As save in PDF

Files in PDF format, it is well known, are the most widespread, especially as regards the distribution of textual documents that do not require changes. Well aware of all this and need to save your files in the format in question so that you can share them with other users more easily, you therefore rushed to the Web in search of some tutorials that would explain how to do it and you ended up here, on mine site, hoping to receive info about it.

How do you say? Things are exactly like this and you would like to understand if I can answer your question: how do I save in PDF? Of course yes, that was exactly what I intended to do today. If you allow me a few minutes of your precious time as well as a minimum of your attention, I will in fact illustrate, in detail, how to save any type of file in the format in question, both from computer (Windows and Mac) and from mobile ( Android and iOS) as well as acting directly via the Web, without having to download and use absolutely anything on your devices and regardless of the platform in use.

Then? How about putting the chatter aside and finally getting to the heart of the matter? Yes? Great. So I suggest not wasting any more time and starting immediately to focus on what to do. I am sure that in the end you will be able to tell yourself very happy and satisfied with what you have learned and that even in case of need you will be ready to provide useful advice to all your friends in need of receiving a similar tip. Let it bet?

Index

• Save to PDF from computer
  • Windows
  • Mac
• Save to PDF from smartphones and tablets
  • Android
  • iOS
• Save to PDF from the web

Save to PDF from computer

First of all, let’s try to understand how to save any document in PDF from a computer, Windows or Mac. To do this, I’ll advance it straight away, just take advantage of a virtual printer or the special save / export function included in almost all programs used for word processing and image viewing. To find out already, continue reading, you will find all the relevant information below.

Windows

If what you are using is a PC with Windows 10 installed and if you are wondering “how do I save in PDF?” I am happy to announce that you can use the aforementioned virtual printer included “as standard”.

To use it, open the document, web page or whatever else you want to print in PDF, call up the print command from the File menu , select  Microsoft Print to PDF  or  Save as PDF as printer in the window you see and start the procedure print by clicking on the appropriate button then indicate the folder in which you want to save your PDF and that’s it.

If, on the other hand, what you are using is a computer running a version of Windows prior to 10, I’m sorry to tell you but… the virtual printer is not included in the system. Nevertheless, you can succeed in your intent by downloading doPDF , a free third-party program used precisely for the purpose in question.

To download it, connected to  the program’s website , click on the Download from FileForum link   on the right and then on the Download now item   on the page you see appear.

When the download is complete, start the dopdf-full.exe file   and, in the window that appears on the desktop, click first on the Install now button and then on Yes . If you don’t want to install the add-in for Microsoft Office that allows you to speed up access to doPDF from Word, Excel, etc. but that is not essential for exporting documents to PDF, please remove the check from the item  Install add-in for Microsoft Office . Then click on Close to complete the setup.

Then open the web page, document or whatever else you want to save as PDF, call the print command from the File menu and select  doPDF from the list of available printers.

Then click on the Browse button  in the window you see appear to select the folder in which to save the file, indicate the file quality of the document and click on the OK button . Et voila !

Virtual print separately, as I told you a few lines above, almost all word processing software and some image viewers integrate a special command to save / export open files in PDF.

Usually just click on the item in the upper left part of the program window, select Save as or Export , choose the option to create a PDF file, indicate the location in which to store the document and confirm the choice made. For example, in Microsoft Word , just click the File button , go to Export in the sidebar, select  Create PDF / XPS , choose the folder to export the PDF to and click Publish .

Mac

Are you wondering “how do I save in PDF?” and do you use a Mac? Well, even in this case you can take advantage of the virtual printer which, unlike what happens on Windows, is available on all versions of the operating system for Apple computers.

To serve, open the document, web page etc. you want to transform into PDF, call up the print command by clicking on the File item   attached to the menu bar and select the Save as PDF option  from the PDF drop-down menu at the bottom left of the window that opens. Therefore indicate the exact location in which you intend to save your converted file and confirm the choice made by pressing Save . It was simplism, wasn’t it?

I would also like to point out that, apart from virtual printing, even on Mac there is a function attached to most word processing programs and some image viewers that allows you to save / export your files to PDF in an even easier and faster way. than seen above.

To exploit it, it is generally sufficient to click on the File item in the top left of the menu bar, select the wording Export… / Export as and, select PDF , indicate the exact location for saving and confirm the choice made. For example, in Pages just click on the File item at the top left, select Export As from the menu that appears and choose PDF . It is then necessary to indicate the quality that the final document must have from the appropriate drop-down menu, click on Next … , indicate the location on the computer for saving and press Export .

Save to PDF from smartphones and tablets

Now let’s move on to the mobile side and try to understand how to save Web pages, documents and so on in PDF format directly from your smartphone or tablet, without having to go through the computer. Find more details about it right below.

Android

Are you wondering “how do I save in PDF?” and what you have is an Android device? In this case, you can do everything by calling the print command from the sharing menu and then selecting the appropriate option for saving in PDF. In short, a sort of virtual printer on mobile.

To be more precise, what you need to do to take advantage of the function in question is open on the screen of your terminal what you want to transform into a PDF file (e.g. an e-mail message), tap on the share button   (the icon with the three dots) or select the Share option   from the menu of the application you are using and call up the print command from the box that opens.

Then   choose  the Save as PDF or  Save as PDF item from the menu for choosing printers, step on the PDF button  , select the exact location on your smartphone or tablet where you intend to save the converted document and step on the PDF button . Done!

iOS

On iPhone and iPad you can instead save web pages and various files in PDF by going to use the special tool for creating PDFs which you can access from the sharing menu. Let’s see in more detail how to proceed.

First of all, display on the screen of your iDevice the content you want to save as PDF (eg a web page) then press on the sharing icon  (the square with the arrow that goes up) and in the box you see appear select the Create PDF icon located in the second row of icons (if you can’t see it right away, swipe to the left).

Press the sharing icon again on the new screen you see appear and choose whether to import the document into another app from the menu that appears or whether to save it to File, Dropbox or other using the appropriate box that is shown on the screen. Easier than that?

If you need to, I then point out that before saving the document in PDF you can also make any changes by adding highlights, notes and more. Just press the button with the pencil on the screen that is shown to you immediately after choosing the Create PDF option .

Save to PDF from the web

To conclude, I want to tell you about a tool that, regardless of the type of device in use and its platform, you can use to save practically any type of file in PDF format simply by acting directly and comfortably from the web browser window.  CloudConvert , a free online service used for converting files into various formats: videos, images, songs, ebooks, texts and so on, including PDFs, of course.

It is very fast in processing data, allows you to act on multiple elements simultaneously, has no upload limits and is highly intuitive. The only thing to take into account is that, as can be easily understood, to use it it is practically essential to have an Internet connection active and functioning on the device used.

To use it, connected to its home page , click (or step, if you are operating from mobile) on the Select files button   that you see in the center of the screen and select the file (or files) that you intend to transform into PDF. You can also select the file to act on from a specific URL, from Dropbox, from Google Drive, from OneDrive or from Box by pressing the down arrow icon  and then choosing the solution that interests you most from the menu that appears.

After carrying out the above steps, press the Start conversion button  , wait for the file to be converted and download the final PDF by selecting the download button that appears next to the document name.

If you want, before clicking on the Start conversion button   you can also check the box next to  Notify me when it is finished  to receive a specific notification when the transformation into PDF is completed. If you want, you can also check the  Save file to my box  and choose  Dropbox ,  Google Drive ,  OneDrive  or  Box  to save the converted file on one of the cloud storage services in your possession and compatible with CloudConvert.

Once the conversion procedure is completed you will see the download button appear on the screen  . Click on it to immediately download the PDF document that was just returned to you.

Finally, I would like to point out that if you need to, before starting the process of transforming your files into PDF, you can choose to merge multiple elements into a single document. To do this, just select the files you intend to act on before starting the conversion procedure, expand the merge all into one drop-down menu   located at the bottom right and select the PDF item   from it. You will then have to arrange the icons of your files in the order you want to be respected in the output document.