Saving a Document as a PDF in Mac OS X

You don’t need special software to create PDF files in Mac OS X. Apple has included tools to help you create PDFs from virtually any program.

To create a PDF file in Mac OS X, follow these simple steps:

1. Open the file you would like to save as a PDF in the appropriate program

2. Click File>>Print

3. In the Print dialog box, click PDF

4. A menu will appear, giving you a number of options for your PDF file

5. In most cases, you will want to select Save as PDF

6. In the dialog box that opens, name your PDF file. You can also specify information about the document such as author and keywords

7. Click Security Options if you would like to password protect your PDF document or place restrictions on copying portions

8. Click Save