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Convert PPT to PDF

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How to convert PowerPoint to PDF

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Click the Upload file button above and select the PPT presentation that you want to convert to a PDF.

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Watch as Dropbox instantly converts your PPT presentation to a PDF.

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Download your converted PDF directly to your device.

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Do more with your PDFs, with Dropbox

Converting your PPT and PPTX files to PDF is just the beginning. Our purpose-built PDF tools and workflows make storing, editing, and sharing PDFs simple. It all starts with a Dropbox account.

Convert and store PDFs
Convert PPT to PDF within your Dropbox account

Save yourself time and reduce digital clutter by converting files directly from your Dropbox account.

Simply right-click any PPT or PPTX file stored in your Dropbox account, click Save as, and select PDF from the options. No more downloading, uploading, converting, and exporting files between platforms—instead, convert any PPT presentation to PDF in seconds.

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Edit PDFs
Edit PDFs online with helpful tools at your fingertips

Dropbox gives you complete control over the structure and contents of your converted presentations, with the built-in online PDF editor:

  • Add, remove, reorder, and rotate pages in your PDF
  • Add annotations, drawings, feedback, and additional copy to your PDFs
  • Combine multiple PDFs into a single document
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Share PDFs
Share PDFs securely, with access management controls

Dropbox makes it easy to share your PDFs securely and effortlessly in real-time.

Share a link to any PDF in your Dropbox account and control who can view and edit the presentation. Circumstances changed? Revoke access at any time with full control over file sharing permissions.

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Frequently asked questions

PDFs provide an easy format for sending finished presentations, without the risk of sharing an editable file.

By converting a PowerPoint presentation to PDF you lock-in the formatting, including the fonts you have used. This means that, when sharing the file, it will be seen exactly as you intended—even if the recipient doesn’t have the original fonts installed on their device.

With Dropbox you can convert a wide range of document file types to PDF, including GDOC (Google Docs), TXT, and Word to PDF.

Browse the full list of file conversion formats.

Any PowerPoint presentation stored in your Dropbox account can be converted to a PNG, JPG, or PDF without needing to download the file or use additional software.

When converting a PowerPoint presentation to JPG or PNG, Dropbox will create a folder in the same location as the source file. This folder will contain an image in the selected format—JPG or PNG—for each slide in the original PPT file.

Browse the full list of file conversion formats.

While both formats are associated with Microsoft PowerPoint, PPTX is the successor to PPT. The biggest difference between the two formats is that PPT files are binary, while PPTX files are based on the Open XML format.

What does this mean for file users? In addition to typically being smaller in size and more efficient than PPT files, PPTX files offer additional security benefits and are easier to open in other software due to their compatibility with the Open XML standard.

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