I quickly realized I told you where to get the tools, but not how to do the conversion. PDF995 and PDFWriter are actually drivers which "print" your document to a PDF file. So, to convert the document to PDF, you will need to install a converter (see previous response for several options). Then, print your document to the "printer" you just installed. You will be prompted to save the new file with a PDF extension. In order to preview your new PDF file, you will need a reader (Acrobat Reader is free: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html). If you need any help with the install or conversion process, post back. HTH, Candi >>> cthomas@xxxxxxx 06/08/04 12:05PM >>> If you only need to convert this document and won't need added functionality in the future, I recommend PDF995 (http://www.pdf995.com/). It's a free converter. The only general downside I can see is that it routinely creates larger files than Adobe Acrobat PDFWriter. If you want to invest some money, check out the full Adobe Acrobat (www.adobe.com). There appears to be a free 30 day tryout of Acrobat 6 (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/tryout.html). HTH, Candi ********** I am taking a Word document to a graphic designer to be printed. He says I should put it into a pdf format. Can someone please tell me how to do it? ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************