Convert Word files (DOC/DOCX) to PDF in OSX

If you need to convert a file from Word to PDF you probably select print to PDF from Word but when you need to convert multiple files you need to script it.

AppleScript for converting Word into PDF

• Open Automator.
• Select Service and click Choose.

• In the top of the screen choose Service receives selected: files or folders in Finder.app.

• Choose Run AppleScript (under Utilities category or use the Search input field).

• Paste the following AppleScript.

property theList : {"doc", "docx"}
on run {input, parameters}
    set output to {}
    tell application "Microsoft Word" to set theOldDefaultPath to get default file path file path type documents path
    repeat with x in input
        try
            set theDoc to contents of x
            tell application "Finder"
                set theFilePath to container of theDoc as text

                set ext to name extension of theDoc
                if ext is in theList then
                    set theName to name of theDoc
                    copy length of theName to l
                    copy length of ext to exl

                    set n to l - exl - 1
                    copy characters 1 through n of theName as string to theFilename

                    set theFilename to theFilename & ".pdf"

                    tell application "Microsoft Word"
                        set default file path file path type documents path path theFilePath
                        open theDoc
                        set theActiveDoc to the active document
                        save as theActiveDoc file format format PDF file name theFilename
                        copy (POSIX path of (theFilePath & theFilename as string)) to end of output
                        close theActiveDoc
                    end tell
                end if
            end tell
        end try
    end repeat
    tell application "Microsoft Word" to set default file path file path type documents path path theOldDefaultPath
    return output
end run

• Save it as Word2PDF (or any other name)

• For running it just right click your mouse on top of a file or folder and you will see the new service in the context menu.