Part three - Compatibility (in which we discover how to use common ground, courtesy of Adobe)
In some situations, it might make sense to send someone a file in a format that will showcase the hard work and dedication you have put into creating your document. In this particular scenario, you can choose to save your document as a PDF file, which will display and print the same across any platform, as you intended it to be. Please note: this functionality is built into Mac OS X…for Windows, you need a full copy of Adobe Acrobat installed or one of the applications listed at the end of this article.

When you are done with your document, click the ‘File -> Print’ menu.

As in the screenshot below, click the ‘PDF’ button on the bottom left of the dialog.

Choose ‘Save as PDF’…you will then see the dialog named ‘Save’.

Uncheck the ‘Hide extension’ box.

Note the addition of the ‘.pdf’ extension in the filename text area.

Save the file somewhere memorable, such as ‘Documents’ or ‘Desktop’.

Attach the file to an outbound email.

Call it a day and head for the couch!

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