Convert your newsletter document to Adobe PDF format
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If your local chapter publishes a newsletter in a digital document format such as Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format, we'd be happy to post it under your local chapter listing on our Regional SWPC Chapters page. Simply attach it to an e-mail we will post it with your local chapter listing below. Send your e-mail with attachment to: webadmin@shortwing.org
Next to Microsoft Word format, Adobe Acrobat (PDF) is our digital document format of choice. Chances are, you may already have the necessary tools to convert your newsletter into an Adobe Acrobat PDF document that can be viewed or printed by anyone with the free Adobe Reader utility. See below for free conversion tool options for various newsletter authoring programs.
Microsoft Office 2007 (Microsoft Word 2007)
If you are using Microsoft Word 2007 (or newer), you've already got the necessary tools. Ever since the Office 2007 version which was concurrent with Windows XP, Microsoft Word has had the built-in ability to export your Word docs as Adobe PDF files.Here's Microsoft's help page about exporting as a PDF file from Word or any other Office 2007 program:
Microsoft Help: "Save a file in PDF format"
If your version of Microsoft Office has no PDF export capability, Microsoft provides a PDF Export "Add-in" for Office. Once you install it, you will be able to create a PDF file from any program in the Microsoft Office suite (Word document, Excel spreadsheet, Outlook e-mail message) just as simply as printing a page. It will also provide the option to send your PDF as an e-mail attachment from any Office program.
Download: Microsoft's PDF Export "Add-in" for Office
Free Online PDF Conversion tools for non-Microsoft programs
Doc2PDF:
Free online service that lets you create PDF files over the Internet. No software installation necessary. I have not used this service but it's supposed to work with Word docs older than Office 2007.
www.doc2pdf.net
ADOBE.COM
Sign-up for a free trial from Adobe, that lets you create up to 5 PDF documents using their online tool. It converts documents from most any program, not just Microsoft programs:
Adobe.com Free Trial sign-up
PDF Conversion on the Macintosh
If you are using a Macintosh with the OS X operating system, PDF documents are a native file format. You should be able to create a PDF document from any file made in virtually any program on your computer. You'll find the "Save as PDF" option on the Print panel when you choose the Print command from any program.
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