Download PDF files

What is a PDF?
Question…
 Does everyone own a Mac computer?
 Does everyone own the same
programs/applications on their computers?
 Does everyone have the same fonts on their
computers?
 How can we share information if we do not have
the same computers and/or applications?
PDF
Portable Document Format
PDF
 Almost 20 years ago, Adobe developed this
universal file format
 Captures information from any application
 Allows viewing of information on any
computer system
How can PDFs be created?
 Print to a PDF from the print menu
--OR- Export to a PDF from the file menu
PDFs…
 Are all PDFs created the same?
 Why might there be a need for different
levels of quality in a PDF?
 Example of choices:
 Smallest File Size
 High Quality Print
View and Edit PDFs
 Acrobat Reader - allows viewing only and
limited commenting
 Acrobat - allows viewing, editing, and
applying security
 Illustrator - not the most reliable, but can
open pdf files, one page at a time.
PDF
 How are they beneficial in schools, business
and home?
 Why would you want to create a digital
portfolio using this file format?
 Who created PDFs?
 What does PDF stand for?