Do you have a Pages document but need to export it to a .pdf format? Follow along for how to convert a Pages doc to a PDF on Mac.
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If you have a large PDF and want to edit it in Microsoft Word on your Mac, you must first convert it to DOC or DOCX. You can install a trial version of Adobe.
While Apple’s Pages word processing application is becoming more popular, there are times when you might need to convert a Pages doc to a PDF document (or Microsoft Word doc). Fortunately, Apple has built in a quick and easy way to export Pages documents to other formats.
How to convert Pages doc to PDF on Mac
- Open the Pages doc you’d like to convert
- Click File in the top left corner
- Select Export To → PDF…
- Click Next… in the bottom right corner
- Create a name for your exported doc, and where to save it, click Export
Here’s how the steps looks:
You can click the drop-down option next to Image Quality to choose another option and also opt to require a password by clicking the checkbox shown below. Choose Next as shown when you’re ready to convert your document.
Choose a name for the file you’re exporting and where you’d like to save it.
That’s it!
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