University
of South Alabama Online Learning Lab
Making
a PDF File
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| Objective: Converting
your Microsoft word document into PDF format using Acrobat PDFWriter
driver. This method of making a PDF file works best with word
documents that are not too complex. |
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STEP
1
Open
a new document in Microsoft Word. Type your text as you would
normally do. Save your document in Microsoft Word format.
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TIPS:
Saving your document in Microsoft Word format will allow you
to make changes to it. PDF formatted files CANNOT be edited.
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STEP
2 Go
to FILE - PRINT
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STEP 3 Select Acrobat PDFWriter
3.0 from the Printer Name pulldown menu.
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STEP 4 Click OK after selecting
Acrobat PDFWriter 3.0 as your printer name.
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STEP 5 Select the location you
want to save your file. Type in your file name.
Check the Prompt for Document Info box.
Click OK.
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STEP 6 Acrobat PDFWriter Document
Information window allows you to enter information for your
PDF document. The person opening the PDF file will have information
about the Title, Subject, the author and other information you
see on this window.
Click OK after entering the information.
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STEP
7 Your
PDF document has been saved to your specified location. Microsoft
Word will then take you
back to your Word document.
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STEP 10 General
Info window will show the information you have entered in STEP
6.
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