Help me to make this Word Document look good when I submit it...

Well, it’s pretty straight forward. I need the ability to submit a word document to a company asking for sponsorship, so obviously I would like it to be read only or locked in. I know this is possible with Word documents, but the problem with that annoying “read mode” is that it totally switches up the formatting of the document. I guess a PDF file would be nice, but I cannot go run out and buy Adobe Acrobat right now.

So, what should I do to make a professional, read-only impression on the companies which I beg from? Incedentally, does anyone out there want to sponsor a cycling team?

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There are tools that produce PDFs without having to buy Acrobat, might even be some free ones out there.

Open Office will read your Word document and convert it to PDF. Free.

Can’t ask for more than that.