How to Save as a PDF From Publisher
Using the Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing and layout software turns your computer into a one-stop design house, with quick-start templates for things like newsletters, brochures, mailing labels, business cards and greeting cards. After spending the time to create your documents, you'll want to share them, but users without the Publisher software won't be able to open the .pub files. To ensure universal readability, save your Publisher file as an Adobe PDF, a portable document format file. Anyone with the free Adobe Reader will then be able to take advantage of your Publisher creations.
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Things You'll Need
- Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Publisher (any version)
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- Microsoft Publisher 2010
Instructions
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Open Microsoft Publisher. Click the "File" tab at the top of the screen. Select "Open." Browse to the document to save as a PDF and double click the file name. The document opens in the Publisher window.
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Click the "File" tab again and select "Save As." The "Save As" window opens.
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Pull down the "Save as type" menu and select "PDF." Type a name for the document in the "File Name" box or leave the original name as is. Select a place to save the PDF, such as the desktop.
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(Optional) Check the "Open file after publishing" box to open a copy of the PDF on the screen. Leaving this box unchecked just saves the PDF to its location.
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Click the "Save" button to save the PDF.
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Tips & Warnings
The Microsoft Publisher 2010 version was broken out of the Microsoft Office Suite and put into its own version called Office Suite Professional. Users with the Professional version of the Suite have in-program PDF-making capabilities. Prior to Publisher 2010, all versions of Publisher required the Adobe Acrobat software, available for purchase from the Adobe company (see "Resources"). If you have an older copy of Publisher, or don't see the PDF option in the "Save as type" dropdown menu, you'll need Adobe Acrobat to save Publisher files as a PDF.
