How to turn a document into PDF from your phone

You have to send a PDF document from your phone but you only have the original file in Office format. Since you need to send this document as soon as possible, you are looking on the web for solutions that can help you convert it directly from your smartphone without having to go through your PC first. This is actually the way things are, right? Then know that you’ve come to the right place at the right time.

In today’s guide, in fact, I will show you how to transform a document into PDF from your phone both if you have an Android smartphone and if you have an iPhone. Going into more detail, I will show you how to take advantage of the PDF conversion features integrated into the Android and iOS operating systems and then, if you need them, I will point out some equally valid third-party solutions.

If you can’t wait to get started, let’s not waste any more precious time! Sit down comfortably and just give me a few minutes of your free time. I am sure that, by the end of reading, you will be able to find the solution that is right for you to be able to achieve your goal. Having said that, I just have to wish you a good reading and, above all, a good job!

Index

• How to turn a document into PDF from Android phone
  • PDF printer
  • Microsoft Office
  • Other solutions to transform a document into pdf from your phone
• How to turn a document into PDF from iPhone
  • PDF printer
  • Commands app
  • Other solutions to turn a document into PDF from iPhone

How to turn a document into PDF from Android phone

If you want to know how to turn a document into PDF from your Android phone, know that this operation is possible simply using the native functionality of this operating system. Alternatively, there are some third-party apps that can allow you to achieve this goal in an equally simple way. Find all the details in the following chapters.

PDF printer

Smartphones with an Android operating system are equipped with a native feature that allows you to turn a document, such as a photo, into a PDF document.

The procedures that I will describe in the next paragraphs are generic: the exact steps to be taken may differ slightly depending on the type of file, the Android version and the app used to open the document to be converted. Either way, you shouldn’t have any particular difficulty in achieving your goal.

That said, the first thing you need to do is open the document, web page or any other file you want to print as PDF, using the default apps or, possibly, third-party apps (if the file format is not natively supported).

After performing this operation, press the icon (…) , located at the top or bottom of the file viewing screen, then tap on the Print or export to PDF (or any similar wording) item. If you do not find this item, by pressing the Share button you can save using the Print icon.

At this point, from the drop-down menu at the top, choose the Save as PDF option and then press on the disk icon. Then, all you have to do is select the folder in which to save the PDF file and press the Save button at the bottom to confirm the operation.

You can also use the box below to choose a name for the file before saving the PDF to your device. Easier than that ?!

Microsoft Office

If you need to convert a Word, Excel or PowerPoint document to PDF, you can easily succeed in your intent using the Office app developed by Microsoft and available for free on the Play Store for all devices with a screen less than or equal to 10.1 inches.

To transform an Office document into PDF, what you need to do is first start the app in question, using its icon on the home screen or in the drawer, and open the document you want to convert. The latter can be found on the main Office screen or by browsing the local folders via the folder icon at the top.

After opening the document of your interest, tap on the icon (…) located at the top and select the Print item from the box that is shown to you. At this point, wait for the new screen to load, which will show you the preview of the file to be transformed.

Using the drop-down menu at the top, now make sure that Save as PDF is selected and press the disk icon at the top to save the document as PDF. Choose, therefore, the folder where to save the file, type a name to assign it through the text box at the bottom and then press the Save button to complete the export.

Other solutions to transform a document into pdf from your phone

In addition to the solutions I told you about in the previous chapters, there are several other apps that allow the transformation of a document to PDF on Android. Find all the information you need in the following lines.

• Word to PDF Converter– is a free app that allows you to convert DOC and DOCX documents to PDF. There are no in-app purchases and it is supported through somewhat invasive advertising banners.
• Word2PDF– is another app for converting Word documents to PDF files. As already seen for the previous app, this too is supported through advertising banners that cannot be removed in any way, as there are no in-app purchases.
• WPS Office– is a productivity suite that allows you to create and open documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF format. The files belonging to the classic extensions supported by Office can be easily converted into PDF, but a logo is applied that can only be removed with the VIP version, with costs starting from49 euros/month.

How to turn a document into PDF from iPhone

If you want to know how to turn a document into PDF from iPhone (or iPad), know that you have several solutions at your disposal. Here are the best.

PDF printer

On iPhone, there is a native iOS feature that allows you to convert a document to PDF in a few simple steps. Although it is a somewhat “hidden” feature, by carefully following the directions I will give you, you will be able to transform a document into PDF easily.

First, open the document to convert to PDF and click on the share icon (the square with the arrow inside) that you find at the top or bottom of the document viewing screen. Now, in the new section that is shown to you, presses on the Print item to view the print preview.

Well: we’re almost there! At this point, in the thumbnail of the page that is shown to you, use your fingers to zoom in: perform the gesture by moving your fingers away from each other. By doing so, you will see a temporary preview of the document in PDF format that you will need to save.

To do this, press the sharing icon at the top and tap on the Save to File item in the screen that is shown to you, in order to save the PDF document on your device. It was easy, am I right?

Commands app

The Apple Commands app is available on iOS, included in the most recent versions of iOS and can be downloaded for free from the App Store, which allows you to create and execute commands ( workflows ) to automate the performance of various operations.

By starting the Commands app and selecting the Gallery tab at the bottom, you can add the default Create PDF command, which allows you to create PDFs starting from open files.

All you have to do to take advantage of this possibility is to type the terms “create pdf” in the appropriate text box at the top, select the corresponding search result and press the Add quick command button.

Now, when you open a document, whether it is a Web page, a note or any other element for which quick viewing takes place, press the share button and then tap on the Create PDF item that you find in the box that is shown to you.

Once this is done, press again on the share icon and tap on the Save to File item, to save the PDF file on your Apple device.

If you need a more complete command for converting any document to PDF, you can use a third-party one, available at this link. But first you need to enable the import of untrusted commands on the Commands app.

To do this, start the Settings app (the gear icon on the home screen) and select the Quick Commands item. At this point, move the lever from ON to OFF near the word Untrusted commands. Now all you have to do is perform the same operations you did for the command I told you about in the previous paragraphs to convert a document to PDF.

Therefore, open the document, press the share icon and, in the screen that is shown to you, tap on the Make PDF item. In the preview that is shown to you, press again on the share icon and then on the Save to File item to complete the operation.

Other solutions to turn a document into PDF from iPhone

If you are looking for other solutions that allow you to transform a document into PDF from iPhone, in the next lines I will recommend some that may be of interest to you.

• easyPDF– is an app that allows converting from Word to PDF and vice versa. It is very simple to use and has no advertising banners or in-app purchases.
• Convert DOC / DOCX to PDF– is a free app that supports itself with banner ads, which allows the conversion of documents in DOC and DOCX format to PDF. You can remove the advertising through an in-app purchase at a cost of € 2.29.
• Docs/ Spreadsheets / Presentations Google – this app suite of Google productivity allows you to open documents in Office formats (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and of being converted to PDF with the spooler embedded print in iOS / iPadOS, I told you about in this chapter .