On hold: OneDrive will soon get a new ‘Export as PDF’ feature

Update 24th July from Microsoft: “After further review, we are not able to roll this out at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience”.

Short Version
OneDrive will soon get a new Export as PDF feature for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. On hold as of 24th July 2025.

Details
The new Export as PDF option in the three-dot menu of files provides a simple method for you to convert files to PDF.

When a file is exported as a PDF, the resulting document will be saved in the same parent folder as the original file. For shared files, the new PDF will be created in the root of your OneDrive.

The use of this feature is subject to the appropriate sensitivity label, Information Rights Management (IRM) protection settings and having permission to download the file. 

Availability
Due mid-May to mid-June 2025.
Now due mid-June to mid-July 2025.
Now due mid-July to mid-August 2025.
On hold as of 24th July 2025.

Source, related links, and references
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Image(s): Microsoft.
See also: A new PDF compression feature is coming to SharePoint and OneDrive – Super Simple 365.

Page originally published
18th May 2025 and kept up to date.

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