
(Optional Step) Select additional options from the Options dialog box, such as converting only a specific page range.Īfter making your choices, select the OK button.(Optional Step) Select the Options button if you want to select additional options.Select PDF (*.pdf) from the Save as type menu.Select the location where you want to save your PDF in the Save As dialog box.Select the Save As option in the Backstage view.Pro Tip: Windows users can use the keyboard shortcut f12 or fn + f12 to open the Save As dialog box and skip to step 5.
Open the Word file (.docx file) you want to convert to a PDF. See also the Adobe Acrobat XI: Product comparison (access date ).How to Convert a Microsoft Word File to a PDF Members of ETH Zurich can order Adobe Acrobat Pro DC from the IT shop (access date ). The other three methods require licenced Adobe Acrobat products. (Limit the OneNote entries to the page width first.) You can then convert the MS Word file to PDF or PDF/A-2b as described above.ġ The following website by Adobe gives further instructions (access date )Ģ The following website by MS Office gives further instructions to this method (access date )ģ This method is also explained on the website of (access date )Ĥ Only the method "save as PDF" does not require any paid software (Adobe Reader is free). To prevent this, you should first export the OneNote sections to MS Word. When exporting directly from MS OneNote to PDF/A-2b (or PDF), those hyperlinks that are underlaid to the text are lost. Pay particular attention to formulas, links, special characters, transparent objects, and vector graphics. You should visually check the quality of the generated PDF file. In the tab "Adobe PDF Settings", on the line "Default Settings" choose the drop-down menu item "PDF/A-1b: 2005 (RGB)" (PDF/A-2b not available). To create a PDF/A file, select "Printer properties". (If the "Adobe PDF" field is missing, your computer probably only has free Adobe Reader software installed 4). In MS Word or MS PowerPoint in the menu item "File" select the button "Print". If other methods fail because the document is large and complex, you may explicitly specify URLs of hyperlinks in the text and use the Adobe PDF printer (Adobe Distiller).