Creating PDF Files from HTML
Step 1:
Develop the thesis or dissertation file(s). If the thesis or dissertation is one file, save it as etd.html. If the thesis or dissertation consists of multiple files, save the file containing the table of contents as etd.html and save all of the other files using short, lowercase names.
One example might be:
| Contents | File Name |
| Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents | "etd.html" |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | "ch1.html" or "intro.html" |
| Chapter 2: Materials | "ch2.html" or "mat.html" |
Save all files associated with the thesis or dissertation in the same folder.
Step 2:
Find a computer with a Web browser and Adobe Acrobat Distiller installed
(note: you will also need access to the Adobe Acrobat software if you
have multiple files).
Step 3:
Open the HTML file in the Web browser. Under the File menu select Print. You should see a window similar to this one:
Step 4:
Select the Acrobat Printer from the pull-down list of printers and click OK. In the window that appears, choose the file name (etd.pdf) and the location you want to save the PDF file to. Click OK.
Another window will open that allows you to enter related document information:
You may want to read Help with Keywords if you are
going to fill in the Keywords section. When you are finished in this
window, click OK.
Step 5:
Repeat these steps until all the HTML files associated with the thesis or dissertation have been converted to PDF.
Step 6:
Open your PDF file(s) using Acrobat Reader (available for free from Adobe's Web site) and review the file(s) carefully for mistakes.
If you have multiple PDF files you will need to create links or bookmarks
to them (using Acrobat ) from your etd.pdf file before you submit them
online (see Creating Links or Bookmarks in a PDF File)
or you can combine them into one PDF file for submission (see Combining
Multiple PDF Files).
