# Export PDF

## What is PDF?

**PDF**, or **Portable Document Format**, is a universal file format that preserves the layout, fonts, and images of a document, ensuring it appears the same on any device or operating system. It is a secure and reliable way to share documents, can contain various types of content like text, images, forms, audio, and video, and is an open standard maintained by the ISO. 

## Export a Course as PDF

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{% stepper %}
{% step %}
[Open a Project](https://help.parta.io/project/set-a-project/manage-a-project)  and go to the **Export** tab.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select **PDF**.

A new window will appear.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select **PDF format** option from the drop-down menu:

* Standard (best for printing);
* Each section as a page;
* Each block as a page.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Content to publish** to show the list of sections included in an exported course.

{% hint style="warning" %}
[Exclude a section](https://help.parta.io/export-a-course#exclude-from-export) from the export at the **Contents** tab.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click the **Export** button.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}