What are the accepted file formats for ETDs?
The standard right now is Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). • What is PDF? PDF stands for Portable Document Format. PDF is a hypertext file format developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated for electronic publishing. PDF is like PostScript…only it’s like printing to the World Wide Web (instead of a printer). We request you submit your ETD in PDF because PDF is easy for you to create, it is easy for us to manage, and it works on multiple platforms (e.g., Macintosh, Windows, UNIX). • What are the Adobe products recommended for use? • Acrobat Reader • allows you to view PDF files • Acrobat 7.0 The Acrobat 7.0 package includes PDFWriter, and Distiller. It is available for purchase through the bookstore with student ID or online (click here). The Acrobat products are also available for students’ use on some of the computers located in the computer labs across campus. Acrobat Reader is available free! Adobe Systems, Inc. Adobe allows free conversion of 5 files to PDF. Convert files to PDF
