TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

1 min

How to create PDFs from text and image files

Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat to convert different file formats into PDF documents.

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What you’ll learn

Convert a file into a PDF

You can use the Create a PDF tool to convert text documents, images, presentations, or spreadsheets into PDFs.

Supported file formats

Most file formats are supported, including Word documents (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint presentations (.ppt, .pptx), Rich Text files (.txt, .rtf), images (.jpeg, .png), as well as Photoshop (.psd), Illustrator (.ai), and InDesign (.indd) files.


Instruction by

Sarah John

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24 June 2025

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