Creating a PDF on a Mac

1. using the print dialog
   1. go to the file menu and click “print”
   2. click the [PDFs v] Button and select “Save As PDF…”
   3. Select a filename (don’t forget to enter the extension ‘.pdf’!) and location in the dialog box
   4. click [Save]

Creating a PDF on a PC

Using the Adobe PDF Printer — Try this first

1. find out if Acrobat distiller is installed
   1. go to the “File” menu and select “Print…”
   2. Look through the list of printers and see if a printer called “Adobe PDF” is listed, Acrobat distiller is installed on your computer.
   3. if there is no printer called “Adobe PDF” installed, follow the BELOW instructions to install and use PDFCreator.
2. Print the document using Acrobat distiller
   1. go to the File menu, and select “Print…”
   2. select the “Adobe PDF” printer
   3. click [OK].
   4. type a filename into the dialog box, and select a location to save the file .
   5. click [OK].

Using PDFCreator

1. Install PDFCreator (only once!)
   1. click this link to download the pdfcreator installer:
      click here
   2. click “save file”
   3. enter a location for the saved file.
   4. navigate to the saved file.
   5. at “open executable file” warning click “OK” or “Run”
   6. select “English” or your language of choice for the installer from the box and click [OK].
   7. click [Next >]
   8. select “o I accept the agreement.” then click [Next >]
   9. select “o Standard Installation.” then click [Next >]
   10. click [Next >] for the default Printer name. If you change this now, you’ll look for the corresponding printer later.
   11. click [Next >] for the default install folder.
   12. answer [Yes] if a prompt comes up.
   13. click [Next >] to select the default installation options. Alter installation options if necessary.
   14. click [Next >] for the default start menu folder.
   15. click [Next >] for the default installation locations, or change them as necessary.
   16. wait while the installer installs files.
   17. Click [Finish]
2. In the application you’re using to compose your materials, go to the “File” menu and click “Print…”
   1. select “PDFCreator” (or the name you entered in step 1.j. above).
   2. click [OK]
   3. click [Save]
   4. Type a filename into the dialog box, and select a location to save the file.
   5. click [OK]