Saving and Exporting a Word document as a PDF file
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With Microsoft Office, you are able to save and export regular word documents as PDF files.
1. With the document that you want to export/save as a PDF open, select "File" from the ribbon in the top left corner
2. Select "Export" option that appears along the left-hand side
3. Then select "Create PDF/XPS Document" in the center of the screen
4. Choose a folder to export the PDF
5. Type a name for the document and select "Publish"
Now you can navigate to the folder where you saved the PDF document will open as a PDF file, instead of a regular Word document.