How to Convert Anything to PDF, JPG & Docs to PDF Tutorial

Sep 2, 2024·6 Minutes Read

What is Zapier?

Zapier is an online automation tool that connects your favorite apps, such as Gmail, Slack, Mailchimp, and over 1,500 more. You can connect two or more apps to automate repetitive tasks without coding or relying on developers to build the integration. It’s easy enough that anyone can build their own app workflows with just a few clicks.

In this tutorial, we will show you how you can automatically convert your documents inside Google Drive into PDF using PDF.co. With this integration, you can convert anything to PDF. For example, you may convert a Google Doc to PDF in your Google Drive, and more.

Our sample document is a DOCX stored in Google Drive inside the folder PDF.co. Other supported formats are CSV, XLS, HTML, DOC, XPS, RTF, Images, and Email.

Word Doc Inside Google Drive As Source File — Screenshot of the Source Word Doc in the Google Drive

Need to convert your Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, or Google Drive files to PDF? You can do it for free WITHOUT any additional services. Please check this tutorial for a detailed explanation.

IN THIS TUTORIAL

Make a Zap

Google Drive and New File in Folder

Setup Trigger

Test Trigger

Test Trigger Result

Add PDF.co App and Anything to PDF Converter

Step 1: Make a Zap

Let’s begin by logging into your Zapier account and clicking on the Create Zap button.

Step 2: Google Drive and New File in Folder

Next, search and select Google Drive as the App and choose the New File in Folder as the Trigger Event.

Step 3: Setup Trigger

Let’s set up the trigger.

First, let’s select My Google Drive as the Drive to be used.
Next, choose the specific Folder where all your documents to be converted are stored.

Choose The Google Drive Folder For Source Documents

Step 4: Test Trigger

Let’s test the trigger to make sure that we set it up correctly.

Test The Trigger To Make Sure That The Account Is Setup Correctly

Step 5: Test Trigger Result

Great! Google Drive found a new file added to a folder.

Step 6: Add PDF.co App and Anything to PDF Converter

In this step, let’s add PDF.co as the App and choose the Anything to PDF Converter as the Action Event.

Setup Anything To PDF Converter As The Action Step

Step 7: Setup PDF.co Action

It’s time to configure the Anything to PDF Converter.

In the Input Type field, choose Link to rtf, doc, docx document.
In the Input field, select the Google Drive link called File.
In the Name field, enter your desired PDF file name.

Configure Anything To PDF Converter With Google Drive Data

Step 8: Test Action

We can now send the Anything to PDF Converter data to PDF.co to Test & Review.

Send Anything To PDF Converter To PDF.co To Test And Review

Step 9: Test Action Result

PDF.co returned a temporary URL to access the PDF file. Kindly copy and paste the URL to your browser to view the result.

Anything To PDF Converter Test Was A Success

Step 10: DOCX to PDF Output

Excellent! We have successfully converted the DOCX to PDF.

Converted Doc To PDF Result — Screenshot of Word Doc Converted into PDF

In this tutorial, we learned how to set up the Google Drive trigger step to access the folder location where the files to be converted are stored. We also learned how to convert the Word document to PDF using the Anything to PDF Converter in PDF.co.

With this automation, you can easily convert any document to a PDF format. For example, it would be easy to convert a Google Doc to PDF.

You can set up the next step to save the generated file in Google Drive or Dropbox depending on your requirements.