CONVERTING A WORD DOCUMENT TO A SEARCHABLE PDF
1) Open your document in Microsoft Word.
2) Click on File.
3) Choose “Save as.”
4) Choose the correct file folder you want the
document to be saved in and then click on the drop
down arrow under “Save as type:”
5) Choose “pdf” and then click “save.”
6) Once you hit “save” your document will convert to a
pdf and automatically save in the folder you
selected.
7) Double click on the pdf you just created to open
the document.
8) The document should be searchable. You can test
this by pressing “control” “f” on your keyboard. A
search box will pop up. Type in a word that is in
your document and hit enter. The program will
search for that word and the word will highlight
within your document.
