How to use PowerPoint to PDF: a step-by-step guide
Export slides to PDF so anyone can open your presentation.
Open the free tool, follow the steps and download your result. No sign-up required.
Before you start
- One presentation in .ppt, .pptx or .odp format.
- The final version of the slides, with speaker notes or hidden slides handled as needed.
- Any fonts used in the deck installed on the server or embedded where possible.
Step by step
- Upload a presentation (.pptx, .ppt or .odp).
- Press Start to export it.
- Download the PDF and scroll through the slides.
Common mistakes
- Assuming transitions, animations or embedded videos will play in the PDF; a PDF is static.
- Using a font that the server does not have, which can change line wrapping and spacing.
After you download
Download the PDF and check the slide size, text wrapping and images. Keep the original presentation for editing and future exports.
Questions and answers
Do animations and transitions survive?
No — PDF is a static format. Build each step as a separate slide if you need to show progression.
Are speaker notes included?
Notes appear on separate pages after the slides when the source file contains them.
Which page size is used?
The PDF keeps your slide dimensions, so a 16:9 deck produces 16:9 pages.
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