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exporting_files_as_pdf_to_use_in_a_portfolio [2016/06/10 11:47] maizlinn [Printing as PDF] |
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| ====Saving as PDF==== | ====Saving as PDF==== | ||
| - | Saving a file as a PDF keeps all the functionality present in the word document. | + | Saving a word document as a PDF keeps all the functionality present in the word document. |
| - | For example, links embedded in the word document can still be used in a PDF. These links may include online websites or act as a table of contents in a document. As a result, any table of contents created in a word document will be retained when saving as PDF. Additionally, any document backgrounds will also be preserved in the PDF version. | + | For example, links embedded in the word document (such as website links or table of contents in the document) can still be used in a PDF. |
| === For Windows === | === For Windows === | ||
| - | To save a document as a PDF, open the desired document. Go to File > Save As. When choosing the location of the document on the computer, in the options below you can select the format to save the image in. Open the dropdown and select PDF. | + | With the document open, go to File > Save As. When choosing the location of the document on the computer, in the options below you can select the format to save the image in. Open the dropdown and select PDF. |
| === For Mac === | === For Mac === | ||
| - | Go to File > Export To > PDF. Select the Image Quality (making it higher might cause the document to load slower for some users) and save it in the desired location. | + | With the document open, go to File > Export To > PDF. Select the Image Quality (making it higher might cause the document to load slower for some users) and save it in the desired location. If you're using Microsoft Word on Mac, the process is the same as for the Windows version: go to File > Save As and select PDF as the file format to save in. |
| ====Printing as PDF==== | ====Printing as PDF==== | ||
| Printing a file as PDF converts the document to the format of a printed page. This means that multimedia aspects of the page, such as any existing table of contents will not work. | Printing a file as PDF converts the document to the format of a printed page. This means that multimedia aspects of the page, such as any existing table of contents will not work. | ||
| - | === For Mac === | + | === For Windows === |
| - | To print a document as PDF, go to File > Print. The print menu will show up. In the bottom left-hand corner of the menu is a dropdown menu titled "PDF". To print as PDF, select the option to "Save as PDF". | + | With the document open, go to File > Print. Open the dropdown for the printer that you will be using and select Adobe PDF. |
| - | ==== For Windows ==== | + | === For Mac === |
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| - | the process for exporting images as JPEG etc. is identical. (Windows: dropdown you can also select JPEG or PNG if it’s an image file) | + | With the document open, go to File > Print. The print menu will show up. In the bottom left-hand corner of the menu is a dropdown menu titled "PDF". To print as PDF, select the option to "Save as PDF". |
| + | ==== Exporting in other formats ==== | ||
| + | If you wish to export word documents or images in different formats (such JPEG), the process for doing so is the same on Windows and Mac as saving a file as PDF. | ||
