3 Methods to Create PDF Files without Using Adobe Acrobat

PDF is the format which is most common to save and share data and information. People prefer to use PDF format because of its high security, so that they can protect the authorities and copyright of the information. It is believed that a good number of people know about this file format. But, how to create PDF files? Adobe Acrobat is undoubtedly a professional software program available for creating PDF files. However, its price is very high for personal or individual use. Thus, in this article, we are describing some ways to create PDFs without the help of Adobe Acrobat. These methods can be compared and best one can be selected according to the requirements of the situation.

Method 1 - Creation of PDF Files Using SaveAsPDF

Save-As-PDF is a plug-in which is released by Microsoft and is available free of charge to the users. The users can search for it & download it from the official website of Microsoft. After downloading this program, the user can import the file to be converted to PDF to the program & select ‘Save as PDF’ so as to create a copy of the file and save it as PDF. If some editing has to be done in the PDF file, edit the original file and ‘Save as PDF’ again. This plug-in will create PDFs from only Microsoft files.

Method 2 – Creation of PDF Files Using Google Docs

Google Docs is an online free spreadsheet and word processor that helps the users to share their documents on the web. The program requires registration with Google (i.e. a Google account has to be opened) to enable users create PDF files.

The above two methods cannot create PDFs from all types of printable files. Thus, to create PDFs from printable files along with other types of files such as image files or text files, people can use an easy and simple PDF creator application. Such applications are available on the internet at affordable prices.

Method 3 – Creation of PDF Files Using PDF Creation Software

A good PDF creating application has a simple and a friendly interface that enables the users to make PDF files easily. Secondly, a good application has the feature of batch conversion, which means the user can create multiple PDF files simultaneously. If the user is worried about securing the contents in the PDF file, he/she can protect it by using 40-bit or 128-bit encryption algorithms. The user can even set password to make the file inaccessible to others. If one uses a PDF creator, he/she can also personalize PDF files by adding watermarks on them.

These 3 methods are easy to follow and are very useful in creating PDF files without the help of expensive Adobe Acrobat. Compare these methods and find out the best as per the needs. 

How To Create PDF Files With A PDF Creator?

PDF is the non-editable computer application which is used to manage a large amount of data across different platforms.  This format helps to render the perfect presentation of the files. People can convert their files from Word or other formats to PDF with the help of a PDF creator application that can be handled easily by even an inexperienced user. This will help to attain a high level of security for the content of the files, because PDF files can be protected by passwords. It is practically good to create PDF to protect the files from being copied or tampered. Here are the steps to create PDF files with PDF creators.

Steps

1. Download the PDF creator. Download a good quality PDF printer/creator application to your PC. A good application usually takes less than 5 minutes to download.

2. Install it. Run setup file of PDF printer to install it. This step will hardly take 1 or 2 minutes.

3. Check File > Print dialog. As soon as the PDF printer is installed on the PC, a virtual printer (or you can say a fake printer) will be shown in the list of printers inside File > Print dialog.

4. Restart the system. Few PDF creators require the user to restart the system after installation. If this is the case, restart the system. If restart is not required, move on to the next step.

5. Open any application which allows printing. Open an application such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. which allows printing of files. The PDF printer/creator can create PDF files from only Windows-printable files.

6. Choose file and print. Open the file which has to be converted to PDF. Choose ‘Print’ option and select the installed PDF printer from the list of available printers. This will create a PDF file from the Windows-printable file, instead of printing it.

Tips

• Some applications print files to default printer when ‘Print’ button is clicked. Thus, choose File > Print, so that installed PDF printer can be chosen from the list.
• Always save original file at the time of creating PDF. This enables the user to create PDF again in case there is some mistake.
• Check ‘advanced’ options of Print dialog to set paper size, margins and other things.
• Always buy PDF creator after going through its free trial. Don’t buy the application which does not offer free trial.