Converting docs to pdfs

Creating PDF documents from Word documents

If you have already created your word document then you don't need to scan the printed document, you can do the following :

Option 1

• Open your document in Word
• Save your document as a web page
• File > Save As, choose Web Page (*.htm; *.html)
  
• Exit word
• Open Adobe Acrobet Reader
• Start > PWF Programs > Utilities > Adobe Acrobat
  
• Open your newly created web page in Acrobat Reader
•  File > Open
• Change Files of type: from Adobe PDG Files (*.pdf) to All files (*.*)
• Select your document from its saved location
• A window entitled 'Download Status' will open giving you information about the conversion process from Word to PDF, once converted your document will open in Acrobat Reader.
• Please note that this method will include file details in the header & footer of the PDF document.
• Save your document

Option 2
This method envolves creating a postscript file which is then converted to PDF format using Acrobat Distiller.

• Open your document in Word
• Create a postscript file
• File > Print, tick the Print to file option in the Print dialogue box and click ok
• Name your file and choose a location to save. Your document will be saved with a PRN extension
• Exit Word
• Open Adobe Acrobat Distiller
• Start > PWF Programs > Utilities > Adobe Acrobat Distiller
• Open your saved PRN file
• Choose a location to save the PDF document

ALWAYS CHECK THE CONTENT OF THE CONVERTED DOCUMENT  

World Lit Canon

Home-Spun Narratives
*Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
*Buddha's Orphans by Samrat Upadhyay

Immigrant Tales
*The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
*Open City by Teju Cole
*There Are No Elders by Austin Clarke
*This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
*That Blackfella Blood Sucka Dance! by D. Bruno Starrs

Note To Self...

Back To School.
Things that worked. Things never to do again.

Cello Concerto in G Major

Move productive time to morning, and laundry, etc, to later in the day. Brain can't function after 4pm. Plan my day. Also, more evenings with fam, not readings for the next day.

Don't trust that the bus driver will arrive on time. Leave lots of time to get to class early.

Bring water, snack, umbrella, gloves, hand sanitizer, mints, kleenex. Even if you think you won't need them.

Headphones on the bus, mandatory.

Do not sit sideways or read on the bus.

If not sure if heading in the right direction, use navigation app/compass.

Not everyone wants you to talk to them.

About Me Blog (World Lit)

What is your major and why did you choose it? I am a junior, majoring in English with an emphasis or minor in Creative and/or Professional Writing. At the end of all that, I plan on getting a certificate to teach secondary education. I choose English because I am absolutely drawn to words! I’m compulsive about editing. I can’t help but count the grammar and spelling errors in everything I read. I choose Creative Writing because I enjoy painting a picture with words. I choose professional writing because… why not? Best job in the world, to write for a living. Lastly, I choose high school English teacher because I want to try to make those classes enjoyable and fun for the students. For every type of personality, for every interest, there is a book. Everyone should love reading. Where have you traveled in the world? In 1997, I lived in a small town near Wiesbaden, Germany, on the Rhine River. My husband was getting his International MBA from Pepperdine in California, and his second year he went to The Business School in Oestrich-Winkel. We lived in Eltville, a town with famous vineyards up on the hills behind the old castle and church. We took walks down by the Rhine River, which borders the south. In the morning, we would walk to the bakery and buy fresh pretzel rolls, called Laugenbroetchen, or just broetchen. Before leaving for Germany, I took a seven-week course on speaking German, which helped a bit. We attend church there, and though I didn’t understand but a few words, the music was lovely. Also, for vacation while in Germany, we traveled to Venice, Florence and Rome, Italy, and Prague, CR. What country would you like to visit and why? I would love to visit Norway. The fjords with small towns look amazing. My husband lived there for two years, and he is passionate when he talks about it. We look forward to taking our kids to Europe, to see where we lived and visited, and to make new memories with them in new places. My son went to Mexico City last summer with his school, and I would love for him to show me around there someday. What area of the world would you like to know more about and why? I am open to learning about any location, really. I enjoy the history (if it is taught by a passionate teacher or tour guide,) the food and the culture. If I had to choose one place, I would love to know more about the regions and small towns of Italy. Walking around the tourist areas of Venice, for instance, is lots of fun, but cutting through back streets and alleys where laundry is hung out the window and children play in the streets holds my attention much longer.

The Danger of the Single Story

This is a fantastic TED talk! I can't wait to read her book, The Thing Around Your Neck. Here's the link:

http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html