how do I change a word document to a pdf or sendable file?

Question

I am having difficulty sending my resume or other documents like letters of intent, and even the applications to prospective employers, How do I do that?

Answer 1

Try CutePDF. It installs itself as a printer, so from any program that you can print from, you just select it instead of you're regular printer. It then just asks you where you want the PDF file saved.

You can download it here:
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
From the left-hand side of the page, first install the "Free Converter", then install from the link labeled "Free Download".

(Yes, there are two things two download. The second requires the first to work.)

Answer 2

Any business that can not figure out how to open a Word document is not much of a business. Try to save it as an 2003 or earlier Word version in case they do not have the latest version and lack the intelligrence to install the free "Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats"

If I sent a prospective employee a Word document and they could not figure out how to open it I would look elswhere.


PDF Conversion:
Use PrimoPDF or CutePDF Writer with Microsoft Word. Another option is OpenOffice (free). It can read Word files and save as a PDF file.

PrimoPDF 3.1 (free)
http://www.download.com/PrimoPDF/3000-10743_4-10660924.html?tag=lst-0-1
Almost identical to Cute PDF below.

CutePDF Writer 2.6 (free)
http://www.download.com/CutePDF-Writer/3000-6675_4-10544495.html?tag=lst-3-9
CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to create professional quality PDF documents with just a push of a button.

You might also save it as an RTF file or a TXT file. These both open with Wordpad a Windows core compoent.


Word Viewer 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95E24C87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en
With Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats (below) it can read Word 2007 documents

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats
for Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003 users:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx

OpenOffice (free)
http://www.openoffice.org/

OpenOffice is nearly identical to Microsoft Office and can import from Microsoft Office applications, and export to Microsoft Office applications unless noted below. Writer can also save as a PDF file.

Base = Access
Calc = Excel
Draw = Similar to Publisher but not directly compatible
Math (Create equations) =No equivalent
Impress = PowerPoint
Writer = Microsoft Word
No equivalent = Office Outlook

Answer 3

Let's hope you had Word before you installed Acrobat. Then Adobe installed a couple of icons on the toolbar to let you do what you want. Or, from the menu, Acrobat >> Convert to Adobe PDF

Answer 4

File >> publish to pdf

or

File >> print, and in the choose printer box select adobe pdf.

Answer 5

Sendable

Answer 6

just find the converter in download.com
type for the keyword: word pdf converter

Answer 7

Many emploers let you fax your resume to them,to find out how to do this start>help and search for fax.

Answer 8

Try PrimoPDF

http://www.primopdf.com/



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Answer 9

I use this site quite often

http://www.pdfonline.com/