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How do I convert word document to a ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A) standard PDF file ?

When converting a document to a pdf, by default Microsoft Word does not output a PDF/A (PDF Archive) file. If you wish to use this format, you can specify the --use-ISO190051 parameter and the pdf will be saved as PDF/A format and be self contained. Please note however the file size may be larger.

This is the command line to use to output a pdf as iso 19005-1 format

Command Line

docto -WD -f 'c:\path\' -o 'c:\output\' -t wdFormatPDF --use-ISO190051

or easier to read

docto  -WD 
       -f 'c:\path\' 
       -o 'c:\output\' 
       -t wdFormatPDF 
       --use-ISO190051

Command Line Explained

• -WD : This is a conversion using Microsoft Word.
• -f : The File or directory to be converted
• -o : The Output File or Directory where you would like the converted file to be written to.
• -T : The file format type that is being converted to
• --use-iso19005-1 : Output PDFs from Word as ISO standard 19005-1 for self contained PDFS. Sometimes also refered to as PDF/A

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