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Tips for Submitting Your Evidence as PDF Files
for Mac 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
Mac users can create PDFs directly from the operating system. To create a PDF:
1. Open your file and click “File” from the menu bar and select the “Print”
option.
2. Click the “PDF” drop-down menu button and select “Save as PDF…”.
3. Save as you normally would.
Combining Multiple PDFs into a Single PDF
To combine multiple PDFs into a single file using Preview:
1. Open the PDFs you want to combine.
2. Click on the drop-down menu in the upper-left corner and select
“Thumbnails” on each PDF.
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A tray will open on the left-hand side of Preview, showing you the
individual pages of your PDFs.
3. Select the thumbnails of the PDF that you want to combine from one file—
use Command-A to select them all at once—and then drag these
thumbnails pages onto the thumbnails of the other PDF.
4. Save as you normally would.
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Merging PDF Files – Mac OS X Lion
If you have multiple files to merge and have Mac OS X Lion:
1. From “Finder,” select and click all the PDFs you want to combine. They
will all open in “Preview.”
2. Click the “File” drop-down menu.
3. Click the “Print” drop-down menu.
4. In the lower left-hand corner, click the arrow next to “PDF.”
5. Click “Save to PDF.”
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.
