Creating PDF Files from WordPerfect
Step 1:
Develop the thesis or dissertation file(s) in WordPerfect. If the thesis or dissertation is one file, save it as etd.doc. If the thesis or dissertation consists of multiple files, save the file containing the table of contents as etd.doc 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.wpd" |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | "ch1.wpd" or "intro.wpd" |
| Chapter 2: Materials | "ch2.wpd" or "mat.wpd" |
Save all files associated with the thesis or dissertation in the same folder.
Step 2:
Find a computer with WordPerfect and Adobe Acrobat Distiller installed
(note: you will also need access to the Adobe Acrobat software if you
have multiple files).
- Open the thesis or dissertation file in WordPerfect.
- Under the File menu, select Print.
- Under Current Printer choose the Acrobat printer from the
pull-down menu.
- Now click on the Print button and choose the name and location to
save the PDF file to.
- Click OK.
- Repeat these steps until all of the documents associated with the thesis
or dissertation have been converted to PDF files.
- Close your Word Processor.
Step 3:
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).
