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Tri_Ms1980

Copper Contributor

Jun 30, 2023

Error in pdf

Hi.... I have checked pdf plagiarism using turnitin but the result is only 1%. However, when I re-converted the word file to pdf, the turnitin result changed to 14%. Is there an error when convertin...

Tri_Ms1980

Copper Contributor

Jun 30, 2023

Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP

well thanks for your advice. I have compared both of files, the result of checking the word file is 18%.

I have separated the pdf into several parts, and I found certain parts that cannot be checked by turnitin, the result is 5%, while the other parts are normal, the result is 15%.

I think there is an error in the process of converting word to pdf. Is it right and has it ever happened?

Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP

MVP

Jul 01, 2023

Tri_Ms1980 While I am not sure what you mean by "errors", I believe that a pdr created from a Word document will be an exact replica of that document.

You might see if you get any variation in the result if you use other methods of converting the Word document to pdf such as by the use of the Microsoft PDF Printer or other third part pdf printers, such as PrimoPDF, Bullzip, etc.