How and Why to Convert Microsoft 2007 Word/Excel/PPT to PDF?

In daily work, have you ever been asked to convert your Microsoft Office files to PDF when it comes to sharing, download and others? How do you achieve this conversion job? And do you know why you should convert your Office files to PDF files? In this article, we will tell you how and why to convert Office 2007 files to PDF.

How to convert Microsoft Office 2007 files to PDF?

Solution 1: Use Nemo All to PDF

Nemo All to PDF is a comprehensive PDF conversion tool to accurately convert Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PPT to PDF in seconds. No any format problems occur after conversion. Original text, images, tables, charts and other formats are well preserved in the generated PDF files. If your Office files are password-protected, it also can do the conversion job well as long as you have the correct password. If you have a large number of Office files, it allows you to convert all the files in a single task as it supports batch conversion.

Please note Nemo All to PDF supports Office 2010/2007/2003, and it includes the feature to password protect the generated PDF files. What’s more, it also can convert images, text, HTML to PDF. It’s really a convenient PDF conversion tool. If you want to convert Office files to PDF by using this tool, please follow the steps listed below:

• 1. Download and install Nemo All to PDF.
• 2. Import Office files to this program.
• 3. Select output folder.
• 4. Click “Convert” button to start converting.

Solution 2: Use “Save as PDF or XPS” add-in

Unlike Office 2003, a free “Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS” add-in is available for Microsoft Office 2007. After installing the add-in, it will automatically add the “Save as PDF” function into your Office 2007 programs. When you need to convert Word, Excel, PPT to PDF in Office 2007, you can simply do as follows:

• 1. Open the Word 2007 file you want to convert to PDF.
• 2. Click the Microsoft Office button, move to "Save As", and click "PDF or XPS".
• 3. On the coming “Publish as PDF or XPS” window, you can rename the file. Click the "Options" button to customize settings for the generated PDF files.
• 4. Click "Publish" to finish.

Why to convert Office files to PDF?

Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for document exchange. Here are some essential benefits of converting your files to PDF.

• 1. PDF files are praised for their accurate reproduction of original documents. They can retain the exact format and content of the original document.
• 2. PDF files are viewable and printable on virtually any platform like Mac OS, Windows, UNIX and many mobile platforms.
• 3. The PDF format allows you to password protect certain features of a document to prevent tampering.
• 4. PDF has capability to compress large files into smaller files without losing any quality. So PDF files can be easier sent via email or posted on websites than files of other file formats.
• 5. Another huge benefit of PDF files is that they can be retrieved, viewed and printed with freeware called Adobe Acrobat Reader.