Getting Your Documents Into PDF Format
From a Web Page- Go to your document (online transcript, letter of recommendation, etc) in your web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox).
Note: If you're submitting a transcript, please make sure all your grades appear on the same page. - Save the page to a file on your computer (i.e. File->Save As)
- Make sure to change the "Save as type:" to "Web Page, HTML Only (*.htm, *.html)
- Now you have a digital file of your document (ends in ".html"), follow the instructions in the section below to convert this to PDF using Adobe's "Create PDF Online" service.
If you already have a file containing your document saved on your computer, try these instructions to convert your file to PDF using Adobe's "Create PDF Online" service.
- Go to the Adobe PDF Online website (opens in a new window)
- Sign up for a free trial account (the "Get a trial account" link on the right-hand side of the page) or sign in if you already have an account
- Choose the "Convert a File" once you've signed up
- [Read and] accept to the terms of use
- Select the file containing your document and upload it to Adobe's service
- On the "Conversion Settings" page, change "(3) Delivery Method" to "Wait for PDF conversion in Browser"
- Click the "Create PDF!" button
- Do not close the browser. Wait for it. It may take a few minutes to complete.
- Click the "View PDF!" button to open your new file and ensure a successful conversion.
- When the new file is open in Adobe Reader (or other PDF reader), click the "Save" icon on the toolbar to save the new file to your computer.
If you can only get access to a paper version of your document, you must use an scanner to convert it to a digital file. Many scanners offer the ability to save the digitial file directly in PDF format.
If your scanner does not let you create a PDF, save the digital file as an image (.JPG, .TIF, etc). Then, follow the instructions in the above section to convert this to PDF using Adobe's "Create PDF Online" service.
Alternative ResourcesIf the Adobe website doesn't work for you, please feel free to use Zamzar.com or PrimoPDF to convert your documents into PDF. Both websites offer further instructions to convert your documents using their services.