VeryPDF Document Converter (docPrint Pro) can help you convert PowerPoint to PDF and set PDF author by command line. VeryPDF Document Converter supports all types of PowerPoint files including PPT, PPTX, POT, POTX, PPTM, etc. Furthermore, it provides a lot of options to set PDF author, encrypt PDF files, select page range, set page size, etc.
VeryPDF Document Converter does not require third-party applications. It provides four applications, among which, the command line application named docPrint Pro Command Line is the tool we are going to use. But at first, please download VeryPDF Document Converter and install it on your computer. Then, you can find docPrint Pro Command Line, which is the executable file doc2pdf.exe in the installation folder. Please do as follows to use doc2pdf.exe to convert PowerPoint to PDF and set PDF author.
Firstly, you should open the command prompt window. If you are under Windows 7 or Vista, please click Start on the left end of the task bar > type cmd in the search box on the Start menu > press Enter. If you are under Windows XP, please click Start > click Command Prompt.
Secondly, you should type a command line in the command prompt window in accordance with the basic usage of the executable file doc2pdf.exe:
doc2pdf [options] <-i Document Files> [-o Output]
To set PDF author, you need to use the option -a <author>. The following are some examples which can set PDF author and convert different types of PowerPoint to PDF:
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -a "James" -i D:\in.ppt -o E:\out.pdf
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -a "Tom" -i D:\in.pptx -o E:\out.pdf
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -a "Louis" -i D:\in.pot -o E:\out.pdf
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -a "Grey" -i D:\*.ppt -o E:\*.pdf
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -a "Lily" -i D:\c*.ppt -o E:\*.pdf
These are the two steps you should take to convert PowerPoint to PDF and set PDF author. Now, please type a command line to meet your requirement. Don’t forget to press Enter.
If you want to view more features of VeryPDF Document Converter, or other features of it, please visit the following website: http://verypdf.com/artprint/index.html