In Microsoft Word 2007 onwards, Nitro PDF appears as a tab in the Word ribbon, allowing you to quickly create PDF files and change your conversions settings with just a few clicks.
How to create a PDF:
- Select your desired PDF settings from the Nitro Pro tab.
- Click either the Create PDF or Create PDF and Email button.
![Word Create.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/d9f5d0f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/823x139+0+0/resize/800x135!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fae%2Ffed4ba304062908010e2b80ebdb3%2Fword-create.png)
How to create a secure PDF:
- In the Nitro Pro tab, from the Creation panel, select the Apply Security checkbox.
- Click Create PDF or Create PDF and Email.
- In the Create Secure PDF window, choose your desired security options and then click Create.
![Word Security.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/1e1051d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/823x139+0+0/resize/800x135!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7a%2F92%2F8ef6cc584c2683db3e4cbf17a740%2Fword-security.png)
How to create a PDF/A-1b compliant PDF:
- In the Nitro Pro tab, from the Creation panel, select the PDF/A-1b compliance checkbox.
- Click Create PDF or Create PDF and Email.
![Word PDFA.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/a91934c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/823x139+0+0/resize/800x135!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F14%2F98%2F7769596c462a9f3df2f0ce4a9b25%2Fword-pdfa.png)
Note: Due to PDF/A compliance requirements, you cannot create a PDF/A file with security.
How to change your PDF conversion settings:
- Click Advanced.
- In the Settings, Optimization and View tabs, select the desired options.
- Click OK.
![Word Advanced.png](https://resources.gonitro.com/dims4/default/3b3ad9a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1233x832+0+0/resize/800x540!/format/jpg/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnitro-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fbd%2F7a%2Fb8b1aec44641b679ea881d33886a%2Fword-advanced.png)