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title: "Word to PDF (.docx), Text and Structure | ToolSugar"
description: "Turn a .docx file into a PDF with its headings, paragraphs, lists and table rows. Layout and fonts are not kept. Runs in your browser with no upload."
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# Word to PDF

ToolSugar converts a .docx file to PDF in your browser by reading its headings, paragraphs, lists and table rows and typesetting them again on A4 pages in Helvetica. Fonts, bold and italic, images and the original layout are not kept, and only Latin characters are supported.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Choose one .docx file.
2. Press Convert to PDF.
3. Check the page count and any note about unsupported characters.
4. Download the PDF.

## Key facts

- **Input**: .docx only, not the older .doc format
- **Kept**: Headings, paragraphs, list items and table rows as text
- **Not kept**: Images, fonts, bold and italic, columns, headers and the page layout
- **Characters**: Latin text only, anything else is shown as ?

## Common uses

- Send a plain document as a PDF when no Word program is at hand.
- Make a quick read-only copy of notes written in Word.
- Convert a text-only draft for a portal that accepts only PDF.

## Questions

### Will my document look the same as in Word?

No. The text is placed again on A4 pages in one font, so line breaks, fonts, images and page layout will differ. It suits text-only documents.

### Can I convert an old .doc file?

No. Only the newer .docx format is read. Open the file in Word or another program and save it as .docx first.

### What happens to Chinese, Arabic or emoji text?

The built-in font covers Latin characters only. Other characters are replaced by a question mark, and the result note counts how many were replaced.

[Read the Word to PDF guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-convert-word-to-pdf)

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- [PDF to Word](https://toolsugar.com/tools/pdf-to-word)
- [PDF to Text](https://toolsugar.com/tools/pdf-to-text)
- [Merge PDF](https://toolsugar.com/tools/merge-pdf)