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title: Creating a PDF
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createdAt: 2025-04-15T17:17:23.104Z
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Find information on PDF creation, file setup, preferences, optimization, and printing within the application's menu options.

### [Create a file](docId\:KI3WO9b6UxMqH3M66tnk2) 

To create PDF files, multiple options are available under both the <font color="#ff0000">**FILE**</font> and <font color="#ff0000">**CREATE**</font> tabs. Each menu provides several methods for creating a PDF.

### [Preferences](docId\:yxuFPwlOwZm1xfhatr2AZ)&#x20;

Reference options within the Preferences menu.

### [Optimize, Flatten, Split, Extract](docId\:dF6YFAEvsS-aHSlBwJxEj)&#x20;

Methods to optimize or reduce file size include flattening the document, splitting the file into smaller documents, or extracting selected pages.

### [Printing](docId\:lp5DAbb9MkTDvhf7ogvwm)&#x20;

Basic printing of the PDF.