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print these files. In Windows 10, they open up in the Edge browser, for your

perusing pleasure.

In fact, in Windows 10, you can turn any document (in any program with a
Print command) into a PDF file—a trick that once required a $250 program
called Adobe Acrobat Distiller.

Why would you want to create a PDF? Consider these advantages:

Other people see your layout. When you distribute a PDF file,

other people see precisely the same fonts, colors, page design, and
other elements you put in your original document. And here’s the

kicker: They get to see all this even if they don’t have the fonts or
the software you used to create the document.

It’s universal. PDF files are very common in the Windows, Mac,

Unix/Linux, and even smartphone worlds. When you create a PDF
file, you can distribute it (by email, for example) without worrying
about what kinds of computers your correspondents are using.

It has very high resolution. PDF files print at the maximum
quality of any printer. A PDF file prints great both on cheapo

inkjets and on high-quality image-setting gear at professional print
shops. (Right now you’re looking at a PDF file that was printed at
a publishing plant.)

You can search it. A PDF file may look like a captured graphic,
but behind the scenes, its text is still text; the Search feature can

find a word in a PDF haystack in a matter of seconds. That’s an
especially handy feature when you work with electronic software
manuals in PDF format.

Opening PDF Files

There’s nothing to opening a PDF file: Just double-click it. Edge takes over
from there and opens the PDF file on your screen. You can scroll through it,

change the background or type, have it read out loud, or zoom in and out