🔄 Convert Multiple Word Documents to PDF with One Click – Step-by-Step Guide

🔄 Convert Multiple Word Documents to PDF with One Click

📌 Purpose:

I often work with mail merge and Word documents. After creating 100+ personalized .docx files using Excel and Word, I needed a fast way to convert all of them into PDF format—in one click. After a lot of testing, I found a simple and effective solution using a free tool from GitHub. This post explains the process in easy English.

✅ What You’ll Need:

• A folder containing your .docx files (like Name1.docx, Name2.docx, etc.).
• A small tool called DocTo (Doc to PDF converter).

🧰 Step-by-Step Process:

1. Download the Converter Tool

Go to the official GitHub page and download the latest version based on your operating system:
🔗 Download DocTo

After downloading, extract the ZIP file to any folder on your PC.

2. Open Command Prompt in That Folder

• Go inside the folder where you extracted the tool.
• In the folder’s address bar, type cmd and press Enter.
• This will open the Command Prompt in the same folder (this step is important).

3. Use This Code to Convert Files

Update the following code with your actual folder paths:

DocTo.exe -F "C:\Documents\WordFiles" -O "C:\Documents\Converted" -T wdFormatPDF

Replace:
"C:\Documents\WordFiles" → with the folder where your .docx files are stored.
"C:\Documents\Converted" → with the folder where you want to save the converted PDF files.

4. Run the Command

• Copy the updated command line.
• Paste it into the Command Prompt window you opened earlier.
• Press Enter.
• Wait a few seconds… All your Word documents will be converted to PDFs and saved in your output folder!

⚠️ Important Note: Make sure to open CMD inside the folder where the DocTo.exe file is located. If you run it from somewhere else, it won’t work.

🙌 Credits:

Thanks to the developer @tobya for creating this powerful open-source tool!