Quickly Create a PDF
This quick tip is something that has been around a long time in Mac OS X, but I still meet people who don’t know about it, and it is too handy let it go unmentioned.
If you have a document that you need to share with someone who cannot (or should not) open the original file, then you can quickly create a PDF document from the print dialog.

- Open the document
- Choose File > Print or Command-P
- In the dialog click the PDF menu button in the bottom left
- Choose Save as PDF…
- Save the file normally in the Save Dialog
You can then use the document as you would any other PDF file: print, email, even use Adobe Acrobat Pro to secure it and enter metadata.
