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Portable Document Format (PDF) is the file format standard used to securely exchange and distribute documents and photos with people. Any PDF file can be opened using Adobe Reader.

Available Resources

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  • Creating a PDF in OS X Mac OS 10.4 Tiger Open the document in its native application. From the File menu, select Print. From the File menu, select Page Setup… The Page Setup window will pop up. Format for Any Printer and set Paper Size equal to the size of your document. Click OK. Click on the PDF… button in the lower left corner of the Print window, and select Save as PDF…  Save window will pop up. After you name your file and choose where to save it, click Save.
  • Creating a PDF in OS X Mac OS 10.5 Leopard Open the document in its native application. From the File menu, select Print. From the File menu, select Page Setup… The Page Setup window will pop up. Format for Any Printer and set Paper Size equal to the size of your document. Click OK. Click on the PDF… button in the lower left corner of the Print window, and select Save as PDF…  Save window will pop up. After you name your file and choose where to save it, click Save.
  • Creating a PDF in OS X Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard Open the document in its native application. From the File menu, select Print. From the File menu, select Page Setup… The Page Setup window will pop up. Format for Any Printer and set Paper Size equal to the size of your document. Click OK. Click on the PDF… button in the lower left corner of the Print window, and select Save as PDF…  Save window will pop up. After you name your file and choose where to save it, click Save.
  • Creating a PDF in OS X Mac OS 10.7 Lion Open the document in its native application. From the File menu, select Print. From the File menu, select Page Setup… The Page Setup window will pop up. Format for Any Printer and set Paper Size equal to the size of your document. Click OK. Click on the PDF… button in the lower left corner of the Print window, and select Save as PDF…  Save window will pop up. After you name your file and choose where to save it, click Save.
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  • Creating a PDF in OS X PDF Open the document in its native application. From the File menu, select Print. From the File menu, select Page Setup… The Page Setup window will pop up. Format for Any Printer and set Paper Size equal to the size of your document. Click OK. Click on the PDF… button in the lower left corner of the Print window, and select Save as PDF…  Save window will pop up. After you name your file and choose where to save it, click Save.
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