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(using the Zoom commands in the menu). See “Edge as PDF (and

Ebook) Reader” for more on Edge’s PDF mode.

Creating PDF Files

Opening, schmopening—what’s really exciting in Windows 10 is the ability
to create your own PDF files.

Just use the standard Print command as you always do—but in the spot
where you’d specify which printer you want to use, choose Microsoft Print
to PDF; see Figure 13-6.

Note

All right, technically Windows alone creates screen-optimized PDF files: compact, easy-to-email
files that look good onscreen but don’t have high enough resolution for professional printing. For
high-end purposes and more optimization for specific uses (web, fancy press machines, and so
on), you still need a program like Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, or InDesign.

Figure 13-6. A great feature of Windows 10: You can turn any document—anything you can print to
paper—into an electronic PDF file, for easy distribution to anyone with any kind of computer.
Just choose “Microsoft Print to PDF” as the printer, as shown here, and then hit Print.