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2.1. Save as PDF and Saving Web Receipts

Saving as PDF and Saving a Web Receipt

Saving a document (Word, Excel, email, webpage, etc)  as a PDF is very easy to do using Mac OS X.   
*  Go to FILE and select PRINT
*  Choose the PDF button on the bottom left corner of your Print Dialogue box.
*  Choose "Save As PDF"
*  Type the name you wish to call your document and select where you wish to save the PDF.

TIP:  The most important step!   If this is a Word or Excel document, save it within that application first!  Not doing so will force you to recreate the original if there are future changes to be made.  PDF files cannot be edited.

Now, you purchase a plane ticket or a book from Amazon.com online and want to save your receipt and/or confirmation page.    But are always searching for that receipt somewhere on your computer.    Let's change that! 

*  At the receipt or confirmation page, go to the FILE menu and choose PRINT.
*  Again, select the PDF button.
*  This time, choose "Save PDF to Web Receipts Folder" 
*  Now all receipts that you save this way can be found in one location within your HomeFolder/Documents/Web Receipts