Writer Guide

Exporting to PDF
OpenOffice.org can export documents to PDF (Portable Document
Format). This industry-standard file format for file viewing is ideal for
sending the file to someone else to view using Acrobat Reader or other
PDF viewers. Unlike exporting to other formats, PDF documents will
look exactly as the document appears on your screen. The only
limitation of PDF is that the recipient will not be able to edit the
document.
Quick export to PDF
Click the Export Directly as PDF icon to export the entire
document using the default PDF settings. You are asked to enter the
file name and location for the PDF file, but you do not get a chance to
choose a page range, the image compression, or other options.
Controlling PDF content and quality
For more control over the content and quality of the resulting PDF, use
File > Export as PDF. The PDF Options dialog box opens. This dialog
box has five pages (General, Initial View, User Interface, Links, and
Security). Make your selections, and then click Export. Then you are
asked to enter the location and file name of the PDF to be created, and
click Save to export the file.
General page of PDF Options dialog box
On the General page (Figure 158), you can choose which document
pages to include in the PDF, the type of compression to use for images
(which affects the quality of images in the PDF), and other options.
Range section
• All: Exports the entire document.
• Pages: To export a range of pages, use the format 3-6 (pages 3 to
6). To export single pages, use the format 7;9;11 (pages 7, 9, and
11). You can also export a combination of page ranges and single
pages, by using a format like 3-6;8;10;12.
• Selection: Exports whatever material is selected.
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