How do I convert a file to portable document format (PDF)?
A document in Portable Document File (PDF) format does not require a copy of the word processing program used to create them in order to be viewed. A PDF document can be viewed by anyone with a free viewer such as Acrobat Reader, a product of Adobe Systems, Inc. There are several ways in which you can convert a document from a word processing program (e.g., Word Perfect, Word) into the PDF format. The newer versions of some common word processors include the ability to publish a document to PDF built right into the word-processing software. In WordPerfect 9 and 10, you can click on File and then “Publish to PDF” to convert your WordPerfect file (.wpd) to PDF. MS-Word (up to version XP) does NOT have this capability). Adobe, the inventors of the PDF format, can be found at http://www.adobe.com, where you can find both the free reader version of the software, which can be used to retrieve documents from CM/ECF, and the writer version, which can create documents for posting. After you hav
