Why not just use a free
PDF-to-Word converter?
Short answer: a generic converter tries to make every element editable, which is exactly what you don’t want for a designed letterhead.
Generic PDF → Word converter
Tries to flatten the entire letterhead — logo, addresses, monogram, foil — into editable text and shapes. The result is usually a misaligned mess: fonts that don’t exist on your machine, broken kerning, vector logos rasterized at the wrong DPI, address blocks split across text frames. Looks fine until your client opens it.
Letterhead Lab
Keeps the artwork as artwork. We crop the top and bottom of your PDF to high-resolution images and place them into the Word document’s header and footer. The body of the letter is a clean blank space — ready for whoever has to type the next letter, with no stray text frames in the way.
What that means in practice
- Your designer’s typography survives. We don’t touch it.
- Anyone on your team can open the file in Word and start typing — no plugins, no fonts to install, no “please don’t move that text frame.”
- The letterhead repeats automatically on every page (Word renders headers/footers natively).
- You get a real
.docx— not a PDF wearing a Word costume.
When a generic converter is fine
If your “letterhead” is just a text-only block at the top of a page (no logo, no design), a generic converter will get you 80% there. The moment there’s a logo, a foil block, an address tucked into a corner, or any custom typography, generic converters break.
When Letterhead Lab is overkill
If you only ever send PDFs (not Word documents) and never need to edit the body, you don’t need this tool. Save your $39.
When you should pay Wells & Drew $150 instead
If the letterhead is going to a court filing, a will, an investor letter, or anything where a misaligned logo would be a problem — pay the $150 and get a human to prep it. Professional Setup →
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