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Saving your document in PDF Format

Saving your document in PDF
Format
H O W T O S AV E A M I C R O S O F T W O R D 2 0 1 0 D O C U M E N T A S A P O R TA B L E
D O C U M E N T F O RM AT ( P D F ) F I L E

OPTIONS FOR CONVERTING TO PDF
Now that you have the necessary software for viewing a PDF, it’s my job to let you know that there is a
variety of different third party software that you can install to convert a document to PDF; but with the
release of Microsoft Office 2010 it’s been made ten times easier with the feature in-built. So no extra
software downloading is required if you’re operating Word 2010. It is possible to convert your document in 3
different ways when using Word 2010 so keep reading and I’ll explain the main two of these. The option I’m
leaving out is just a longer version of the first option.

Option One – Save as
First; make sure your original document is saved in a normal spot just as
a .doc file. This means that later on if you wish to edit the document further it will
be easier for you to alter the .doc file and then make it a PDF again by using the
knowledge you will gain from the following steps.
If you remember in the section titled “Getting to Know Microsoft Office 2010” I
showed an image of where you access file options. If you’ve found this option,
and you’re positive you have an original .doc file saved in a safe spot, simply
move your mouse down to the “Save As” option and left click it. After you’ve
selected the save as option a box will pop up like normal asking you where you
would like to save your document. From this point all you have to do is select the
destination where you wish to save your PDF then select the drop down list
under the name of your document to the right of “Save as type.” After this
simply select ‘PDF’ from the drop down list (there are a couple options to do
with publishing the pdf, these are explained towards the end of this guide on
page 6) and then save your document in the required location. Navigate
yourself to the document and voila! You have a document saved as a PDF.

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