Can I convert a word document to pdf via email?
John from Brooklyn writes in:
I need to look like I have a staff. I want to email a word document somewhere and have it send me back a pdf. It would be helpful if it can go the other way or do some other conversions as well. Hows about it Admin? Any free services?
Hey John,
We got a bunch of geeky goodness for you! We just discovered exactly what you are looking for from our new found friends at HackNMod.com. By sending a file to one of these KoolWire addresses below you will get back a converted file. There are some file size limitations but for small crap on the go – you should be golden. The website is in Italian but that shouldn’t bother you much if you are just emailing them your documents for conversion. I wouldn’t advise uploading any confidential information though – you never know who is on the other end of that server!
- iPhone@pdfonline.com—Converts any attached
Microsoft Visio or Word file (including the 2007/.docx kind) to PDF
files, and supports multiple file attachments. Ignore the “iphone” in
the address, as it works from any device or computer, but only supports
files up to 1 MB in size. - pdf@koolwire.com—Converts
Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint files to PDFs. Like the other
Koolwire addresses below, it accepts files up to 10 MB in size. - doc@koolwire.com—Convert PDFs to Word or Rich Text Format files.
- mp3@koolwire.com—Convert WAV files to MP3s.
- wav@koolwire.com—Convert MP3s to WAV files.
Do you guys have other ways of doing this? Let us know in the comments!
_TheConvertingOnTheRunAdmiN_
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February 26, 2008 - 7:57 am
I use CutePDF printer, it installs itself as a local printer, and prints anything as a pdf file.
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February 26, 2008 - 10:51 am
I like PrimoPDF. You install it, it acts like a printer. Anything you can print to a "real" printer, you can turn into a PDF, not just Word docs. And no emailing! Instant gratification! They now offer an online version, if you really, really, really can't be bothered to install something. Check it out here: http://www.primopdf.com/. “>http://www.primopdf.com/.
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February 26, 2008 - 10:51 am
I like PrimoPDF. You install it, it acts like a printer. Anything you can print to a "real" printer, you can turn into a PDF, not just Word docs. And no emailing! Instant gratification! They now offer an online version, if you really, really, really can't be bothered to install something. Check it out here: http://www.primopdf.com/. “>http://www.primopdf.com/.
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February 26, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Hi AskTheAdmin, nice blog. :)
There are loads of tools out there for file conversion such as http://www.zamzar.com “>http://www.zamzar.com and http://media-convert.com “>http://media-convert.com
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February 26, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Hi AskTheAdmin, nice blog. :)
There are loads of tools out there for file conversion such as http://www.zamzar.com “>http://www.zamzar.com and http://media-convert.com “>http://media-convert.com
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February 26, 2008 - 1:31 pm
I personally use PDFCreator (http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...“>which “>http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...which is a free open source application that acts like a virtual printer. When you print to it, instead of paper coming out, you are prompted for where you want to save your handy PDF document.
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February 26, 2008 - 1:31 pm
I personally use PDFCreator (http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...“>which “>http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...which is a free open source application that acts like a virtual printer. When you print to it, instead of paper coming out, you are prompted for where you want to save your handy PDF document.
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February 26, 2008 - 1:35 pm
Here is a working link: http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...“> “>http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...
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February 26, 2008 - 1:35 pm
Here is a working link: http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...“> “>http://www.bauer-power.net/2007/05/printing-to-pd...
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February 27, 2008 - 7:48 am
I will have to check it out. Thanks Steven for stopping by. How do you like the intense debate integration?
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February 28, 2008 - 7:52 am
Why not use Open Office, you can export to pdf without having to go through all that.
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February 28, 2008 - 12:56 pm
All great solutions! It just goes to prove there are always more than one answer to any good tech question.
I love hearing from you guys keep them coming!
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