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• To step
• Method 1 of 3: In Windows 10
• Method 2 of 3: In Mac OS X
• Method 3 of 3: Using Microsoft Office Applications

This wikiHow teaches you how to save a document as a PDF in Windows 10 and Mac OS.

To step

Method 1 of 3: In Windows 10

1. Open a document. Open the document, file, or web page that you want to save as a PDF.
2. click on File. You can find this in the menu bar at the top left of the screen.
3. click on Print…. You can find this at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4. Double click on Print to pdf.
5. Name the file. You do this in the "File name:" field at the bottom of the dialog box that appears.
6. Select a location to save your file.
7. click on Save. This can be found at the bottom right of the dialog box. The document will be saved as a PDF file in the location you specified.

Method 2 of 3: In Mac OS X

1. Open a document. Open the document, file, or web page that you want to save as a PDF.
2. click on File. This option can be found in the main menu at the top left of the screen.
3. click on Print…. This option can be found at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
4. click on pdf. This can be found at the bottom left of the Print dialog. A pop-up menu will appear.
   • If you don't see this option, search for "Print from system window ..." and click on it.
   • Some applications such as Adobe Acrobat Reader DC do not support printing to PDF.
5. click on Save as PDF .... You can find this option near the top of the pop-up menu.
6. Name the file. You do this in the "Save as:" field at the top of the dialog box.
7. Select a storage location. Use the drop-down menu under the "Save As:" field or choose a location from the "Favorites" group on the left side of the dialog box.
8. click on Save. This can be found at the bottom right of the dialog. The document will be saved as a PDF in the specified location.

Method 3 of 3: Using Microsoft Office Applications

1. Open a Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint document.
2. click on File. This is in the main menu at the top left of the screen.
3. click on Save as…. This option can be found at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
   • In some versions of Office, click "Export ..." if this is an option in the "File" menu.
4. Click on the drop-down menu File format:.
5. click on pdf. In newer versions of Office, you can find these in the "Export Formats" group of the menu.
6. Name the document in the "Export as" field:’.
7. Select a location to save the document.
8. click on Save. This option can be found at the bottom right of the dialog box. The document will be saved as a PDF file in the location you specified.