A Guide to Exporting PDFs

Exporting a file to PDF is the final step after you've created a document in Adobe Acrobat Professional X and an option in some word processing programs. The Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) is specifically designed for online distribution because file sizes are generally small and the document can be locked to avoid modification.

Instructions

1. Launch Adobe Acrobat X by clicking "Start," then "All Programs." Locate the Adobe Acrobat X program.

2. Open the document that you wish to export to PDF.

3. Click "File," then "Create" and then "Create PDF."

4. Choose a location to save the resulting PDF.

5. Click "Create."

Microsoft Word

1. Open Microsoft Word.

2. Press "Ctrl"+"O" and then locate and open the Word document you wish to export to PDF.

3. Click "File," then "Share."

4. Click "Create PDF/XPS Document."

5. Enter a name for your PDF and click "Publish."

Tips & Warnings

• Other programs may also be able to export to PDF so check the "export" options in the program's "File" menu.

References

• Adobe: Creating simple PDFs with Acrobat
• Tech Recipes:Office 2010: Create PDF Documents from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint