Converting Word Documents to PDF on Macintosh

Install Adobe Acrobat on your Mac. (Opens in a new window)

The first time you convert to PDF you need to do the following:

• From the Chooser click on the "AdbodePS" icon the upper left corner.

• Open the Microsoft Word document.
  
  
• From the File menu choose Print.
  
  
• A dialogue box will open. Be sure the settings match those below:

• Click Save. Note: It may take a few minutes to convert to PDF.

After the conversion process is complete, the PDF file will open. Check to be sure it looks exactly as you intended.

If you need to make changes you can either return to the original Microsoft Word file, make the changes and convert to PDF again or you can use Adobe Acrobat to edit the file.

Then upload the syllabus to Classes.

Once you have completed the above steps the icon will appear on your desktop.

Now, to create PDF documents simply drag and drop the Word file onto the icon: