The PDF format is commonly used to distribute documents to other people, and can be viewed on the vast majority of computers. PDF files cannot be edited, so your document is protected from alterations.
To output a copy of a document as a PDF file:
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Open your document and click (normally found under → ).
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On the General tab, select the printer named Print to File from the list.
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Several options should appear beneath the list of printers. Select PDF as the Output Format and choose a filename and location for the PDF file.
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Press . A PDF file will be created in the location that you specified.
The procedure above will work in almost all programs on Ubuntu. In OpenOffice, however, the procedure is different:
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Open your document in OpenOffice and press → .
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In the window that appears, click .
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Choose a filename and location to save the PDF file and click .
