Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Creating a PDF File

A basic PDF is essentially an electronic printout of a document. PDF enhancements and interactivity can be added using Acrobat (refer to Working with Bookmarks and Multiple Sources). Once the PDF file is created, you can send it as an email attachment, link to it from a web page, or copy it to other storage media.

From the File menu, select Create PDF» From File...
OR
On the Basic toolbar, click CREATE PDF» From File...
The Open dialog box appears.
Navigate to and select the file you wish to convert to a PDF
OPTIONAL: To adjust the Acrobat 8 settings
1. Click SETTINGS...
  NOTE: In order to be allowed to change the settings, Files of type must not be All Files(*.*).
2. Make the desired selections
3. Click OK
Click OPEN
NOTES:
A dialog box shows the progress of the PDF creation.
When done, the PDF opens in the Acrobat window.
Review the PDF file to ensure that the results are what you intended
From the File menu, select Save As...
The Save As dialog box appears.
Using the Save in pull-down list, select a save location
In the File name text box, type the file name
Click SAVE