How to convert BMP to PDF
Do you need to create a PDF document starting from some illustrations or some graphics in PDF format and you don’t know how to do it? I have good, indeed excellent, news to give you: there are free software that allows you to do just what you need in an extremely easy and fast way.
I speak of applications for both Windows and Mac OS X, so regardless of the type of computer you use and the operating system you are working on you will be able to complete your mission in a nutshell.
If I were you I would not waste any more time, recover a few minutes of free time and find out how to convert BMP to PDF by following the instructions below. I bet you will be surprised at how easy it is!
How to convert BMP to PDF on Windows
The simplest program to convert BMP to PDF under Windows is PDFill FREE PDF Tools . If you remember I have already talked about it on other occasions, it is a free suite that includes numerous tools to edit, create and convert documents in PDF format.
To download it on your PC, connect to its website and click first on the Download now button located under the heading Get the entire PDFill package and then on the Download Now button (or Download now ) twice in a row. Then start the PDFill.exe executable and click first on Yes and then on Next .
Therefore accept the conditions of use of the software, placing the check mark next to the item I accept the terms in the License Agreement , and complete the installation by first clicking on Next twice in succession and then on Install and Finish . You may experience the download of Ghost Script, a free software necessary for the correct functioning of PDFill FREE PDF Tools.
If at the end of the setup Windows invites you to download the .Net Framework (another free component essential for the functioning of PDFill FREE PDF Tools), accept by clicking on the Download button and install this feature .
At this point, all you have to do is start PDFill PDF Tools (Free) and click on the Convert images to PDF button to invoke the function of converting images to PDF. Next, drag the BMP files to be transformed into PDF into the program window and use the Move up and Move down buttons to arrange the images as you prefer.
Finally, click on the Save as button , choose the folder in which to export the PDF and click on Save to complete the operation. If necessary, you can also adjust the page margins and the space that must pass between one photo and another within the PDF: just specify the desired values in the Margin from image to new PDF page edge fields (to adjust the margins of the pages) and Space between images (to set the distance between images ).
PDFill FREE PDF Tools supports the vast majority of BMP files but may give some problems with those of type BMP 5.0 (the latest version of the specification). If you encounter error messages related to BMP 5.0 files, before giving the images to PDFill FREE PDF Tools save them again in BMP using Paint or transform them into JPG following my guide on how to convert BMP files to JPG .
How to convert BMP to PDF on Mac
Do you use a Mac? Then I have great news for you: you can create a PDF document using your favorite BMP images without resorting to any third party software. All you need is Preview , the application that OS X uses by default to open photos and PDF files.
If you don’t believe it, try these simple steps right away: open the first photo to insert in the PDF, select the Thumbnails item from the Preview View menu and drag all the BMPs you want to add to the document in the sidebar that appeared on the left.
Next, order the thumbnails of the images with the mouse according to the arrangement you want to keep in the final PDF file and press the combination of keys cmd + a on the Mac keyboard to select all the thumbnails.
Finally, go to the File> Preview Print menu , set the Save as PDF item in the PDF drop-down menu located at the bottom left and choose the folder in which to save the PDF. Easier than that?
How to convert BMP to PDF online
Don’t feel like installing programs on your PC? No problem. You can also transform BMP into PDF online, using the free Online2PDF service that allows you to generate PDFs starting from images in BMP format (and more) without registering and without resorting to third-party plugins. Works on all browsers and operating systems.
To use it, linked to its home page, click on the Select files button located at the bottom left and select the BMP files to convert to PDF. Then order the photos using the mouse and click on the Convert button to download the final PDF document.
If you want, by clicking on the Image-to-PDF options button you can also adjust settings such as page layout, margin thickness and zoom level of photos. Attention: you can upload a maximum number of 20 photos for a total weight of 100 MB.