How to PDF a document

When sending files via email, it is best to change them to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Find how how to PDF a document for ease of sending via email and for storage on your PC.

"Invented by Adobe Systems and perfected over 15 years, Portable Document Format (PDF) lets you capture and view robust information — from almost any application, on any computer system — and share it with virtually anyone, anywhere. Individuals, businesses, and government agencies around the world trust and rely on PDF to communicate their ideas and vision." From the Adobe website.

1. Installing a PDF Writer program:

If you don’t already have PDF creator software, you can download a free version from
CutePDF at http://www.cutepdf.com/.

Go to the CutePDF website and click on the ‘Free Download (1.6MB)’ text in the PDF
Creation box. A file download box will pop up; simply click ‘Run’. You may then have
another pop up box with a security warning – simply click ‘Run’ again.

The CutePDF wizard will then pop up confirming it will install CutePDF writer on your
computer. Click ‘Next’ and then accept the agreement by clicking the radio button ‘I accept
the agreement’. In the next window, click ‘Install’.

Another pop up window may appear stating that ‘CutePDF Writer must be used with
PS2PDF converter’. Click ‘Yes’ on this window. The file then downloads and finalises the
installation of CutePDF Writer to your computer.

2. Using CutePDF Writer to create a PDF document:

DO NOT look for any application to run. Just open your document and print your
document using CutePDF Writer (the printer) to get PDF output.

Open your original document and select Print command in File menu of your application to
bring up Print dialog box.
Then select CutePDF Writer as the Printer to print (DO NOT select "Print to file" option).
You will get a Save As dialog box prompted for saving the created PDF file.
Select the folder to Save in and enter a File name, then click on Save.
Then you can go to that folder to find your PDF file.
* CutePDF Writer supports Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista (x32/x64).

3. To uninstall CutePDF Writer:

Activate the Control Panel, double click Add/Remove Programs, and double click on the
CutePDF Writer list box entry.
Or you can do the following:
On the Windows taskbar, click Start.
Go to Programs -> CutePDF -> PDF Writer -> Uninstall CutePDF Writer.

We hope this helps you save the environment by using less paper!