How To Convert a Word doc to a .pdf

Certain applications, like Canvas, only accept .pdf files for upload. This article explains how to save a MS Office Word document as a .pdf.

Instructions

From the Word doc:

1. In the upper left corner, click File

   Open

   

2. Click Save As

   Open

   

3. Choose a destination for the save.
   
   NOTE:
   SU ITS recommends always saving to your Seattle University OneDrive, but you can save to locations on your computer as well.

4. Name your document by typing into the box at the top in the middle that reads Enter file name here

5. Click on the box below that reads Word Document (*.docx) and choose PDF (*.pdf)

    

6. Click Save to the right of the two boxes you just used

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