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    Create A PDF File: Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 Produce The Same Result. Choose The One That Works Best For You

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    Create A PDF File: Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 Produce The Same Result. Choose The One That Works Best For You

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    The document describes how to create a PDF file from a Microsoft Word document using either PDFMaker or the Print command in Word. It also explains how to combine multiple PDF files into a single file using Adobe Acrobat. The document provides step-by-step instructions for each process.

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    Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat

    Lesson 2: Create a PDF File

    Create a PDF File


    Now that youve seen what an ETD looks like and how to browse the contents, its
    time to learn how to convert your own thesis or dissertation into a PDF le. There
    are several different options for doing this, and all require that you have a copy
    of Adobe Acrobat Standard or Professional installed on your computer. Adobe
    Reader, which is freely available for downloading from many Internet sites, can only
    be used to read a PDF le. You cannot use it to create a PDF le.

    Tip
    Exercise 1 and
    Exercise 2 produce
    the same result.
    Choose the one that
    works best for you.

    In this lesson, you will learn how to:


    1. Create a PDF using PDFMaker from within Microsoft Word
    2. Create a PDF using the Print command
    3. Combine multiple les

    Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat


    Lesson 2: Create a PDF File

    Exercise 1 Create a PDF Using PDFMaker


    In this exercise, you will learn how to use PDFMaker to convert a
    Microsoft Word document to a PDF le.

    View Demo

    1. Start Microsoft Word and open your thesis or dissertation.


    2. Look at the toolbars at the top of the window. Notice there are two areas
    related to Acrobat PDFMaker:
    The Adobe PDF and Acrobat Comment menus
    The Acrobat icons

    Tip

    3. Click the Adobe PDF menu and choose Change Conversion Settings.

    If you do not see


    Acrobat PDFMaker in
    Microsoft Word, go
    to Exercise 2 to use
    the Print command to
    create a PDF le.

    4. The Adobe PDFMaker dialog box opens. It contains four tabs with a
    number of different options.
    5. To create an ETD, choose Standard from the Conversion Settings
    pop-up menu on the Settings tab.

    The Acrobat 7 installer


    scans your system for
    a copy of Microsoft
    Ofce 98 or later, and
    if found, automatically
    loads PDFMaker. This
    is the macro that
    allows you to create
    PDFs from Word as
    well as Excel and
    PowerPoint.

    6. The View Adobe PDF results option should also be checked to ensure
    that the converted le will display automatically. Next, look under the
    Application Settings heading and verify that the Add Links To Adobe
    PDF option is checked so that any hyperlinks in your document will be
    automatically converted to Acrobat links.
    Tip
    The default settings
    will create an ETD.
    Click the Restore
    Defaults button to
    make sure that the
    defaults are selected
    or click the Advanced
    Settings button and
    click the appropriate
    tabs to make sure
    fonts are embedded or
    to change image or
    color settings.

    Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat


    Lesson 2: Create a PDF File

    7. Click OK to save your settings.


    8. You are ready to convert your thesis or dissertation to an Acrobat PDF
    le. Click the Adobe PDF menu and choose Convert To Adobe PDF, or,
    Convert To Adobe PDF button.
    alternatively, click the
    9. When prompted, type a le name (or accept the default name suggested
    by Microsoft Word), and click Save.
    10. When the conversion is complete, your document will automatically open
    in Acrobat, and you can check to see how it looks.
    Continue to Exercise 2

    Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat


    Lesson 2: Create a PDF File

    Exercise 2 Create a PDF Using the Print Command


    In this exercise, you will learn how to use the Print command to convert
    a Microsoft Word document to a PDF le. If you use a different word
    processor, you should easily be able to duplicate the steps described below.
    Your application must simply be capable of producing printed output.

    View Demo

    1. Start Microsoft Word and open your thesis or dissertation.


    2. Choose Print from the File menu.
    3. The Print dialog box opens. Choose Adobe PDF from the pop-up menu
    under Printer.
    4. To set your print options, click the Properties button.

    5. Click the Adobe PDF Settings tab. Notice that it contains a number of
    different settings.
    6. For an ETD, choose Standard from the Default Settings menu.
    7. Verify that the View Adobe PDF results option is checked so that the
    converted le will display automatically.

    Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat


    Lesson 2: Create a PDF File

    8. Click OK in the Document Properties dialog box to save your settings.


    9. To continue to convert your dissertation or thesis to an Acrobat PDF le,
    click OK in the Print dialog box.
    10. When prompted, type a le name (or accept the default name suggested
    by Word). Note that the default le extension is .pdf. Click Save.
    11. When the conversion is complete, your document will automatically open
    in Acrobat, and you can check to see how it looks.

    Continue to Exercise 3

    Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat


    Lesson 2: Create a PDF File

    Exercise 3 Combine Multiple Files


    In this exercise you will see how to combine two or more PDF les
    into a single document. By using a single command you can quickly
    combine multiple les.

    View Demo

    1. Using the instructions in Exercise 1 or 2, convert all the documents


    you want to merge to PDF les.
    2. Start Adobe Acrobat.
    3. From the File menu, choose Create PDF, then choose From
    Multiple Files.
    4. A new dialog box opens so that you can add the les you want to
    combine. Click the Browse button, navigate to each le, and click
    the Add button to select it.
    5. When you have listed all the les to be included, use the Move Up and
    Move Down buttons to rearrange the order of the les or the Remove
    button to delete a particular le.

    6. To merge the selected documents, click OK.

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