How to use Word to PDF
- Choose a Word document (.docx). It is read on your device: its text, styles, lists, tables, pictures, headers and footers.
- The pages are laid out with fonts that have the same letter widths as Word's (Carlito for Calibri, Tinos for Times New Roman), so lines break where Word breaks them.
- Check the preview. Keep the paper size saved in the document or choose A4 or Letter, and switch clickable links on or off.
- Download the PDF. Its text can be searched and copied, and its headings show as bookmarks.
Why use Word to PDF
Laid out like Word
Calibri, Cambria, Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New and Georgia are drawn with open fonts made to the same letter widths, so paragraphs wrap and pages break as they do in Word, without losing formatting. Other fonts get the closest match, and the tool shows which.
Everything on the page
Headings, lists, tables with their borders and shading, pictures, text boxes, headers and footers with page numbers, footnotes, columns and landscape pages all come across.
Real text and working links
The PDF holds real text, not pictures of it: search it, copy it and click its links. Headings become bookmarks for moving around a long document.
Arabic and Urdu
Right-to-left paragraphs stay right to left, with Arabic letters joined as they should be, and Urdu in Nastaliq where the document uses a Nastaliq font.
About this tool
Converting a Word document to PDF means doing what Word does when it prints: working out where every line and page breaks, then drawing each page. Most online converters upload your document to a server that runs Word or LibreOffice. This one does the whole job in your browser, offline once the page has loaded, so a contract, CV or medical letter never leaves your device. The layout follows Word's own rules: paragraph and line spacing, tab stops, widow and orphan control, keep with next, table rows that split across pages and header rows that repeat.
Fonts are the hard part. Microsoft's fonts can't be shipped, so each is drawn with an open font designed to the same letter widths: Carlito for Calibri, Caladea for Cambria, Arimo for Arial, Tinos for Times New Roman, Cousine for Courier New and Gelasio for Georgia. Lines then hold the same words as in Word. Fonts without such a twin, such as Aptos, the newer Office default, get the closest match, and a line may occasionally break in a different place. Charts, SmartArt and pictures in the old EMF format can't be drawn yet; the tool tells you when a document has any.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Word to PDF converter free?
Yes. Convert as many documents as you like, with no sign-up, no daily limit and no watermark.
Will the PDF look the same as in Word?
Very close. Text is laid out with Word's rules and with fonts of the same widths, so lines and pages break in the same places in documents set in Calibri, Cambria, Arial, Times New Roman and the other common Office fonts. Charts, SmartArt and EMF pictures are left out for now, and the tool says so.
Is my document uploaded?
No. The document is read, laid out and turned into a PDF in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Do links still work in the PDF?
Yes. Links to websites and to places in the document stay clickable, and headings appear as bookmarks. Switch "Clickable links" off for a PDF without them.
Can I convert an old .doc file?
Not directly. Open it in Word, Pages or Google Docs, save it as .docx, then convert that.
Does it work with Arabic and Urdu documents?
Yes. Right-to-left paragraphs stay right to left, Arabic letters are joined correctly, and numbers and English words inside them keep their order.
Can I change the paper size?
Yes. Keep the size saved in the document, or lay it out again on A4 or Letter paper: the text re-flows to fit, as it would in Word.