How to create PDF file?

Often we need to convert a word, excel or any other file into PDF format. This is done through a virtual printer. When a virtual printer (that creates PDF file) is installed in your system then you can see it in your print option.

In this post I will tell about do PDF. It is a powerful tool to convert several files (DOC, DOCX, DJVU, XLS, XLSX, XPS, PPT, PPTX, DOT, EML, VSD, PUB, PUBX, MPP, WPD, OpenOffice, DWG, HTML, TXT, PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF and many others) into PDF format.

Steps for creating PDF file:
1. Download and install doPDF from here.
2. Open a program (ie. MS Word) from which you wanna create PDF.
3. Open your desired file for conversion purpose.
4. Go to the print option by pressing Ctrl + P.
5. Select the doPDF printer from the Print dialogue box.
6. Now you will see the doPDF dialogue box on you screen.
7. Now select the location on which you want your PDF file to keep and hit OK button.

Now you have all done. Your brand new PDF file may open directly. If not then go to the file location you selected and open it through PDF viewer.

What is PDF file?

The very first thing you need to know what is PDF. PDF stands for Portable Document Format. A PDF file can be read anywhere just by using PDF viewer. To view PDF file, there are several programs available over the net. The most interesting thing is that the almost all PDF viewers are free of charge!! 

The two widely used PDF viewers are: Adobe Reader and Foxit Reader. 

Which one should I use? Good question. 

You can use any of the two. If your disk space is low, then use Foxit Reader. But if you have more disk space use Adobe Reader. With adobe reader you will find some more options. Nothing else. 

You can convert your file into PDF from several program. For example, you can convert a file into PDF from MS Word, Excel, Power Point and so many. When you convert a PDF file into word, then you can use it in a computer where MS Office Program is not installed. In that case, you need a PDF viewer.

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