How do I create a pdf file?
When Adobe Acrobat is installed, it will create the Adobe PDF writer/printer. You choose this as your ‘printer’ and print the file as usual. The PDF writer will query you for a file name and then write the PDF file with the name and directory that you provide. While the Adobe Reader is free, Adobe Writer is not.
Because of its widespread use, most word-processing, graphic, and spreadsheet software have built-in publishing routines to create pdf’s. Both Word© and WordPerfect©, have embedded software which allows the user to easily create a pdf file. This embedded software can be found in the “Save As” command in Word, and in the “File” menu with a specific “Publish to” command in WordPerfect.
Solution: Proceed with the following: In order to create a pdf file, you must have the pdf driver installed on your computer. There are various drivers on the Internet that will work. Please install the appropriate pdf driver to your computer. Once the driver has been installed, you can create a pdf file by clicking on Print. Select the PDF driver as the Printer Name and click “OK”. When prompted, enter a name for the file and the location to where the file will be saved. Upon successful completion, a pdf file will be created in the location where it was saved.
If you’ve already got Adobe Acrobat (not just Acrobat Reader), then you’ve got everything you need. Simply choose the preset setting called “Print” or “Press” and you’ll be OK. If you DON’T have Adobe Acrobat, there are alternative ways to create PDF files from virtually any program. If you’re running WINDOWS, get PdfFactory by clicking here for instant download and hit “RUN”. With this program, you can create your own PDF files. The free trial version is fully-functional, but it prints an extra line of text on the bottom of each page that says ‘PDF created with PDFFactory trial version. www.PdfFactory.com’. In most cases, you’ll be able to use the free trial version, and we can delete that extra line of text. If, however, the line of text at the bottom interferes with your words, you should either redesign your book to avoid that extra line of type, or register with PdfFactory (for $50) and it won’t add the extra line of text. Open your file in whatever program you used to create it,