Summary

This document will guide you through the steps on how to save a document as a PDF using a Mac. The example shown will cover how to save a webpage open in Google Chrome as a PDF document.

 

Step One

Open Google Chrome and browse to the webpage you wish to save as PDF. For the purpose of this document, we will use Google.com. Click on the “Menu” icon in the toolbar on the top-right corner of your screen and click on “Print”

 

Step Two

In the “Print” window, click on the “Change” button underneath the print “Destination”

 

Step Three

Under “Local Destinations”, select “Save as PDF”

 

Step Four

Click on “Save”. You can then select a file name and location

Note: Please note that when trying to print from a webpage, first you need to save it as a PDF as shown in this guide, and then you can print the PDF document.

 

Additional Information

Following the procedures outlined in this document you can save other types of files (i.e. JPEG, WORD, etc…) to PDF.

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