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PowerPoint to PDF Converter

This PowerPoint to PDF converter turns .pptx presentations into PDFs in your browser. Each slide is drawn at the presentation's own size with its background, theme colours and fonts, text boxes, bullets and numbering, pictures with cropping, common shapes, lines, tables and links. Hidden slides can be left out, speaker notes can be added after each slide, and handouts put 2, 4 or 6 slides on an A4 page. Convert to PDF saves sharp slide images with a searchable text layer; Print / Save as PDF gives real, selectable text through your browser. Several decks can be converted or combined into one PDF. Nothing is uploaded. Animations, video, charts and SmartArt are not converted, and uncommon shapes become rectangles.

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What this converter does not keep

  • Animations, transitions, video and audio. A PDF shows each slide as it looks when it first appears.
  • Charts, SmartArt and embedded objects are left out; the notes panel lists any that were skipped.
  • Uncommon shapes are drawn as rectangles, and shadows, 3D and glow effects are not drawn.
  • Table styles are approximated with the default blue header and banded rows.
  • Fonts that are not installed on your device are replaced, so text can wrap differently.

How to use

01

Add your presentations

Drop one or more .pptx files of up to 150 MB each and put them in order. Old .ppt files must be saved as .pptx first.

02

Choose the layout

Pick 1 slide per page, or 2, 4 or 6 per A4 page for handouts. Set the quality and tick Leave out hidden slides, speaker notes, the searchable text layer or Combine all files.

03

Convert or print

Press Convert to PDF to download and preview the pages, or Print / Save as PDF to save through your browser's print dialog with selectable text.

Why PowerPoint to PDF Converter

What each slide keeps

The converter reads the slide, its layout and its master, so backgrounds and logos placed on the master appear on every slide.

Slide contentIn the PDF
Backgrounds: colour, gradient or pictureKept
Text boxes and placeholders with inherited sizesKept
Bullets and numbered listsKept
Pictures, including croppingKept
Rectangles, circles, arrows, stars and custom shapesKept
TablesKept, with an approximate default style
Shadows, glow and 3D effectsNot drawn
Charts, SmartArt, video, animationsNot converted

Handout layouts

Handouts are laid out on A4. Two slides per page stack vertically on a portrait page, four slides sit in a 2 by 2 grid on a landscape page, and six slides fill a 2 by 3 grid on a portrait page. Each slide keeps its aspect ratio and is centred in its cell.

Common questions

How do I convert a PowerPoint presentation to PDF online without uploading it?
Drop the .pptx file here and press Convert to PDF. The slides are read and drawn in your browser, and the PDF downloads directly, one page per slide.
Can I print PowerPoint handouts with several slides per page?
Yes. Set Slides per page to 2 or 6 for portrait A4 handouts, or 4 for a landscape A4 page with a 2 by 2 grid. Each slide is scaled down and framed with a thin border.
Are hidden slides included when I convert PowerPoint to PDF?
Not by default. Leave out hidden slides is ticked, so slides hidden in PowerPoint are skipped. Untick it to include them.
Can I add speaker notes to the PDF?
Yes. Tick Add speaker notes after each slide. Each slide that has notes is followed by a page with its notes as text. This works with 1 slide per page.
Why are charts missing from my converted presentation?
Charts and SmartArt are stored as data that PowerPoint draws itself, and this converter does not rebuild them. The notes under the result list anything that was skipped. Paste charts as pictures in PowerPoint before converting if you need them in the PDF.
Does PowerPoint to PDF keep animations and videos?
No. A PDF is a set of still pages, so each slide appears as it looks when it first shows. Videos show their poster frame where one is saved, and transitions are dropped.
Why do fonts in the PDF look different from my slides?
Slides are drawn with the fonts installed on your device. Theme fonts such as Calibri or Aptos are replaced by a close match when missing, which can change line wrapping slightly. Print / Save as PDF on the computer that has the fonts gives the closest result.
Is the text in the PowerPoint PDF searchable?
Yes for Latin-script text when Add a searchable text layer is ticked. Invisible text sits under each word so search and copy work. For other scripts, Print / Save as PDF keeps real text.
Can I merge several presentations into one PDF?
Yes. Add the .pptx files in the order you want, tick Combine all files into one PDF and press Convert to PDF.

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