Just as Microsoft Office and Word files have become the standard for office automation in any office worldwide, Acrobat's proprietary PDF format continues to hold the top position for final document printing . Throughout its versions, new features have been added that enrich these files with forms and validation functions that, through scripts, allow for the creation of rich content without compromising the document's formatting.
What many people don't know is that this popular document format has been supported in Microsoft Word since previous versions , both for opening files and for editing and creating new documents. This time, we'll show you how to use Word's PDF creation feature with minimal effort.
PDF is a widely known format , as it's not only a standard in digital printing but also used by many e-readers for proper file display. However, to create these documents, we don't need a virtual printer installed on our system , since Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office suite, can convert our documents. To do this, we'll follow these simple steps:
- Once we have the document open, we will select the menu Archive, within the main tabs of the program.
- Next, in the document information screen, where we can see a summary about the characteristics of the file that we are going to save, we will choose the option Save as, which will allow us to select the final format of the document.
- Finally, we will display the menu of Type of file y we will select the PDF format. With these steps carried out, we will only have to choose the final location of the document.
With these simple steps you can convert any Microsoft Word document into a PDF document.