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Secure msg to PDF converter

Galen -  
 Galen -

Hello,

I'm looking to convert documents saved in ".msg" format (Outlook) to PDF. I've seen that online converters do the job, but I have a batch of documents to convert and I'm not a fan of the security guarantees on these platforms.

Which converter would allow me to perform this conversion safely and, if possible, also edit the PDF (for example, to hide certain data)?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Android / Chrome 112.0.0.0

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    jeannets Posted messages 28440 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassador 6 609
     

    - Hello,

    A solution would be to install a "pseudo PDF printer" on your PC, if you haven't done so already; like Foxit PDF (free version), for example, see this link.

    -- Once it's installed, you can "Print" your document as a PDF file and everything happens on your PC... This method doesn't print anything on the printer, but creates a PDF file.

    -- You can also choose, with Windows File Explorer, the file of your choice and print it directly...

    But instead of choosing a printer, you choose your PDF program.

    You should see, it's quite simple... it's a solution.

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    1. Galen
       

      Thank you for your response.

      The difficulty is that these are saved files, I don’t have Outlook on this PC.

      I have a viewer to read them but I can neither print them nor change the format without a converter. I only have them in a read-only format, actually.

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      1. brucine Posted messages 25125 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 163 > Galen
         

        Hello,

        Your problem is twofold: printing and editing.

        The msg (or eml) format is read by almost all email clients (if not Outlook, you can for example install Thunderbird), but the problem is that, to my knowledge, there is no context menu for printing (you need to open the email in the mail client to send it to a virtual printer), and batch processing isn't possible either to my knowledge except for specific (paid) utilities; I believe this option exists in the Acrobat PDF virtual printer set up by "full" Acrobat (not Acrobat Reader) but that also comes at a cost.

        For editing, the PDF must not be password-protected against modification, this time using a PDF editor (most are paid), knowing that not all areas are necessarily editable depending on their nature (images...) and that batch processing is inherently impossible.

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      2. Galen > brucine Posted messages 25125 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        It's a hassle if I understand correctly, unless you go through a paid software.

        I have SysTool as a viewer for msg docs but only in read mode.

        SysTool offers a paid pro option, but it's not clear to me what services are included, and for me, it's only for occasional use.

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