Tips for Submitting Your Evidence as PDF Files for Microsoft Word

Tips for Submitting Your Evidence as PDF Files

for Microsoft Word

®

Users

Follow the instructions below to convert a word processing file to a PDF and to

combine multiple PDFs into a single file.

Creating PDFs

Creating a PDF Using Microsoft Word 2007

1. Open your Microsoft Word file, click “File” from the menu bar and select

the “Save As” option.

2. Click the “Save as type” drop-down menu and scroll down to select

“PDF *.pdf).”

3. Save the PDF as you normally would.

Creating a PDF Using Microsoft Word 2010 or Later

1. Open your Microsoft Word file and Choose “File” > “Export” > “Create

PDF/XPS.”

2. In the “Save Adobe PDF File As” dialog box, save the file as you normally

would.

Combining Multiple PDFs into a Single PDF

You may need to download a tool to combine individual PDF documents into a

single PDF.

Follow these instructions to download and run this free software tool:

1. Visit http://pdfbinder.en.softonic.com/ and follow the instructions to

download PDFBinder. Note that you should perform a Custom Installation

to avoid installing additional software.

Please note that links to third-party software are provided by Pearson as a

courtesy and do not constitute an endorsement of any third-party

products or services you may access. If you do access a third-party site

and/or software, you do so at your own risk.

2. Open PDFBinder and click the “Add file…” button to identify the PDFs you

want to bind.

3. Change the order of your PDFs by using the arrow buttons in the menu

bar.

4. Click “Bind” and wait for the process to complete.

5. Rename the new PDF and save.

Additional Resources

Please visit www.nbpts.org/national-board-certification/candidate-

center/eportfolio-submission for other helpful resources, including technical

guides, video tutorials, and Frequently Asked Questions.