Convert a Word document to PDF — docx_to

Converts a .docx file to PDF with LibreOffice, or with Microsoft Word through the doconv package. LibreOffice is free and runs on all platforms. Each call uses a fresh temporary LibreOffice profile, so it works while a LibreOffice window is open and in parallel runs.

Usage

docx_to_pdf(
  docx,
  pdf = NULL,
  engine = c("auto", "libreoffice", "word"),
  overwrite = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

docx: Path to an existing .docx file.
pdf: Path of the PDF to write. NULL (default) uses the path of docx with the extension changed to .pdf.
engine: "auto" (default) tries LibreOffice, then Word through doconv if that package is installed. "libreoffice" and "word" force one engine.
overwrite: Overwrite an existing pdf? Default FALSE.
verbose: Print progress messages? Default TRUE.

Value

The path of the PDF, invisibly.

Details

If LibreOffice is installed in an unusual place, set the option convertxlsform.soffice or the environment variable CONVERTXLSFORM_SOFFICE to the path of the soffice binary.

Examples

if (interactive() && has_libreoffice()) {
  docx <- tempfile(fileext = ".docx")
  doc <- officer::read_docx()
  doc <- officer::body_add_par(doc, "Hello")
  print(doc, target = docx)
  pdf <- docx_to_pdf(docx, pdf = tempfile(fileext = ".pdf"))
  file.exists(pdf)
}