Adobe PDF documents are one of the easiest and secure ways of sending business documents over the Internet, however you cannot create them easily by default using Microsoft Word.
Why use PDFs?
PDF documents can be secured using encryption or passwords, they are also lightweight (as they are compressed) and they can be quickly and easily created. By far the greatest advantage of printing a Word document to PDF is that if you track changes to documents they cannot be viewed by the recipient (this has been known to cause embarrassment in large organisations).
How do I Print to PDF?
To print to PDF using Microsoft Word you need to install a PDF Printer, my favourite is CutePDF Writer. Simply download and install the CutePDF software and then open Microsoft Word and print the document selecting CutePDF from the printer dropdown menu.
