header, or the exact spacing are the point of the document. The fallback is the reading copy for the words themselves.

Bring a .docx

The standard path accepts .docx files. If Word still has the document as another format, save or export .docx and drop that file here. If the draft lives in Google Docs, download a .docx from Docs first, then drop that file here. Accept tracked changes in Word first if the markup should not print, so comments and revisions stay out of the PDF you send. Then open a middle page, not only the title, before you attach it.

How it works

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Save a .docx and accept changes
The standard path reads .docx files. Save or export .docx from Word before you drop it here. If the draft is in Google Docs, download a .docx from Docs first, then drop that file here. Accept tracked changes in Word first if the markup should not print. A password-protected document should be opened in Word first so the converter receives the readable file.
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Convert to PDF
When the dedicated server is configured, LibreOffice writes the PDF and keeps more of the layout. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path. When that server is not configured, the fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4, at 11 points with a 48-point margin. Either way you download a PDF you can attach, and the original .docx stays in your files.
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Open a real page, then send it
Check a table, a list, and the last page, not only the title. On the LibreOffice path, confirm a picture and a header survived. On the Helvetica path, confirm the words are complete and in an order you accept. Free files can be up to 12 MB, eight a day, and Pro files up to 100 MB. Download the PDF into the folder you will attach it from.

Use cases

A resume or letter that must look finished

Use the conversion when the dedicated server is configured, so LibreOffice keeps more of the layout and pictures travel with that path. Read one page before you send it.

A .docx from Google Docs

Download a .docx from Docs first, then drop that file here. You get a PDF from that file, with LibreOffice when the dedicated server is configured.

A draft you want frozen as words on A4

When the dedicated server is not configured, the fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4. It is a clean reading copy of the text you wrote.

A PDF you can send

The PDF is text on a plain A4 page

That is the fallback, used when the dedicated server is not configured. It sets the words in Helvetica at 11 points. Pictures travel with the LibreOffice path, so use the server when the layout is the point.

Tracked changes showed up in the PDF

Accept tracked changes in Word first if the markup should not print. Save the clean .docx, then convert again and read a page that used to show revisions.

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Layout when the server is there

When the dedicated server is configured, Word to PDF uses LibreOffice, and pictures travel with that path. When it is not configured, the fallback sets the words in Helvetica on A4 so you still leave with a PDF of the document text.

Limits, .docx files, and a short retention window

The standard path accepts .docx files. Free conversions allow 12 MB and eight a day. Pro raises the cap to 100 MB and removes the daily count. The privacy policy says uploads and outputs are deleted after processing, typically within one hour and no later than 24 hours.