Most files, like Word, Excel and Powerpoint, can be converted to an Adobe PDF document (portable document format).
In software applications such as Word, you may have the ability to both "Print to..." a PDF, just like using a printer, or "Save as..." a PDF, which saves your file as a PDF-formatted document.
Different software applications have different output details of the PDF created, depending if it was created by the "Save as.." or "Print to..." functions.
Best practice: If you have both PDF creation options in an application (Save As, and Print to), we suggest generating your PDF using both methods so you can compare and select the best choice to create your final PDF document.
To Save As.. a PDF:
you may also use Adobe Acrobat to convert documents:
open Adobe Acrobat
Click on Tools, which is located at the top of the screen and may be referred to as: "See all tools"
Under "Convert" click on Convert to PDF and select the file you wish to have converted to PDF
