In this post, we will provide a guide on how to save or convert your document to PDF format for several of the most popular text editors today.
What is PDF?
PDF stands for Portable Document Format, and it is used for saving and sharing documents. The advantage of using PDF is that your documents will look the same on any device, regardless of who is opening it. The PDF standard maintains the layout of your document 100% true to its intended form.
How does it relate to Xodo Sign?
We are proud to say that Xodo Sign supports a broad range of formats and standards for documents and files.
Sometimes, however, due to unsupported fonts or other differences, your uploaded Xodo Sign document may not look exactly the way it was intended to look like.
That’s where PDF comes in. PDF ensures that your formatting and design will be 100% preserved and that your document will look exactly as planned.
We recommend using PDF not only for your Xodo Sign document uploads but in general for any kind of document sharing.
- Open your document
- Click on File
- Click on Export
- Select Create PDF/XPS Document
- Click on Create PDF/XPS
- Open your document
- Click on the Microsoft Office button in the top-left corner
- Select ‘’Print’’ from the options
- Choose ‘’Microsoft Print to PDF’’ and click OK
- Name your document and click ‘’Save’’
- Open your document
- Select ‘’File’’ from the top-left menu
- Choose ‘’Download as’’ and select PDF document
⚠ Upload warning on file extensions
The remaining 20% consists mostly of Microsoft Office file extensions (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) but also Open Office file, as well as files with a missing extension. Together with our support team, we found out that most of our support requests regarding the document editor are because of non-PDF files. One of the main reasons for this is because it's difficult to open a Microsoft Office file on a Linux server, on which Xodo Sign is running.