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  Creating a PDF Document 

Creating a PDF Document Using MS Office *NOTE: At this time the locations available are Carnegie Rooms 118 and 314.

• Log into the computer.
• Open the MS Office file to be converted into a PDF document.
• Verify that a PostScript printer is installed. (Click File, Print, and select Name to check.)
• Print the document to the PostScript File Printer.
• Click Start, Programs, Adobe Pagemaker 6.5, and select Acrobat Distiller.
• Type a name for the file in the "File Name" space provided. The file type is .prn.
• After printing the file, click Start, Programs, Adobe Pagemaker 6.5, and select Acrobat Distiller from the list.
• If asked, the compatibility to choose is Acrobat 3.0 Compatible.
• Click File, Open, and change the "Files of Type" option at the bottom of the window to "All Files".
• Locate and open the file saved with the .prn file in the previous steps.
• Supply a name for the file - you can use the same name if you prefer.
• Click Save.
• Acrobat Distiller will show a progress bar during the file conversion. When the bar disappears, the file has been converted and saved as a .pdf file.