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Converting a Word document to PDF is one of the most common document tasks in professional and personal life. A PDF looks identical on every device and operating system, regardless of whether the recipient has Microsoft Word installed, which version they are using, or which fonts are available on their system. When you send a Word document, there is always a risk that it opens with different fonts, shifted layouts, or broken formatting on the other end. When you send a PDF, what you see is what they get. Dockitt uses LibreOffice on the server to convert your .docx file to PDF, producing a clean, accurate output that preserves your formatting.
How to use
- Click 'Choose Word file' and select your .doc or .docx document.
- Click 'Convert to PDF' and wait while LibreOffice processes the conversion.
- Download the PDF file.
- Open it to verify the formatting looks as expected before sharing with others.
FAQ
Why should I convert a Word document to PDF instead of just sending the .docx file?
PDFs are universally viewable without any additional software and look identical on every device. Word documents can look different depending on the recipient's version of Word, their operating system, and the fonts installed on their computer. For professional documents, contracts, CVs, reports, and anything where visual consistency matters, PDF is always the safer choice.
The PDF looks different from the Word document. Fonts have changed.
If your Word document uses fonts that are not installed on the conversion server, LibreOffice will substitute them with available alternatives, which can affect the layout. For most standard fonts like Arial, Times New Roman, and Calibri, conversion is clean. If you use custom or licensed fonts, the safest approach is to convert the document to PDF directly from Microsoft Word on your own computer using File, Save As, PDF format, as your fonts are available locally.
Does the conversion preserve hyperlinks in the document?
Yes. Hyperlinks embedded in the Word document are preserved as clickable links in the PDF output. This includes both web URLs and internal document links such as links between sections or to footnotes.
Can I convert a .doc file as well as .docx?
Yes. Both the older .doc format and the newer .docx format are accepted by the tool. LibreOffice handles both formats and the conversion process is the same for either.
The converted PDF has extra blank pages.
Extra blank pages in the PDF usually come from extra blank pages or section breaks in the Word document itself. Open the original document, enable formatting marks using Ctrl+Shift+8 in Word, and look for empty paragraphs or page breaks at the end of the document or between sections. Remove them and reconvert.
Will the PDF be editable after conversion?
The resulting PDF is a standard, unprotected PDF. It can be viewed, printed, and processed with PDF tools. It is not editable as a text document without converting it back to Word. If you want to prevent others from editing or copying the content, use the Dockitt Protect PDF tool to add a password after conversion.