Convert Word DOCX to PDF Online
Need to turn a Word DOCX file into PDF? DOCX is the default document format used by Microsoft Word since the 2007 release, when Microsoft replaced the old binary DOC with the Office Open XML standard. A .docx file is actually a ZIP archive containing XML parts that describe the text, styles, images, and layout. It is the most widely exchanged word-processing format in the world and opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and many other editors. Because layout is reflowable, the visible 'first page' depends on the rendering engine and its fonts. PDF is the universal document format - It preserves layout, fonts and images exactly across every device. Turning a PDF page into an image gives you a thumbnail or a shareable picture you can drop into a slide, chat or webpage. Converting from Word DOCX to PDF bridges the two: you keep the picture, but in a format that fits where you are taking it.
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Why convert Word DOCX to PDF?
People convert a DOCX first page to an image to share or embed a preview without requiring the recipient to have Word installed, and to produce a thumbnail of the document's opening page.
| Word DOCX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | a word-processing document | Document |
| Compression | Document | Mixed |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | No | No |
What to expect converting Word DOCX to PDF
File size is broadly comparable; the main gain is PDF's compatibility and fit for the job.
img.now keeps the full resolution when writing the PDF.
Use PDF when you need sharing fixed-layout documents (rasterise a page to use it as an image).
Keep Word DOCX when you still need sharing a document page as an image or thumbnail.
About Word DOCX and PDF
Word DOCX
DOCX is the default document format used by Microsoft Word since the 2007 release, when Microsoft replaced the old binary DOC with the Office Open XML standard. A .docx file is actually a ZIP archive containing XML parts that describe the text, styles, images, and layout. It is the most widely exchanged word-processing format in the world and opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and many other editors. Because layout is reflowable, the visible 'first page' depends on the rendering engine and its fonts.
- Preserves the page layout and typography
- Turns a document page into a shareable image
- Native to Microsoft Word
PDF is the universal document format - It preserves layout, fonts and images exactly across every device. Turning a PDF page into an image gives you a thumbnail or a shareable picture you can drop into a slide, chat or webpage.
- Looks identical everywhere
- One file, many pages
- Universal viewer support
Convert Word DOCX to PDF in three steps
Upload your Word DOCX
Drop in a Word DOCX file from your device, up to 16 MB. Word DOCX files are read automatically.
We convert it to PDF
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Download the PDF
Grab the result instantly. It is also saved to your files so you can come back to it.
Do more with your PDF
Once it is converted, keep editing in the same workspace.
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Word DOCX to PDF - Questions
What is a Word DOCX file?
Why convert Word DOCX to PDF instead of keeping Word DOCX?
Will I lose quality converting Word DOCX to PDF?
Will my Word fonts and layout look exactly the same?
Can the converter open a password-protected DOCX?
Is converting Word DOCX to PDF free?
Will the quality drop when I convert Word DOCX to PDF?
Do you keep my files?
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