- 1). Open the document you wish to make into a PDF. Make sure everything in the article looks exactly as you need it to look for a good copy to give to others.
- 2). Select "Print" under the "File" menu in your program. You can also reach this step by selecting "Command-P." The "Print" dialog box will appear.
- 3). Select the "PDF" drop-down menu located at the bottom left-hand side of the Print dialog box. The first prompt in the drop-down menu is "Save as PDF." Select this prompt.
- 4). Fill in any information you wish to include in your PDF once the "Save as PDF" box is open. Navigate to the desktop, hard drive or specific folder on your Mac in which you wish to save the PDF. Click "Save."
- 5). You can include a title, author, subject and keywords to your PDF before you save it. You can also assign a password for a user to open the document, to copy text and images or to print the PDF. Click the "Security Options" box before saving your PDF to apply a password to the file.
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