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Creating PDFs from Word Processing Documents

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II. Creating PDFs from Word Processing Documents Following these step-by-step instructions will enable you use word processing software to produce PDFs that are optimized for display on the Sony® Reader. The first part of the overall process is to create a word processing document with the right dimensions and layout. The second part of the process is to generate a PDF with appropriate settings. Instructions for further enhancing your PDF with links are available in Section V ("Doing More with Adobe® Acrobat"). Microsoft® Word 1. To set document size and margin settings, select File Œ Page Setup. 2. In the Margins tab, check that all units are calculated in terms of inches. (Throughout this instructional document, all measurements are displayed in inches.) 3. If you need to change measurement units to inches, click the "Cancel" button, then select Tools Œ Options. 4. In the General tab, change "Measurement units" to "inches." 5. Click "OK," then navigate once again to File Œ Page Setup. 6. In the Margins tab, set Left, Right, Top and Bottom margins at 0.15". 5

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II.
Creating PDFs from Word Processing Documents
Following these step-by-step instructions will enable you use word processing software to
produce PDFs that are optimized for display on the Sony® Reader. The first part of the
overall process is to create a word processing document with the right dimensions and
layout. The second part of the process is to generate a PDF with appropriate settings.
Instructions for further enhancing your PDF with links are available in Section V (“Doing
More with Adobe® Acrobat”).
Microsoft
®
Word
1.
To set document size and margin settings, select File
Page Setup.
2.
In the Margins tab, check that all units are calculated in terms of inches. (Throughout
this instructional document, all measurements are displayed in inches.)
3.
If you need to change measurement units to inches, click the “Cancel” button, then
select Tools
Options.
4.
In the General tab, change “Measurement units” to “inches.”
5.
Click “OK,” then navigate once again to File
Page Setup.
6.
In the Margins tab, set Left, Right, Top and Bottom margins at 0.15”.