How to use
- Drop a PowerPoint file (.pptx) onto the box at the top, or click it to choose one. The old .ppt format has to be saved again as .pptx in PowerPoint before it can be opened.
- Check "Things that may differ from the original" first. Charts, SmartArt, animations, speaker notes, hidden slides and simplified table styles, which this tool cannot carry over or shows differently, are listed there.
- In the preview, check that the text boxes, pictures and tables are in place on every slide. The slide size becomes the PDF page size, so widescreen (16:9) and 4:3 slides both make one page each with no margin.
- Click "Save as PDF" to open the print dialog and choose "Save as PDF" as the destination. Turn off "Headers and footers" and leave the margins at "None" or the default.
- In the saved PDF, check that the number of pages matches the number of slides. Hidden slides are left out, so there may be fewer pages.
About PowerPoint to PDF
Turning a presentation into a PDF to email or hand in is common, but it is awkward on a device without PowerPoint. Uploading it to an online converter is uncomfortable too when the deck is unreleased or contains internal company material. This converter reads the file only in your browser, draws the slides on screen and makes the PDF with the print feature. There is no upload wait and no limit on file size or number of uses.
It places a slide's text boxes, title and body placeholders (which inherit position and text size from the master), pictures (including cropped shapes), tables, rectangles, circles, lines and background colors where they belong. Text size, color, weight, alignment and bullets are carried over as well. What cannot be carried over is charts (shown as an empty box), SmartArt, backgrounds filled with a picture or a gradient, complex shapes (shown simply as rectangles), animations and transitions, and speaker notes. When such elements are found, you get a list of how many there are before converting, so you can judge whether the result can be trusted.
On slides, text has to sit exactly where it belongs, so fonts are the biggest variable. If a font named in the file is missing on your device, a similar default font is used, the width of the text changes and line breaks can differ from the original. Text boxes set to shrink text automatically follow the saved shrink ratio so the result is as close as possible. For a final presentation where the look matters, exporting to PDF directly from PowerPoint is the most accurate. This tool is best for quickly turning content and layout into a PDF when you do not have PowerPoint.
Frequently asked questions
Where does my file go?
Nowhere. Your browser only reads the file, and the PDF is made in the same place with the print feature.
Will it look exactly like the original?
Text boxes, pictures, tables and basic shapes land in similar positions, but not identically. If a font is missing on your device the text width changes and line breaks can differ, and charts, SmartArt and complex shapes cannot be carried over. Always check the list shown first and the preview.
Does the slide size become the PDF page size?
Yes. The slide size is used as the page size, so each slide becomes one page with no margin. Depending on your browser you may have to change the paper size in the print dialog yourself. In that case choose a size that matches the document, or one with the same proportions.
Are animations and speaker notes included?
No. Slides are converted in their starting state, not after the animations have finished. Speaker notes are not included, and if either is present you are told in the list.
What happens to hidden slides?
They are not converted, the same as when PowerPoint exports to PDF. You are told how many were left out before converting.
Can I use a .ppt file?
The old .ppt format cannot be read. Open it in PowerPoint, choose "Save As", save it as .pptx and bring it back here.