With the help of VeryPDF Document Converter, you can convert PPT to PDF and set PDF keywords by command line. VeryPDF Document Converter is also named docPrint Pro, for it is the advanced version of docPrint (Document Converter). VeryPDF Document Converter provides four applications. And it is docPrint Pro Command Line that can solve your problem.
After you download and install VeryPDF Document Converter, you can find docPrint Pro Command Line, which is in fact the executable file named doc2pdf.exe, in the installation folder entitled docPrint Pro v5.0. The rest part explains how to take two steps to convert PPT to PDF and set PDF keywords.
First of all, you need to open a command prompt window. If you are in Windows XP, please click Start in the lower-left corner of the screen, select Run on the Start menu, type cmd in the Run dialog box and then press Enter. Or you can just click Start and then click Command Prompt. The Command Prompt window appears and you can proceed to the next step.
Secondly, you should type a command line according to the basic usage of docPrint Pro Command Line (doc2pdf.exe), and press Enter. The following is the usage:
doc2pdf [options] <-i Document Files> [-o Output]
To set PDF keywords, you need to use the option -k <keywords>. The option parameter -k requires a character string as its argument. And the character string must be enclosed by a pair of quotation marks. The follow command lines as below are some examples that can convert PPT to PDF and set PDF keywords.
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -k "pdf, ppt, commands" -i C:\in.ppt -o E:\out.pdf
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -k "ppt, pdf, commands" -i C:\*.ppt -o E:\*.pdf
- "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" -k "ppt, pdf, commands" -i C:\*.ppt -o E:\out\*.pdf
After you have typed your command line, please press Enter.This is the two steps you need to take to set PDF keywords when you convert PPT to PDF by command line.
If you want to see more options supported by docPrint Pro Command Line, please type the path name of the executable file such as "C:\docPrint Pro v5.0\doc2pdf.exe" in the Command Prompt window and press Enter.