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- | ====== Exporting files for use in projects ====== | + | ====== Exporting Files as PDF to use in a Portfolio ====== |
- | Saving a document or image file as a PDF will allow it to be viewed by all users on the internet, regardless of the software they have installed. This also allows you to present your work publicly without allowing it to be edited by others. For images, regardless of their actual format, it is possible to export them as JPG, PNG, TIFF, or PDF. It is recommended to export images as either PNG or JPEG for them to be immediately visible in your PebblePad projects. For word documents, it is recommended to have them exported as PDF. | + | Saving a document or image file as a PDF will allow it to be viewed by all users on the internet, regardless of the software they have installed. This also allows you to present your work publicly without allowing it to be edited by others. PDF format is commonly used to display Word documents. |
- | It should be noted that PDFs can’t be uploaded on Portfolio pages; they can only be used for collections, blogs, and logs (not Portfolios or Pages). To upload PDFs in blogs etc., there is a button at the bottom of the page to “Add to your blog”. Pressing it will prompt you to upload a files, such as PDFs. | + | However, PDFs can’t be uploaded on Portfolio pages. Instead, they can only be used in collections, blogs, and logs (not Portfolios or Pages). To upload PDFs in blogs etc., there is a button at the bottom of the page to “Add to your blog”. Pressing it will prompt you to upload a files, such as PDFs. |
- | When others open a PDF in your project, the document will open in a new tab for them without interfering with their location in your project. | + | When others open a PDF in your project, the document will open in a new tab in the web browser. |
- | However, there are two ways to convert files to PDF: "saving" them as PDF, or "printing" them as PDF. | + | There are two ways to convert files to PDF: "saving" them as PDF, or "printing" them as PDF. |
====Saving as PDF==== | ====Saving as PDF==== |