How to Create a PDF Thumbnail With ScribD

Show off your documents through Scribd.

Scribd is a popular social publishing site that allows all sorts of documents to be published, shared and even sold online. The Adobe PDF format is the preferred document type to be uploaded to Scribd since it will preserve all the formatting of the original document once it gets published online. The first page of the PDF will become the cover for that document on Scribd so when the file is uploaded the Scribd servers will convert the cover page into a JPG thumbnail picture that will be associated with the document online.

Instructions

1. Open your document editor program and the file you want to upload to Scribd. Make changes to the first page of the document. This page will become the thumbnail online. Save the file as a PDF. In most programs, you will click "File," then "Save As" and choose "PDF" as the file type in the drop-down menu. Consult the help features for your software for more information.

2. Log in to your Scribd.com account with either your Scribd username and password or your Facebook credentials. Click the "Upload" button at the top of the screen. Click "Upload" one more time, then browse to the location of the PDF on your computer and double-click the file. Accept the Scribd service terms.

3. Type in the name for your PDF and choose one of the categories from the drop-down menu. When you're done, click "Save." If you need a copy of the thumbnail that's created, right-click on it and choose "Save As Image." Then the JPG file of the PDF thumbnail can be saved to your computer's hard drive.