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-====== Exporting ​files for use in projects ​====== +====== Exporting ​Files as PDF and Other Formats 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 ​fear of it being 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 written ​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.
  
-The following are the steps for exporting a word document as a PDF, however ​the process for exporting images as JPEG etc. is identical+When others open a PDF in your project, the document ​ will open in a new tab in the web browser.
  
-==== For Windows ==== +**Note:** PDFs can’t be uploaded ​to Portfolio pagesInsteadthey 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
-To save something as a PDF, open the desired document. Go to File > Save AsWhen choosing the location of the document on the computerin the options below you can select the format to save the image in. Open the dropdown ​and select PDF (you can also select JPEG or PNG if it’s an image file). +
  
-==== For Mac ==== +There are two ways to convert files to PDF: "​saving"​ them as PDF, or "​printing"​ them as PDF
-Go to File > Export To > PDF. Select the Image Quality (making it higher might cause it to load slower for some users when viewing it) and save it in the desired location+
  
-While you can import images into your projects by using the image block and uploading ​the desired file, it should be noted that PDFs can’t be uploaded on Portfolio pages; they can only be used for collectionsblogs, 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 ​filessuch as PDFs+==== Saving as PDF ==== 
 +Saving a word document as a PDF keeps all the functionality present in the word document. This means that links embedded in the word document (such as website links or table of contents) ​can still be used in a PDF. 
 + 
 +=== For Windows === 
 +1. With the document opengo to File > Save As.  
 + 
 +2. When choosing the location of the document on the computerin the options below you can select the format to save the image in. Open the dropdown ​and select PDF 
 + 
 +=== For Mac === 
 +1. With the document open, go to File > Export ​To > PDF.  
 + 
 +2. Select the Image Quality (making it higher might cause the document to load slower for some users) and save it in the desired location 
 + 
 +**Note:** If you're using Microsoft Word on Macthe 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 ​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 Windows === 
 +1. With the document open, go to File > Print.  
 + 
 +2. Open the dropdown for the printer that you will be using and select Adobe PDF.  
 + 
 +=== For Mac === 
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 + 
 +1. With the document open, go to File > Print 
 + 
 +2. 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 ​file as PDF.  
 + 
 +For imagesregardless 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
  
-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. 
  
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