Background
If you intend to share a finished document with a number of other users, PDF is a good format to use to ensure that everyone can open that file.
Step-by-step guide
To convert a Word document to PDF:
- Create your document in Word in the usual way.
- Save the file in the usual .docx version to ensure that you still have an editable version should the need arise.
- Click File, then Save As
- Choose an appropriate filename and location to save the PDF version of your file
- Beneath the filename option, notice the Save As Type option.
- Change this option to PDF.
- Click Save.
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