How to convert PDF to Word, PNG to PDF, and Word to PDF

Converting between PDF, Word and image files is one of those small jobs that comes up constantly — a scanned form that needs editing, a set of screenshots that need to go into one document, or a report that has to be shared as a PDF. Here’s how to do each conversion using the tools above, and a bit of detail on what to expect from the result.

DOCConverting PDF to Word

A PDF is built to look the same everywhere, which is exactly why it’s awkward to edit. Converting it to Word gets the content back into a format you can type into, reformat, or copy from.

1. Open the “PDF → Word” tab above and choose your PDF file.
2. Pick a conversion mode. “Extract text” pulls the words out into an editable document — best for reports, letters, and other text-heavy PDFs. “Keep exact look” turns each page into an image inside the Word file instead, which preserves the layout exactly but isn’t editable text.
3. Click Convert and download the .docx file once it’s ready.

Text extraction works well for single-column documents. PDFs with multiple columns, complex tables, or unusual layouts can come out with the reading order slightly rearranged, since the tool follows the order text is stored in rather than how it’s visually arranged. If the original look matters more than editable text, the image mode is the safer choice.

PDFConverting Word to PDF

PDF is the format to use once a document is finished — it keeps its formatting no matter what device or software opens it, which makes it the standard choice for sending contracts, CVs, or invoices.

1. Open the “Word → PDF” tab and choose your .docx file.
2. Choose a page size — A4 is the standard in the UK and most of the world; Letter is standard in the US and Canada.
3. Click Convert and download the finished PDF.

Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables and images all carry over. Very specific formatting — custom fonts, headers and footers, or exact page breaks from the original Word file — may shift slightly, since the content is re-flowed onto PDF pages rather than copied pixel by pixel. For most everyday documents this isn’t noticeable.

PDFConverting PNG to PDF

This is the simplest of the three — useful for turning a batch of scanned pages, screenshots, or photos of a whiteboard into one shareable file.

1. Open the “PNG → PDF” tab and add your images — drag them into the box, or click to browse.
2. Reorder them by dragging the thumbnails if the pages need to be in a specific sequence.
3. Choose a page size. “Fit to image” makes each PDF page the same size as its picture — the cleanest option for scans. A4 or Letter centres each image on a standard page instead, which is better if the PDF needs to print consistently.
4. Click Convert and download the PDF.

DOCConverting PNG to Word

Less common, but handy when images need to sit inside a document you’re still writing or editing — for example, dropping a diagram or a scanned signature into a report.

1. Open the “PNG → Word” tab and add your images.
2. Choose an image size — fit to the page width, half-width, or original size.
3. Decide whether each image should start a new page, or stack one after another on the same page.
4. Click Convert and download the .docx file.