File conversion
Converting a Word document
Do not retype the text by hand — upload the .docx file, the text is converted and the document still looks the same.
Most converters pull only the text out of a Word document, which is why headings, tables and the reference list fall apart. Here the document's internal structure is kept: only the text part is converted and everything else is copied across untouched.
What gets converted
Every readable part of the document is converted — including the ones that are easy to forget.
- Body text and headings
- Text inside tables
- Headers and footers
- Footnotes and endnotes
- Comments left in the document
- The title and keywords in the document properties
What stays exactly as it was
The following is copied byte for byte — the converter does not touch it at all, so the document opens in Word just as before.
- Fonts, sizes and all formatting
- Table borders and cell widths
- Images, charts and drawings
- Page size and margins
- Styles and the table-of-contents structure
- Mendeley or Zotero's internal data
The file is never sent to a server
The conversion runs entirely in your browser. Your document is not uploaded to our server or anywhere else — which matters if you are working with an unpublished dissertation or an internal document.
Limits — worth knowing up front
- Only .docx and .txt
- The older .doc format is not supported. Save it as .docx in Word first via «Save As». .pdf, .pptx and .xlsx are not converted — only .docx and .txt.
- 15 MB maximum
- That is enough for an ordinary dissertation or abstract. If your document is larger, compress the images or split it by chapter.
- A password-protected file will not open
- Remove the password in Word and upload it again.
- List numbering written out as words
- Word labels in automatic lists (for example «Birinchi bob») are not converted — they are part of the document's style, and touching them can break other things.
Three steps
- 1
Open the converter and switch to the «File» tab
- 2
Choose a .docx file or drop it in
- 3
Check the direction and download the finished file
Convert your document
File mode lives inside the converter and uses the same direction setting as text conversion.