{"id":2190,"date":"2015-01-31T07:07:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T07:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2023-04-15T09:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T09:51:04","slug":"how-to-save-and-print-a-web-page-to-pdf-in-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-save-and-print-a-web-page-to-pdf-in-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Save and Print a Web Page to PDF in Chrome\/Firefox\/IE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you find a web page is valuable on Internet, maybe you would want to save or even print it. But as we know, web page is saved as HTML or text generally and printed directly when you click &#8220;Print&#8221; button. Compared to PDF, it will not be\u00a0so easier to use or transfer. So PDF will be a better choice to save and print a web page.<\/p>\n<p>Now please see how to <strong>save and print a web page to PDF<\/strong> in three popular browsers, <a href=\"#part1\">Chrome<\/a>, <a href=\"#part2\">Firefox<\/a> and <a href=\"#part3\">Internet Explorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part1\">Part 1: Save and Print Web Page as PDF on Chrome with Built-in Features<\/h2>\n<p>Fortunately, if you are using Google Chrome browser, you don\u2019t need to install any extension or plugin to save or print any webpage as PDF. Chrome\u2019s built-in print feature has an option to save any web document as PDF without actually printing it. You can then save the PDF document for any future purpose and printing as well.<\/p>\n<p>1. Go to the web page you want to save as PDF.<\/p>\n<p>2. Press Ctrl + P to open <strong>Print <\/strong>window. Or go to Google Chrome Settings and choose &#8220;Print&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-print-option-in-chrome.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-print-option-in-chrome.png\" alt=\"choose print option in Chrome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-print-option-in-chrome.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-print-option-in-chrome-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. In the print window, turn to <strong>Destination<\/strong> and click <strong>Change<\/strong> in the left pane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/change-webpage-destination.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/change-webpage-destination.png\" alt=\"change webpage saving destination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/change-webpage-destination.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/change-webpage-destination-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. In the appearing window, select a destination <strong>Save as PDF<\/strong> in Local Destinations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-pdf-as-webpage-saving-destination.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-pdf-as-webpage-saving-destination.png\" alt=\"choose pdf as web page saving destination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-pdf-as-webpage-saving-destination.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/choose-pdf-as-webpage-saving-destination-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then you can see &#8220;Save as PDF&#8221; having been used as destination.<\/p>\n<p>5. Click <strong>Save <\/strong>button at the top-left corner to store this webpage on your computer as PDF document.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-chrome.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-chrome.png\" alt=\"save web page to pdf in chrome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-chrome.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-chrome-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you prepare to print the webpage, just open the saved PDF file and print it. We can see that it is easiest to save or print web page to PDF in Chrome.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\">Part 2: Save Any Web Page as PDF on Firefox with Add-on and Print<\/h2>\n<p>For Firefox, there are no any built-in features that can save webpage as PDF. So now let\u2019s get an add-on from Firefox to make it available.<\/p>\n<p>1. Turn to <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/save-as-pdf\/\">Save as PDF add-on page<\/a>. Click &#8220;Add to Firefox&#8221; and install it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/add-save-as-pdf-add-on-to-firefox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/add-save-as-pdf-add-on-to-firefox.png\" alt=\"add save as pdf add-on to firefox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/add-save-as-pdf-add-on-to-firefox.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/add-save-as-pdf-add-on-to-firefox-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/install-save-as-pdf-add-on.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/install-save-as-pdf-add-on.png\" alt=\"install save as pdf add-on in firefox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/install-save-as-pdf-add-on.png 556w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/install-save-as-pdf-add-on-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Restart browser and you can see &#8220;Save as PDF&#8221; button has been inserted to toolbar.<\/p>\n<p>3. Open the web page you want to save as PDF.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click &#8220;<strong>Save as PDF<\/strong>&#8221; and save the PDF file.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-as-pdf-in-firefox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-as-pdf-in-firefox.png\" alt=\"save web page as pdf in firefox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-as-pdf-in-firefox.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-as-pdf-in-firefox-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to print the web page, it is time now to print the PDF file after saving.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\">Part 3: Save and Print Any Web Page as PDF on IE with Adobe Acrobat<\/h2>\n<p>When you have installed Adobe Acrobat in your computer, Acrobat has installed an Adobe PDF toolbar in Internet Explorer (version 7.0 or later) and Firefox (version 3.5 or later). Using this functionality, you can convert the currently open web page to PDF with all or a part. Even you can add the web page to exiting PDF. After conversion, the toolbar can do further, such as printing it or attaching the new PDF to a new email message.<\/p>\n<p>1. Go to the web page.<\/p>\n<p>2. Use the <strong>Convert <\/strong>menu on the Adobe PDF toolbar, save or print web page to PDF.<\/p>\n<p>If you couldn\u2019t see the Adobe Acrobat Create PDF Toolbar, choose <strong>View \u2013 Toolbar \u2013 Adobe Acrobat Create PDF Toolbar <\/strong>in menu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/view-acrobat-create-pdf-toolbar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/view-acrobat-create-pdf-toolbar.png\" alt=\"view acrobat create pdf toolbar in IE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/view-acrobat-create-pdf-toolbar.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/view-acrobat-create-pdf-toolbar-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If it has not been used ever, you should enable it now. Then it will be added to toolbar in Internet Explorer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/enable-create-pdf-add-on-in-ie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/enable-create-pdf-add-on-in-ie.png\" alt=\"enable Acrobat Create PDF add-on in IE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/enable-create-pdf-add-on-in-ie.png 481w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/enable-create-pdf-add-on-in-ie-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2-1 To save currently open Web page to PDF, choose <strong>Convert \u2013 Convert Web Page to PDF<\/strong>. Then select a location to save it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"189\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie.png\" alt=\"convert web page to PDF in Internet Explorer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie.png\" alt=\"save web page to PDF in IE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/save-web-page-to-pdf-in-ie-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2-2 To print the open Web page to PDF, choose <strong>Convert \u2013 Print Web Page<\/strong>. Then a dialog pops up and prompts you web page will is converting to PDF.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-webpage-to-pdf-for-print.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"178\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-webpage-to-pdf-for-print.png\" alt=\"convert web page to PDF for print \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-webpage-to-pdf-for-print.png 469w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/convert-webpage-to-pdf-for-print-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After conversion, PDF previews and Print window appears. Choose a printer <strong>Adobe PDF<\/strong> and click<strong> Print<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/print-web-page-to-pdf.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/print-web-page-to-pdf.png\" alt=\"print web page to PDF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/print-web-page-to-pdf.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/print-web-page-to-pdf-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides, some software can be used to save or print web page, such as Snagit. Choose to print webpage but use &#8220;Snagit&#8221; as printer. When you click Print, the webpage will be edited in Snagit, there\u2019s no doubt that you can save it as PDF. 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