Creating PDF files

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Nitro PDF Professional makes creating PDF documents simple and streamlined. You can quickly convert most common files with one click (including files open in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and convert any other file type just by printing it to PDF.

Convert Microsoft Office to PDF

• Microsoft Word (DOC) to PDF
• Microsoft Excel (XLS) to PDF
• Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) to PDF
• Microsoft Publisher (PUB) to PDF
• Microsoft Visio (VSD) to PDF

Create PDF from any file
Create PDF from screen captures
Create PDF from paper scanner
Create new blank PDF file

Create a batch of PDF files quickly:

For most commonly used file types (see below for the full list), you can convert them to PDF quickly and with a minimal effort. There are a variety of ways to do the conversion, and best of all you can convert more than one file in the one task.

To create a PDF file with one click:

• In the folder that contains the file, left-click the file and drag it on to the Nitro PDF Professional desktop icon.

To convert files to PDF from a folder or the desktop:

1. Open the folder that contains the files you want to convert.
2. Left-click the file you want to select. To select more than one file, hold down CTRL as you left-click.
3. Right-click, and then click Convert To PDF.

To convert files to PDF in Nitro PDF Professional:

1. On the Home tab, in the Convert group, click Create PDF .
2. On the Create PDF dialog, click the Add Files button, and then select the files to convert.
3. In the Make PDF files list do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the document requires high print quality, click Print-ready.
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Office-ready.
• If a small file size is the most important quality, click Web-ready.
4. In the Save PDF to list, select the location you want to save the files to.
5. Click Create.

One-click PDF creation file type support

You can quickly convert most commonly used file types by dragging and dropping them on to the Nitro PDF Professional desktop icon or by opening the Create PDF dialog from the Home tab. Here is the list of currently support file types.

Documents	Graphics
Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)	Bitmap (.BMP)
Microsoft Excel (.XLS, .XLSX)	GIF (.GIF)
Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT, PPTX)	JPEG (.JPG, .JPEG, .JPE)
Microsoft Publisher (.PUB)	JPEG2000 (.JPF, .JP2, .J2K)
Microsoft Visio (.VSD)	PNG (.PNG)
HTML (.HTML, .HTM)	Metafile (.WMF, .EMF)
WordPerfect (.WPD)	TIFF (.TIF, .TIFF)
Rich Text (RTF)
Text (.TXT)

Related info: Nitro Pro Features

PDF creation
PDF editing
Review & annotate PDF
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