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PDFs are handy for distributing documents so that they're seen the same way past all parties. Typically, you'll create documents using another app and so convert them to PDF. Here'due south how to convert a Microsoft Discussion document to PDF.

Convert a Document to PDF Using Discussion

If you accept the desktop version of Microsoft Give-and-take installed on your Windows PC or Mac, the easiest mode to convert your certificate to PDF is right in Discussion itself.

Open the document you want to convert and then click the "File" tab.

Click the "File" tab in Microsoft Word

On the backstage screen, select "Save As" from the list on the left.

Choose "Save As" from the panel on the left side of the screen

Next, from the Save As screen, select where you would like the PDF to be saved (OneDrive, This PC, a particular folder, or wherever).

Choose where to save the converted PDF

Click the dropdown arrow on the right side of the "Relieve Every bit Type" box and select "PDF (*.pdf)" from the dropdown carte.

Choose "PDF .pdf" from the drop-down menu

If you desire to, you tin can alter the filename at this time. When you're ready, click the "Relieve" push.

Change the name of the file (if you wish) and then click the "Save" button

Afterwards saving the PDF, you'll be returned to your Word document, and the new PDF will open automatically in your default PDF viewer.

If Y'all Don't Have Microsoft Word

If you don't have Discussion, just demand to convert a certificate someone sent you to PDF, yous do have a few options:

  • Google Drive: You tin can upload a Discussion document to Google Drive, save it every bit a Google Document, and then catechumen it to PDF. This works well plenty if you have a simple, mostly text Word document without much formatting (and if y'all already have a Google account).
  • A Conversion Website: There are a lot of sites out at that place that offer to convert Word documents to PDF for free. Nosotros recommend freepdfconvert.com. It's a condom site, it works fast, and information technology does a pretty proficient job on Word documents with even a modest corporeality of formatting. And it really is costless if you just demand to catechumen the occasional Word document to PDF. A paid subscription gets yous additional features like unlimited conversions (multiple documents at once), and the ability to convert more types of files.
  • LibreOffice: LibreOffice is a free, open-source office app that offers a lot of the same features as Microsoft Office. You can even open Microsoft Word documents, and convert them to PDF.

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