PDF - what is it? Explained in a simple and understandable way

Many documents are created as PDF files. In this practical tip, we explain what exactly a "PDF" file is and how you can create such a file yourself.

PDF - what is it? It is explained here

• PDF is the abbreviation for "Portable Document Format" and was developed in 1993 by the company Adobe System as a platform-independent file format.
• PDF documents can be opened on all computers. Therefore, PDF has established itself as a fixed size among the file formats.
• A PDF document can be created from text and images. At the same time, the layout in the PDF document that the author used when creating it is retained. As a result, the PDF looks the same on every computer system. As a rule, it is therefore not so easy to edit a PDF file.
• For this reason, most documents from authorities and companies are sent as PDF files by email.
• If you want to open a PDF document, you need a suitable program, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can find more information in the video.

In the next article, we'll explain how to save a Word file as a PDF.