How to view and create a PDF
Posted in How To's on June 19th, 2008 by RachaelYou have probably noticed that PDF’s are a widely used document format. That’s because they are extremely portable; you don’t have to pay a fee to view or create PDF’s and you can view or create them on virtually any computer.
PDF’s can be viewed using Adobe Reader, which is available here. Once Adobe Reader is installed, simply open the PDF file like you would open any file (by double clicking it). This will start Adobe Reader and open the document. Adobe Reader has many features which you would also find in a word processor. You can easily print the document, change the magnification of the page, display multiple pages at once, spell check the document and much more. All these features can be found in the Edit, View and Tools menus.
Creating a PDF is just as easy as viewing them. You need two things; a word processor (like Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or WordPerfect) and a PDF creator. The best creator I have found is PrimoPDF, which is freely available here.
The first step is to write the document you would like to be a PDF in a word processor. Once you are happy with the document, go into the printing options. Instead of printing the document using your normal printer, select PrimoPDF. Once you’ve pressed print, a PrimoPDF box will appear. To create a basic PDF, select the Custom tab and Cancel out of any boxes that pop up. Next, choose where you would like to save the document using the Save as field. Finally, simply click Create PDF and your PDF should appear.
Go on, give it a go!
