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DOC to PDF

Old Word files ending in .doc, from Word 97 to 2003 and the programs that still save that format, open here without Word and save as a PDF of their pages. They are laid out by Word 2003’s rules, the compatibility mode Word itself opens them in, and nothing is uploaded.

What it does

  • Reads the binary format itself: styles, numbered lists, tables, sections, headers, footers, footnotes, comments and tracked changes.
  • Equations made in Word 2007 or later come back as equations, from the copy Word keeps beside the picture it saves of each.
  • Pictures and text boxes stand where they were anchored, with the text wrapped around them.
  • Justified lines keep their spaces as Word 2003 set them, without the narrowing Word 2013 allows.
  • A page break that ends a paragraph leaves that paragraph’s mark at the top of the next page, as Word does for a .doc.
  • The PDF takes the title in the document’s properties, which File shows with its author and dates.

How to use it

  1. Drop the .doc on the window or choose it; .dot templates open too.
  2. Look through its pages, and choose how tracked changes show if it has any.
  3. Press Save as PDF.

What it does not do

  • A .doc locked with a password: open it in Word and save it without one, under File, Info, Protect Document.
  • Word 6 and Word 95 files: theirs is an older format, and Word saves one as .doc or .docx.
  • An embedded object such as an Excel sheet: its picture shows, and the object inside is never opened.

Questions

What is the difference between .doc and .docx?

.doc is the binary format Word used from 1997 to 2003; .docx, from Word 2007 on, is a zip of XML parts. They describe the same document property for property, which is why this viewer reads a .doc by writing out the .docx it stands for.

Why does Word say Compatibility Mode when it opens a .doc?

It lays the file out by Word 2003’s rules, which differ in small ways: justified lines keep their spaces, and an empty line can follow a page break. The PDF here follows the same rules, so its pages match what Word shows.

Can I turn the .doc into a .docx here?

No, the viewer never writes a Word file. Word saves one under File, Save As, with Word Document chosen as the type.

Everything here runs in your browser. Nothing you type, paste or open is uploaded, and there is no account and no queue. How that works.

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