Creating a PDF from a Word file used to be an expensive proposition. You had to either buy a third-party application such as Adobe Acrobat or install plug-ins and ...

It's a common need to want to save and export a Microsoft Word document as a different file type. Fortunately, you can use Microsoft Word to export documents in a variety of file types, including PDF.

Open the desired Word document in Microsoft Word and click on the "File" menu heading at the top-left corner of the menu bar. Select the "Save As" option and type a name for the file in the designated ...