Tutorials

Save as PDF

Learn how to save your Illustrator document as a PDF for sharing and printing.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Sample file to practice

What you learned: Save as PDF

  • PDF is a file format that captures your document and makes it easy to view and exchange it outside of Illustrator. The PDF looks just like your Illustrator document so anyone with a free PDF reader can view it.
  • To save as PDF, choose File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box, change the name of the file, choose Adobe PDF for the format, and click Save. In the Save Adobe PDF dialog box, click Save PDF to create the PDF.