PDF vs Word: Which Format Should You Use?

PDF and Word solve different problems. Word is for writing and editing: text reflows, you can change anything, and collaborators can comment. PDF is for finishing and sharing: the layout is fixed, it looks the same everywhere, and it is hard to alter by accident.

Use Word while a document is still changing. Switch to PDF the moment it is final and needs to be sent, printed, or published — a resume you are submitting, an invoice you are issuing, a contract you are circulating.

Converting between them is easy. Use Word to PDF to lock down a finished document, and PDF to Word when you need to pick editing back up. Both run in your browser with PdfWill.

If the PDF is large before you send it, the compress tool reduces its size first.