How Do You Convert An MS Word Document To PDF?
Although Microsoft Word is the most widely used word processing program, sharing its documents in electronic form can be difficult. This is because the fonts, graphics and other formatting elements of the Word file can be missing when viewed by others who do not have the same fonts or graphics. Also, formatting marks, such as spell checker and grammar checker marks, will appear in the file when viewed by others. Most importantly, others can alter the Word file upon receiving it. For these reasons, many computer users choose to convert their files into Adobe’s secure Portable Document Format (PDF). Converting your Word documents into PDF files will maintain your formatting, prevent others from altering the document and provide other security options for your Word files. Download and install a PDF converter. There are several free and purchase-only PDF converter programs available for download online (see Resources). Free PDF converters generally will offer fewer options than purchase-on
