Web pages and PDFs
You can convert web pages to PDF by using either the Adobe Acrobat desktop application or the Adobe Acrobat browser extension. When you install Acrobat on your machine, the browser extension is automatically installed alongside it.
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To convert Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) languageweb pages to PDF on a Roman (Western) system in Windows, you musthave installed the CJK language support files while installing Acrobat.Also, it is preferable to select an appropriate encoding from theHTML conversion settings.
Convert web pages to PDF using the Adobe Acrobat browser extension
Enabling the Adobe Acrobat extension in your browser allows you to access Adobe Acrobat PDF tools directly on the web, including the option to convert web pages to PDF. Once enabled, the Acrobat PDF creation toolbar is added to your browser, and you can use the tools to view, fill, comment, sign, and compress PDFs. The option to create a PDF is also available in the context menu.
To convert a webpage to PDF, do the following:
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Open a web page in the browser or refresh any existing tab with a web page loaded. The extension is enabled once the web page is completely downloaded.
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Select the Adobe Acrobat icon displayed in the upper-right corner of thebrowser toolbar, and then chooseConvert webpage to PDF.
Using the Convert menu on the, do any of the following:To create a PDF from the currently open web page, choose Convert webpage to PDF. Then select a location, type a filename, and select Save.
To add a PDF of the currently open web page to another PDF, choose Add to existing PDF. Then locate and select the existing PDF, and select Save.
To explore Acrobat online services to convert and combine files in your browser select Create PDF Online.
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Provide the file name in the Save As dialog box, then selectSave.The web page is converted to PDF, and then the PDF opens in Acrobat.
For more information, see
- Adobe Acrobat extension for Microsoft Edge.
- Adobe Acrobat extension for Google Chrome.
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The right-click menu includes theAdobe Acrobat PDF edit, convert, sign tools option. Within this menu, when you select eitherConvert Web Page to PDF, or Add Web Page to Existing PDFoption, the currently open web page, not the selected link, is converted.
Convert web pages to PDF in Acrobat
Although you can convert an open web page to PDF using the Adobe Acrobat browser extension, you get additional options when you run the conversion from the Acrobat desktop application. For example, you can include an entire website in the PDF or just some levels of a website.
Convert a web page to PDF
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Open Acrobat and in the global bar, select Create >Web Page.
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Enter the complete path to the web page, or select Browse and locate an HTML file.
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To specify the number of levels on the website to convert, select Capture multiple levels. Enter the number of levels to include, or select Get entire site to include all levels from the website.
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Some websites have hundreds or even thousands of pages.Converting a large website can make your system slow and unresponsive,and can even use up available hard drive space and memory, causinga system crash. It’s a good idea to begin by downloading one levelof pages and then go through them to find particular links to download.
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If GetNlevel(s) is selected, select one or both of the following options:
Stay on same path
Downloads only web pages subordinate to the specified URL.
Stay on same server
Downloads only web pages stored on the same server.
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SelectAdvanced settings, change the selected options in the Web Page Conversion Settings dialog box as needed, and select OK.
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SelectCreate.
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You can view PDF pages while they are downloading; however,you cannot modify a page until the download process is complete.
You do not need to wait for the conversion to completebefore adding more requests. While a conversion is in progress,you can convert another page to PDF and that gets added to the queue.The number of requests in the queue are indicated by the PendingConversions field in the Download Status dialog box.
Add an unlinked web page to anexisting PDF
Use this procedure to append pages to a writablePDF. If the original PDF is read-only, the result will be a newPDF rather than new pages in the existing PDF.
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Open the existing PDF in Acrobat (the PDF to whichyou want to append a web page).
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From the global bar, select the Editmega verb> Organize Pages > Insert >From web page.
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Enter the URL to the web page you want to append and select options, as described for converting web pages to PDF, and then selectAdd.
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Once the web page is converted to PDF, you see the Insert Page dialog box. Choose exactly where you want to add this page to the existing PDF, then selectOK.
Add a linked web page to an existingPDF
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Open the previously converted PDF inAcrobat. If necessary, scroll to the page containing links to thepages you want to add.
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Right-click the web link, and choose Append to Document.
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After pages have been converted, links to these pages change to internal links, and clicking a link takes you to the PDF page, rather than to the original HTML page on the web.
Convert a linked web page to anew PDF
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Open the previously converted PDF inAcrobat. If necessary, scroll to the page containing a web linkyou want to convert.
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Right-click the web link, and choose Open Weblink as New Document.
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In Windows, you can also convert a linked page from a web page in a browserusing a similar right-click command.
Copy the URL of a web link
Use this procedure to copy the path for aweb link to the clipboard, to use it for other purposes.
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Open the previously converted PDF in Acrobat.If necessary, scroll to the page containing links to the pages youwant to copy.
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Right-click the web link and choose Copy Link Location.
Change web page conversion options
Thesettings for converting web pages to PDF apply to the conversionprocess. The settings changes do not affect existing PDFs.
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Do one of the following:
- From the browser toolbar, select the Adobe Acrobat extension and then select Conversion settings.
- From the global bar in Acrobat, choose Create > Web page, and then select Advanced settings.
- From Acrobat, choose All tools > Create a PDF > Web Page, then select Advanced settings.
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On the General tab, select options under Conversion Settings and PDF Settings, as needed. Select the Settings button to view additional options for the selected File Type.
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On the Page Layout tab, select options for Page Size, Orientation, and Scaling, as needed, and select OK.
Web page conversion options
You can access the Web Page Conversion Settings dialog box from both the Adobe Acrobat browser extension and Acrobat desktop application.
General tab
Conversion Settings
Specifies the conversion settings for HTML and Text. Choosea file type and click Settings to select the font properties andother characteristics.
Create Bookmarks
Createsa tagged bookmark for each converted web page using the page title(HTML Title element) as the bookmark name. If the page has no title,the URL is used as the bookmark name.
Create PDF Tags
Stores a structurein the PDF that corresponds to the HTML structure of the web pages.This structure lets you create tagged bookmarks for paragraphs,list elements, and other items that use HTML elements.
Place Headers And Footers On New Page
Places a header and footeron every page. Headers show the web page title, or if no title isavailable, the web page URL or file path. Footers show the web pageURL or file path, and the date and time of the download.
Page Layout tab
The Page Layout optionsspecify a selection of page sizes and options for width, height,margin measurements, and page orientation.
The Scaling optionsare as follows:
Scale Wide Contents To FitPage
Rescalesthe contents of a page, if necessary, to fit the width of the page.If this option is not selected, the paper size adjusts to fit thecontents of the page, if necessary.
Switch To Landscape If Scaled Smaller Than
Changes the page orientation to landscape if the new versionof a page is less than the specified percentage of the originalsize. Available only if you selected portrait orientation.
HTML Conversion Settings
This dialog box opens when you select HTML on the General tab of the Web Page Conversion Settings dialog box and then click the Settings button.
Default Encoding
Lets you specify the following options:
Default Encoding
Sets the input encoding of the file text from a menu of operatingsystems and alphabets.
Always
Ignores any encoding that is specified in the HTML sourcefile and uses the selection shown in the Default Encoding option.
When Page Doesn’t Specify Encoding
Uses the selection shown in the Default Encoding optiononly if the HTML source file does not specify a type of encoding.
Language Specific Font Settings
Use these settings to change the language script, body texttypeface, and base typeface size.
Default Colors
Sets the default colors for text, page backgrounds, and web links.Click the color button to open a palette and select the color. Touse these colors in the PDF, select Force These Settings For AllPages. When this option is unselected, the default colors are appliedonly for pages that don't have a specified color scheme.
Multimedia Content
Determines whether to disable multimedia capture, embed multimediafiles when possible, or link to multimedia (such as SWF files) byURL.
Retain Page Background
Specifies whether to display colorsand tiled images in page backgrounds and colors in table cells.If options are deselected, converted web pages sometimes look differentthan they do in a web browser, but are easier to read when printed.
Convert Images
Includes images in the conversion toPDF.
Underline Links
Underlines textual web links on the pages.
Expand Scrollable Blocks
Expands scrollable blocks to include complete informationon the converted PDF.
Text Settings
Input Encoding
Sets the input encoding of the text for a file.
Language Specific Font Settings
Use these settings to change the language script, body texttypeface, and base typeface size.
Default Colors
Sets the default colors for textand page backgrounds. Click the color button to open a palette,and select the color.
Wrap Lines At Margin
Inserts a soft return whenthe text reaches the edge of the text area on the page.
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