Saving an MS Word document as a PDF

1. Open the file in MS Word.
2. Select File > Print.
3. In the Print dialog box locate the PDF button at the bottom. From the drop-down menu choose Save as PDF... then, click Print.
4. Enter the name of the file and select the location in which to save it.
5. The file should now be saved as a PDF on your computer.

Saving a PowerPoint presentation as a PDF

1. Open a presentation in PowerPoint
2. From the menu choose File > Print.
3. In the Print dialog box locate the PDF button at the bottom. From the drop-down menu choose Save as PDF... 
4. From the Print What dropdown menu choose the format that you wish to print.
5. You can also make appropriate changes to the dropdown menus next to Slide Show and Output.
6. When ready, click Print.
7. Choose where you wish to save the PDF then click Save.
8. Open it up when it's finished and take a look.

Adding Bookmarks to a Large PDF Document

It can be difficult to find specific information in large Acrobat files. You can add bookmarks to a document to allow readers easy access to important infromation.

1. Open the Bookmarks sidebar by clicking the Bookmarks tab.
2. Click the Select tool from the toolbar at the top of that page or by choosing Tools > Basic > Select.
3. Locate the text or graphic that you wish to bookmark.
4. Click the text or graphic that you wish to bookmark.
5. Click the New Bookmark button at the top of the Bookmarks sidebar or by choosing Edit > Add Bookmark (Apple-B)
6. Name the bookmark by typing over the selected text in the Bookmarks sidebar.

Security

Adding a document password

1. With the PDF document open, choose Document > Secure > Show Security Settings for this Document.
2. Choose Password Security from the Security Method menu
3. From the Compatibility menu, choose the earliest version of Acrobat that you want to be able to open this document.
4. Select Require a Password to Open the Document.
5. In the Document Open Password box, type the password (case-sensitive)
6. Click OK.
7. Type the Document Open password again and click OK

Restricting printing or changes to a document

1. With the PDF document open, choose Document > Secure > Show Security Settings for this Document.
2. Choose Password Security from the Security Method menu
3. From the Compatibility menu, choose the earliest version of Acrobat that you want to be able to open this document.
4. Select the check box under Permissions, and then type a Permissions password. This password is not required to open the document, but only to change the security settings. It must be different than the Document Open password, if one exists.
5. Choose which printing and editing changes are allowed.
6. Click OK, type the Permissions password again, and then click OK.

     

Making Minor Editing Changes to a PDF Document

Although it is generally difficult to make wholesale changes to a PDF file, small corrections can be made to an Adobe PDF document using the TouchUp Text tool.

You can also use the TouchUp Text tool to add a limited amount of new text to a PDF document.

1. Open the file in Adobe Acrobat 7.0.
2. Go to Tools > Advanced Editing.
3. Select TouchUp Text tool.
4. To edit text, simply click the text you wish to alter and make the necessary changes.
5. To add text to an area of the document that does not contain text, hold down the Ctrl (PC) or Option (Mac) button, select your font and text orientation, then click where you wish to add text.