What is a PDF?
PDF is short for Portable Document Format. In short, PDF is universal; A document that displays the same on any device that supports reading PDFs and pretty much every device from your smart phone (even some dumb phones) to your tablet and computer can display PDF files.
Content creators use PDF files to insure all text and images get displayed the same everywhere.
How Do I Create a PDF?
You can create PDF files easily in office suites like Microsoft Office and Open Office. If you are using a Mac, OS X has a “Print to PDF” function built-in. You can using that in any application by opening the Print Dialog (command P for short)
Google’s Chrome browser has a built-in PDF “printer”. Create a PDF file of any website by simply selecting Print from the wrench menu and select “Print to PDF” as your destination printer.
There is also a way to generate a PDF from any program that can print. You do this by installing a virtual printer. This basically tricks the program into printing to a file instead of a real printer. I’ve always used Primo PDF for this functionality.
3 Easy Steps to Creating a PDF from Any Program:
- Download and install Primo PDF
- Create a PDF from any program simply by opening the print dialog (Ctrl P) and selecting Primo PDF as the printer.
- Save the file on your hard drive.
Your done! Have a better way? Sound off in the comments.