To create PDF's using the Print Option from an application:

1. Open your application (Word, Excel or Powerpoint) and create a new document or open an existing document.
2. Choose File, Print.
3. Choose Acrobat Distiller from the list of printers, enter any other print options, and click Print or OK. You can choose the Acrobat PDF Writer option if the document is mostly text.
4. A "Save PDF File" dialog box will appear. Save the document on your hard drive or a network drive.

To create PDF's within Word:

To create PDF documents within Word, you can use the above Print option or the following two options. Due to a known issue with Adobe Acrobat, you can only save the PDF document on your C drive when using the two options below.

Use the Adobe Icon:

1. Open Word and create a new document or open an existing document.
2. Click the Convert to Adobe PDF icon:
3. You will be prompted to save the PDF document. Save it to your C drive. You can copy it to a network drive after the process is complete.

Use the Adobe Menu:

1. Open Word and create a new document or open an existing document.
2. Choose Acrobat from the Menu bar.
3. Click Convert to Adobe PDF.
4. You will be prompted to save the PDF document. Save it to your C drive. You can copy it to a network drive after the process is complete.