Why does converting Word to PDF need the PDF printer?

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  • #64413
    gman
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    I'm trying to convert a .docx file to .pdf. I run the desktop pdf24 program, click on 'convert to pdf', select my file, but then get an error saying "the file cannot be printed on the pdf printer, there's probably no program installed or assigned to print this file type". Excuse me? I don't need to print anything, I just need to convert to .pdf.

    Why do I need to jump through these hoops, anyway? Or am I missing something?

    #64673
    gman
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    Anyone??

    #64674
    Stefan Ziegler
    Keymaster

    Generally, PDF24 can convert any file into a PDF, provided there is a program registered on the system capable of printing that file to the PDF24 PDF printer. This allows any printable file to be converted into a PDF. PDF24 can process some file types directly, without requiring a print operation. For DOCX files, conversion typically relies on COM, which only works if Microsoft Word is installed.

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