How to Create & View PDF Files
The free Adobe Reader application is the standard program used for viewing Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. When Adobe Acrobat (full version) or CutePDF is installed on a computer, the PDF driver is installed to the printing applications. All programs that produce printed output, such as word processors or spreadsheet editors, will have either the Adobe PDF print driver, or another PDF print driver installed in Print Options. PDFs are created by printing PDF files from a printing application and selecting the PDF print driver, or by scanning a document from a scanner into PDF format.
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Instructions
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View PDF File in Adobe Reader
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Download and install the free Adobe Reader PDF viewer.
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Right-click on a PDF file and select “Open” from the context menu.
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Click “Adobe Reader” to open and view the PDF document in Adobe Reader.
Create a PDF with a Scanner
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Plug the scanner’s USB connector cable into the computer and allow the device to register in Windows. Place the document to be scanned face down on the glass bed of the scanner and close the lid.
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Open the Adobe Acrobat or CutePDF program. Both applications operate in identical ways and their interfaces are very similar.
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Click the “File” option from the top bar, and select “Create PDF” from the File menu in both Adobe Acrobat and CutePDF.
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Select the “From Scanner” option. The scanning interface will launch.
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Select the scanner device from the dropdown box and click the “Scan Now” button. When the scanner has scanned the document, Adobe Acrobat will display a dialog box asking the user to scan the “Next Page” or “Done”. Click “Next Page” and place the second page on the scanner bed and close the lid. Repeat for all pages.
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Click “Done” when finished. The PDF will display in the Adobe Acrobat or CutePDF interface and the File Save window will launch.
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Type a name for the new PDF in the “File Name” input box and click the button labeled “Save”. The scanned PDF will be saved to the hard drive.
Create PDF from an Application
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Open a Word document in Microsoft Word. Right-click on the document and select “Open”. The document will open in the Word application. Make sure Adobe Acrobat or CutePDF is installed on the same computer.
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Click the Microsoft Office button located at the top left of the Word interface.
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Click the “Print” option, and then click the “Print” link. The Printer dialog box will open.
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Click the Printer dropdown box and select “Adobe PDF”. Click “OK”. The File Save box will open.
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Type a name for the new PDF in the “File Name” box and click “Save”. The PDF will be saved to the hard drive.
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