How to Convert Word to PDF

Microsoft Word is a common word processor. Adobe's PDF file format is a cross-platform document distribution format. Although versions of Word from Word 2007 have a "Save as" feature to create PDF documents from Word, older Word versions don't have this feature. But you can use Google Document Reader to convert your Word document to a PDF file.

Instructions

1. In Word 2010, the PDF conversion feature is built-in. To use it, click the "File" menu and select "Save As." In the "File Name" box, type an appropriate file name. In the "Save as type" list, select "PDF (*.pdf)." Click "Save" to save the file in the PDF format.

   In Word 2007, you can save your Word document as a PDF file. To do so, download and install a free Office add-in from the Microsoft Download Center (Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7).

   In older versions of Word, proceed to the next step.

2. If you haven't already done so, create a Google account by navigating to Google Accounts (google.com/accounts/NewAccount). Log in to your Google account and navigate to the Documents section (docs.google.com/#all).

3. Click "Upload" then click "Browse." Navigate to your Word document and click "Open." Then click "Upload File." Your document is now open in Google Docs.

4. From the "File" menu, select "Download File as" and "PDF."

5. Save the file to an easy to find place. Your PDF file is complete and any links in the original document will work.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to remove the document from Google online storage if it is sensitive information.

References

• Microsoft Office: Save as PDF