Save a Word document as PDF

Sovrasign sends PDFs for signature. On every plan you can upload a Word document saved as .docx, and Sovrasign converts it to PDF for you (see Send a Word document). Older Word documents (.doc), OpenDocument text (.odt) and Rich Text (.rtf) are not converted: save the document as .docx or as PDF first, then upload that. It is free and takes a few seconds.

You also need these steps when Sovrasign cannot convert a document, for example one with macros or a password.

To save it as .docx instead, follow the same steps and choose Word Document (.docx) as the file type.

In Microsoft Word

1. Open the document.
2. Choose File › Save as (on a Mac: File › Save As).
3. Under the file name, choose PDF as the file type.
4. Choose Save.

Word on the web: choose File › Download › Download as PDF.

In Google Docs

Choose File › Download › PDF document (.pdf).

In Pages (Mac, iPhone, iPad)

Choose File › Export To › PDF (on iPhone or iPad: the More button, then Export › PDF).

In LibreOffice Writer

Choose File › Export As › Export Directly as PDF.

Then

On Home, select New envelope and add the PDF. Check that it looks the way you expect before you place the fields: what you see in the editor is exactly what the signers will sign.

Messages you may see

• "Sovrasign converts Word documents saved as .docx." The file is a .doc, .odt, .rtf or .docm. Follow the steps above and save it as .docx or PDF.
• "Word conversion is not available right now." The converter is not running. Save the document as PDF and upload the PDF, or try again later.

Error codes

If the app or the page names an error code, it is one of these.