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Saving a document in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format using Acrobat Writer

Overview:

This describes how to "publish" an Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) document.

PDF files can be created on any machine that has Adobe Acrobat PDF Writer installed. PDF files can be opened on any machine that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. Ask the computer lab helpers if Acrobat PDF Writer is installed before you attempt to create PDF files.

Almost any document can be saved in PDF Format.

The following example uses a Microsoft Word document as the source.

****Use proper naming convention of your files - the following steps are for guidance only.

  1. Make sure the computer you are using has PDF Writer installed.

  2. Make sure you have saved your document.



  3. From the File menu, select Print.

  4. When the print dialog opens, select Acrobat PDFWriter as the Printer Name, then click OK.



  5. Navigate to the directory where you want to save the PDF file. Also give the name of the file you would like to save.



  6. Once the file is saved, you should be able to open it by double-clicking in the Windows Explorer. The PDF document should look almost exactly as the source document. Always check that your PDF file looks like it should.

 

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