How to Convert Word Document to PDF

Do you have a Microsoft Word document that you need to export as a PDF file? Here are four ways to export or convert your Word document to PDF.

How to Convert Word Document to PDF in Microsoft Word

You can export a document directly from Word using the Export or Save As feature as follows.

Using Export

Open the Word document you want to export to PDF on your device. Click File in the upper left corner.

Go to Export in the sidebar, click Create PDF/XPS Document , then click the Create PDF/XPS button .

Enter a name for your PDF file, choose a save folder, then click Publish .

Use Save as

Open or create the Word document you want to export to PDF format. Click File in the upper left corner of the ribbon menu. Go to the Save As or Save a Copy tab and select the folder where you want to save your PDF file.

Click the drop-down menu for file type, then select PDF (*.pdf) .

Enter a file name. If you want to edit the author, add tags, or assign an administrator, you can do that below.

Click Save to export the file.

How to Export a Word Document as a PDF in Google Docs

Follow the steps below to download any Word document as a PDF using Google Docs, which is free to use with a Google account.

Access Google Docs in your device's web browser.

Click the colorful + sign at the bottom right of the screen.

Click File -> Open in the upper left corner.

Go to the Upload tab and click Browse . You can also drag a Word document from File Explorer to the Open a file screen .

Find your Word document and click Open . Wait for your file to finish uploading.

Click File -> Download and select PDF Document (.pdf) from the menu. Wait for the download to complete.

How to Convert Word Document to PDF Using LibreOffice Writer

LibreOffice is an open source Word clone, LibreOffice Writer. Install it and follow the steps below to use LibreOffice to convert a Word document to PDF.

Launch LibreOffice Writer on your device. Click File -> Open . Locate the Word document you want to export, select it, and click Open .

Click File -> Export As and click Export as PDF .

In the PDF Options dialog box , click Export . You can choose to convert only selected pages in your document to PDF using the Pages field .

If you want to protect the resulting PDF file, go to the Security tab and click Set Passwords .

Set and confirm the open password and permissions, and then click OK .

Confirm that the password has been applied and click Export . Choose where to save your PDF file and click Save .

Good luck!

See also the following articles:

• Instructions for installing and using Office 2016
• Useful tips on Microsoft Word 2016
• How to Recover a Corrupted or Lost Word 2016 Document