I usually
work with digital projects and a variety of tools, software and platforms. That
means multiple file formats which are not always compatible for use. For
example, audio recorded on your mobile
phone is not compatible with Powerpoint and many other platforms or programs,
nor are some video formats.
I have
spent hours finding effective ways of converting files from one format to another
so I thought I would pass on this collection of conversion tools to you.
Multiple
files conversion
With Zamzar
you can convert multiple document, video, music and image formats. You only
need to locate the file on your computer or the web (from the URL), select the
target format to convert to, enter your e-mail and you’ll receive message with
a link to the converted file for download.
Other
similar tools
PDF and Word
conversion
Converting
from Word to PDF is very useful to protect the layout of your file apart from
making it look more professional. PDF creator is the best tool I have found for
this. You have to download it but it is free. Once installed, send your Word
file to print and you will see PDF creator in the list of printers. Select it
and instead of printing, it will create the PDF version or your Word file.
Another interesting use of PDF creator is creating a selected pages pdf of a bigger pdf file. To do that, send your pdf file to print and select what pages you need. Choose PDF creator from your printers list and it will create a pdf with only the selected pages.
Sometimes
you need to unlock a pdf file, to be able to copy or edit specific parts of the
document. That is when PDFtoWord comes in. I have tried it with various
results: it has sometimes yielded a perfect Word version, but not always.
Another
alternative, which seems to work better, is Free PDF Converter. It works in the
same way but I have noticed more consistent results. The only limitation is you
cannot convert multiple files in a row. You have to wait 30 minutes between
files.
I hope you
have found this list useful. It has definitely saved me many hours of work.
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