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This documentation topic covers the conversion of a single document to another format, where only one document is produced as output. The following diagram illustrates the process of converting a file from one format to another:

flowchart LR %% Nodes A[“Input Document (e.g. DOCX)”] B[“Conversion”] C[“Converted Document (e.g. PDF)”]

%% Edge connections between nodes
A --> B --> C

To convert and save a document, use the following Converter class methods:

• convert(file_path, convert_options): Converts a document to a specified single output format and saves it to a file, such as converting a DOCX to PDF.
• convert(stream, convert_options): Converts the document and writes it to a provided stream instead of a file path.

The following list of ConvertOptions classes can be used to convert a document to a specific single output format:

• PdfConvertOptions – Options for converting to PDF format.
• WordProcessingConvertOptions – Options for converting to Word Processing formats.
• SpreadsheetConvertOptions – Options for converting to Spreadsheet formats.
• PresentationConvertOptions – Options for converting to Presentation formats.
• ImageConvertOptions – Options for converting to Image formats (e.g., PNG, JPEG).
• WebConvertOptions – Options for converting to Web formats (e.g., HTML).
• PageDescriptionLanguageConvertOptions – Options for converting to Page Description Language formats (e.g., PostScript).
• EBookConvertOptions – Options for converting to EBook formats (e.g., EPUB, MOBI).
• EmailConvertOptions – Options for converting to Email formats (e.g., EML, MSG).
• DiagramConvertOptions – Options for converting to Diagram formats (e.g., VSDX).
• CadConvertOptions – Options for converting to CAD formats (e.g., DWG).
• ThreeDConvertOptions – Options for converting to 3D formats.
• ProjectManagementConvertOptions – Options for converting to Project Management formats (e.g., MPP).
• GisConvertOptions – Options for converting to GIS formats.
• FontConvertOptions – Options for converting to Font formats (e.g., TTF, OTF).
• FinanceConvertOptions – Options for converting to Finance formats (e.g., XBRL).
• CompressionConvertOptions – Options for converting to Compression formats (e.g., ZIP).
• NoConvertOptions – A special option class that instructs the converter to copy the source document without any modifications.

The following example demonstrates how to convert a DOCX file to PDF:

from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
from groupdocs.conversion.options.convert import PdfConvertOptions

def convert_document_to_another_format():
    # Instantiate Converter with the input document 
    with Converter("./business-plan.docx") as converter:
        # Instantiate convert options to define the output format
        pdf_convert_options = PdfConvertOptions()
        
        # Convert the input document to PDF
        converter.convert("./business-plan.pdf", pdf_convert_options)    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    convert_document_to_another_format()

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By default, each of the ConvertOptions classes has its own default target format. For example, the default output format for WordProcessingConvertOptions is DOCX.

To set a different output format within the format family, use the format property. The following example demonstrates how to specify the target format as TXT when converting a DOCX file:

from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
from groupdocs.conversion.options.convert import WordProcessingConvertOptions
from groupdocs.conversion.filetypes import WordProcessingFileType

def specify_output_format():
    # Instantiate Converter with the input document 
    with Converter("./business-plan.docx") as converter:
        # Instantiate convert options to define the output format, by default it is DOCX
        word_convert_options = WordProcessingConvertOptions()
        # Change the output format within the format family from DOCX to TXT
        word_convert_options.format = WordProcessingFileType.TXT
        
        # Convert the input document to TXT
        converter.convert("./business-plan.txt", word_convert_options)    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    specify_output_format()

HOME BASED

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Business Plan

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Find out how to get the number of document pages in the Getting Document Information documentation topic.

To convert specific document pages, you can use the following ConvertOptions classes, which provide pages, page_number, and pages_count attributes. These options allow you to specify individual pages or a range of pages to convert.

• PdfConvertOptions – Options for converting to PDF format.
• ImageConvertOptions – Options for converting to Image formats (e.g., PNG, JPEG).
• WordProcessingConvertOptions – Options for converting to Word Processing formats.
• SpreadsheetConvertOptions – Options for converting to Spreadsheet formats.
• PresentationConvertOptions – Options for converting to Presentation formats.
• WebConvertOptions – Options for converting to Web formats (e.g., HTML).
• EBookConvertOptions – Options for converting to EBook formats (e.g., EPUB, MOBI).
• DiagramConvertOptions – Options for converting to Diagram formats (e.g., VSDX).
• PageDescriptionLanguageConvertOptions – Options for converting to Page Description Language formats (e.g., PostScript).
• CadConvertOptions – Options for converting to CAD formats (e.g., DWG).
• ThreeDConvertOptions – Options for converting to 3D formats.
• FinanceConvertOptions – Options for converting to Finance formats (e.g., XBRL).

You can specify which document pages you would like to convert, as shown in the following example:

from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
from groupdocs.conversion.options.convert import PdfConvertOptions

def convert_specific_document_pages():
    # Instantiate Converter with the input document 
    with Converter("./business-plan.docx") as converter:
        # Instantiate convert options to define the output format
        pdf_convert_options = PdfConvertOptions()
        # Specify which document pages to convert
        pdf_convert_options.pages = [1, 3, 5]

        # Convert the specified pages of the input document to PDF
        converter.convert("./pages-1-3-5.pdf", pdf_convert_options)    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    convert_specific_document_pages()

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As an alternative, you can specify a number of consecutive pages to convert, as shown in the following example:

from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
from groupdocs.conversion.options.convert import PdfConvertOptions

def convert_consecutive_document_pages():
    # Instantiate Converter with the input document 
    with Converter("./business-plan.docx") as converter:
        # Instantiate convert options to define the output format
        pdf_convert_options = PdfConvertOptions()
        # Specify the starting page and number of pages to convert
        pdf_convert_options.page_number = 1
        pdf_convert_options.pages_count = 5

        # Convert the specified range of pages in the document to PDF
        converter.convert("./pages-1-through-5.pdf", pdf_convert_options)    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    convert_consecutive_document_pages()

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