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====== PDF Quick Guide ======

**Free Lightweight PDF Reader**: https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/download-free-pdf-viewer.html

===== Merge and Reorganize PDF Documents =====

For an occasional need, you might use this web site for easy merging and reorganizing of PDF pages:

https://www.ilovepdf.com

===== Creating PDF Documents with PDFCreator =====

<note tip>Modern Microsoft Word can edit PDF documents.</note>

We often use the free PDFCreator tool for creating PDF documents without buying an elaborate and expensive PDF authoring tool, such as Adobe Acrobat Pro.

:!:  When we install PDFCreator, we usually **deselect the PDF Architect option** completely.

  * PDFCreator is **free**
  * Create a PDF document from **anything you can print**
  * Simple to use, **just print to the PDFCreator printer device**
  * PDFCreator can **not** edit PDF documents

To create a PDF document, print the document (Word, Excel, whatever) and choose PDFCreator in the printer selection dialog:

{{ :quick_guide:pdfcreator_print_dialog.png?750 |PDFCreator Print Dialog}}

Name the PDF document to be created by filling in the ''Title'' field, then click ''Save'':

{{ :quick_guide:pdfcreator_print_dialog_2.png?350 |PDFCreator Print Dialog #2}}

Choose the destination where the PDF document will be created.  I usually choose ''Desktop''.  Then click ''Save'':

{{ :quick_guide:pdfcreator_print_dialog_3.png?650 |PDFCreator Print Dialog 3}}

The newly created PDF document will appear in your selected location.

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