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title: "Nitro PDF - Getting Started"
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Users can use Nitro PDF Pro to edit/combine PDF documents as well as convert PDFs to other file formats.  In addition Nitro PDF can be used to send documents for signature provided you have a Nitro Sign license available [here](https://software.uconn.edu/software/nitro-sign/).

After installing Nitro PDF it may be helpful to watch this [training webinar](https://kaltura.uconn.edu/media/Nitro+PDF+Pro+for+UConn+Training+Session/1_yhr0x93h) to help familiarize yourself with Nitro PDF

# Converting to and from Microsoft Office Formats

Nitro allows you to roundtrip from PDF to Microsoft Office formats including Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), PowerPoint (.pptx) formats from your browser.

## To convert a PDF into Microsoft Office formats:

1. From the workspace dashboard sidebar, click on the tools icon.
2. Then select one of the following tools to launch the tool:
  1. PDF to Word
  2. PDF to Excel
  3. PDF to PowerPoint
3. Drag and drop your PDF file into the browser or click the **Upload** button to select a file from your device.
4. Depending on the size of your PDF and other factors, this may take a moment to fully load. A dialog will indicate the conversion progress.

> ⚠️ If you click **Convert Another** while the conversion is in progress, your current conversion task will be voided.

5. Once the conversion is complete, click the **Download** button to download the output and save your file.
6. To convert another MS Office file after downloading and saving your output, choose Convert Another from the progress dialog.
7. To close the tool, click the X on the top left corner of the tool window.

> 📝 **Maximum size allowed**: 25MB.  
> 📝 **Supported file format**: PDF (.pdf) only.

## To convert a Microsoft Office format to a PDF:

1. From the Workspace Sidebar, choose PDF Tools.
2. Click on one of the following tools to launch the tool:
  1. Word to PDF (.doc or .docx)
  2. Excel to PDF (.xls or .xlsx)
  3. PowerPoint to PDF (.ppt or .pptx)
3. Drag and drop your MS Office file into the browser or click the **Upload** button to select a file from your device.
4. Depending on the size of your document and other factors, this may take a moment. A dialog will indicate the conversion progress.

> ⚠️ If you click Convert Another while the conversion is in progress, your current conversion task will be voided.

5. Once the conversion is complete, click the **Download** button to download the output and save your file.
6. To convert another MS Office file after downloading and saving your output, choose Convert Another from the progress dialog.
7. To close the tool, click the X on the top left corner of the tool window.

> 📝 **Maximum size allowed**: 25MB.  
> 📝 **Supported file formats:**
> 📝 
> 📝 - **Word to PDF**: .doc or .docx
> 📝 - **Excel to PDF**: .xls or .xlsx
> 📝 - **PowerPoint to PDF**: .ppt or .pptx