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<h1 id="pdr-docs-how-to-convert-a-file-to-pdf">PDR: Docs: How to convert a file to PDF</h1>
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<p>For some of the lab deliverables, you will need to submit a PDF file. You can edit this in any editor of your choice, as long as the file that you submit is a PDF. There are a number of free ways to convert your file.</p>
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<li>Use <a href="https://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a>, or a similar online document editor, that can export to PDF</li>
<li>Use <a href="http://www.libreoffice.org/">LibreOffice</a>, which is free software, and is similar to Microsoft Office. To export to a PDF choose File -&gt; Export As PDF. Both install on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.</li>
<li>You can install a free utility called <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/">PDFCreator</a>, which will install a printer entry on your machine that will all you to print to a PDF file.</li>
<li>You can use free online PDF conversion tools, such as <a href="http://www.freepdfconvert.com/">Free PDF Convert</a> to convert it for you</li>
<li>Under Linux, you can print directly to a file - just be sure to choose PDF as the file format, not PS</li>
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