Creating PDF Files
The following instructions were developed in a Windows NT 4.0 operating system, using a particular version of the programs listed, and therefore may have aspects that are specific to that operating system or program. We realize that there are a variety of other programs and operating systems available for creating a thesis or dissertation and converting it to PDF. If you need help creating and submitting an electronic thesis or dissertation and do not find the answers on this page or the ETD Web site, please contact the Graduate School Webmaster via email or by phone 919.515.1997
Word
to PDF (MS Word 2000)
Word
to PDF (MS Word 97)
WordPerfect
to PDF (Corel WordPerfect 8)
LaTeX
to PDF (Platform: HP, Solaris)
HTML
to PDF
Using
a PostScript Printer and Acrobat Distiller for higher quality