How to Convert a Webpage to PDF in Google Chrome

Google Chrome is one of the advanced browsers on the web with many hidden features. When using Google Chrome, sometimes you may want to have a backup of online content as a PDF file for offline reading. PDF is a great tool that cannot be easily modified by other users on your computer. Usually, people copy the website content to a Word document and then convert it to a PDF document. However, you don’t need to follow this long process. Chrome allows you to convert a webpage to PDF in seconds without any extra plugins or extensions.

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How to Convert a Webpage to PDF in Google Chrome?

The process is very simple and here is a summary of the whole process:

1. Open a webpage.
2. Launch the print dialog.
3. Choose a print destination.
4. Set page print settings.
5. Use options to customize.
6. Preview output.
7. Click on Save button to generate PDF.
8. Open PDF with default viewer.

Below is a detailed description of each step.

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Step 1 – Open a Webpage

Open the Google Chrome browser and open the webpage you want to convert to a PDF file.

Step 2 – Launch the Print Dialog

Press the “Control + P” buttons on a Windows-based PC and “Command + P” buttons on a Mac to open the Print dialog as shown in the above image. Alternatively, you can also go to the “File > Print” menu to open the Print dialog.

Step 3 – Select Print Destination

Click the “Change” button under the “Destination” section and select the “Print PDF” option.

Step 4 – Select Print Page Setup

Similar to normal printing, select the pages to be converted to PDF, portrait or landscape layout, paper size, and margins.

Step 5 – Use Conversion Options

You can see several conversion options at the bottom left of the print dialog screen under the Options section.

• Simple Page – Click this checkbox to remove ads and simplify the PDF content in a readable document format.
• Headers and Footers – Disable this checkbox to remove header and footer information from the PDF.
• Background Graphics – Enable or disable backgrounds and other images on the page.
• Selection Only – Convert only the selected portion to a PDF file.

Step 6 – Preview PDF Output

For each change, the PDF output will reload into the preview pane so you can see a live preview.

Step 7 – Save Webpage to PDF File

Click the Save button to save the PDF file to your local PC or Mac.

Step 8 – Additional Options

Print Using System Dialog

Instead of using the Chrome browser’s print dialog, you can use the system’s default print dialog to convert a webpage to PDF. This will display default options such as borders, paper size, orientation, etc.

Open PDF in default viewer

On a Mac, you’ll see this option as “Open PDF in Preview”. Clicking this link will open the PDF version of the webpage directly in the Preview application. By using this option, you can open the PDF version without clicking the Save button. After opening the PDF, you can save to your local hard drive and examine the file contents.

Note Some websites prevent the use of right-click to copy content. You can use this method to download content from a right-click protected webpage.