How to Create a PDF File From a Word Document
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format that is easily viewable by various software, hardware and computer operating systems. For example, a Microsoft Access document could be converted to a PDF file that would be viewable by someone without Access. This article will explain how to create a PDF Microsoft Word document.
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Instructions
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Download and install novaPDF using the link and instructions from the novaPDF website (see Resources below). There is an unlimited free trial version available through a link on the Microsoft website.
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Open the Microsoft Word document you wish to convert.
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Click once on "File" on the menu bar.
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Click once on "Print."
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Select "novaPDF" from the "Printer Name" drop-down menu. The "novaPDF" option will appear only after you install that program (refer to Step 1).
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Click once on "OK."
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Type the name you want to assign to the PDF file in the "File Name" field. If the Word document has already been saved, novaPDF will automatically populate the field with that name.
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Click once on the "Browse" button to change the folder to where the PDF file will be saved, if necessary. If the Word document has already been saved, novaPDF will automatically populate the field with the name of the folder to which it's saved.
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Click once on "OK."
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View the PDF file, which will automatically launch in Adobe Reader.
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Tips & Warnings
The free trial version of novaPDF will automatically print a "created by novaPDF" notice in the footer of each document. If you purchase and register the program, the notice will no longer appear.
