PDF is the cross-platform standard for electronic document distribution. Refer to the ETD Format Guidelines Manual for details on PDF requirements. It is your responsibility as the author to completely review the PDF document for conversion accuracy, and to adhere to requirements for the electronic version.

When your thesis or dissertation is complete and revisions have been made to the document, you will need to convert your word processing document to Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF) in order to submit your file electronically to the University of Pittsburgh’s institutional repository, at.