OfficeToPDF Converter

Convert Office 2007 and 2010 documents to PDF

OfficeToPDF is a command line utility that converts Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 documents from their native format into PDF using Office's in-built PDF export features.

Most Office to PDF converter tools are intended as single-user desktop applications. OfficeToPDF is useful (and unique) if you want to automatically create PDF files on a server-wide basis and free individual users from an extra step of using the "Save as..." command on their Office files. These PDF files can then be stored and managed on a separate server. This can be useful if, for example, a department has a policy of only distributing PDF versions of documents to people outside the department.

There are some technical requirements that must be met before you can use it:

• .NET Framework 4
• Office 2010 or Office 2007

If you are using Office 2007, you will also need:

• Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime [Download]
• 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS [Download]

It is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.

Supported File Types

The following file types can be converted:

• Word (.doc, .dot,  .docx, .dotx, .docm, .dotm)
• Excel  (.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm)
• Powerpoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pptm)
• Visio (.vsd)
• Publisher (.pub)

Conversion of Visio and Publisher files require that the Visio and Publisher applications are installed. These are not included in the Office standard package.

Downloading the Application

OfficeToPDF can be downloaded from CodePlex - Microsoft's open source project hosting web site:

• http://officetopdf.codeplex.com/