Convert Word to PDF in C#

Word to PDF

Nutrient .NET SDK (formerly GdPicture.NET) offers Office-to-PDF conversion that relies entirely on its own technology. The conversion doesn’t rely on third-party tools such as LibreOffice.

This article explains how to convert Word files such as DOC or DOCX to PDF.

Creating a PDF from a Word file

To create a PDF from a Word file, follow the steps below:

  1. Create a GdPictureDocumentConverter object.
  2. Load the source document by passing its path to the LoadFromFile method. Recommended: Specify the source document format with a member of the DocumentFormat enumeration.
  3. Save the output in a new PDF document with the SaveAsPDF method.

The example below creates a PDF document from a Word file:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.docx", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatDOCX);
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");

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Optional configuration properties

Optionally, configure the conversion with the following properties of the GdPictureDocumentConverter object:

  • PageRange specifies the pages included in the conversion. Use commas and hyphens to define the pattern. For example, "1,5,9-12" specifies pages 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
  • TrackOfficeDocumentRevisions is a Boolean value that specifies whether to display Track Changes revisions in the output PDF file.

The example below creates a PDF document from a Word file with a custom configuration:

using GdPictureDocumentConverter gdpictureDocumentConverter = new GdPictureDocumentConverter();
// Load the source document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.LoadFromFile(@"C:\temp\source.docx", GdPicture14.DocumentFormat.DocumentFormatDOCX);
// Configure the conversion.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.PageRange = "1,5,9-12";
// Save the output in a new PDF document.
gdpictureDocumentConverter.SaveAsPDF(@"C:\temp\output.pdf");

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