All Microsoft Office products can produce PDF documents. Below are instructions for Word 2016. There are advantages to using PDF in your course:
- The document looks the same for every student no matter what operating system or browser.
- The PDF format is ubiquitous. It works on any operating system.
- Usually saving as PDF compresses the file size.
Exporting as a PDF Document
- Open your Word document.
- Click on the File tab.
- Choose Export.
- Click the Create PDF/XPS Document option then click the Create PDF/XPS button.
- Choose a location to save your file and type in a name for your file in the File Name box. Then click Publish.
Save as a PDF
- Open your Word document.
- Click on the File tab.
- Choose Save As.
- Choose a location to save your file and type in a name for your file in the File Name box.
- In the Save as Type drop-down menu, choose PDF.
- Click Save.