How to Save Data in PDF Format
An Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) file is a great way to transmit and share documents while preserving formatting like font type, font size, page margins, and image/heading placement. Most types of files, from Microsoft Word documents to JPEG images to Excel spreadsheets, can be saved and shared in PDF format. Multiple tools exist for both Mac and Windows users to quickly and easily save copies of their current documents as PDFs.
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Download and install the Microsoft Office Save as PDF Add-In if you already have Microsoft Office installed. This will allow you to save any Microsoft Office file (i.e. Excel worksheets, Word documents) natively within each Office application by simply going to "File" -> "Save As" and selected "PDF" from the file type drop-down menu. (PC only.)
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Open "Preview" (Macs only), a free program that comes installed with every installation of Mac OS X. Go to "File" -> "Open" and open the file you want to save as a PDF. Then go to "File" -> "Save As," choose "PDF" as the file type and save your new PDF.
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Sign up for Acrobat.com, Adobe's web-based PDF creation and editing service. You can upload many types of files and save them as PDFs, including text, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, WordPerfect and image files. Since the service is web-based, you can convert and access PDFs from anywhere you have Internet access. As of January 2010, unlimited PDF creation costs $14.99 a month.
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