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How to Print a PDF: An All Platform Guide

Want to know how to print a PDF? Check out our comprehensive guide. This step-by-step manual will teach you to print a PDF on any platform you choose.

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How to Print a PDF: An All Platform Guide Designing Brand Identity

We regularly have to fill out various types of documents, such as tax returns or insurance papers. The PDFLiner service will simplify this procedure as much as possible. In our catalog, you will find forms for different cases and quick manuals for filling them. Besides, here you can translate any document into PDF format and print it. Here’s how you do it.

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With PDFLiner, printing into PDF doesn't require any additional applications or software from you. Everything is done online with our service. Moreover, you can send the finished document by email or share it with the addressee through other instant messengers. To prepare PDF to print, you need to take a few simple steps.

Step 1

Upload the document you want by dragging it to the highlighted window or clicking the “Upload Document” button and select a file from a specific folder."

Upload any document

You can also choose one of the forms offered by our service. You will find them at the top of the main page under the PDF forms tab. There are insurance, tax, real estate, and lots of other forms here.

PDF forms tab

Also, there is a search tab where you can enter the name of a document you need. Click the Search for Documents tab and enter a name in the bar, for example, Temporary Custody Agreement.

search tab

Step 2

When you pick a document, just fill in the highlighted lines. If in doubt, use our guides for different forms; they are gathered in the How to tab.

How to

Step 3

After the document is ready to print as PDF, click the red “Export” button on the screen's upper right side.

Export button

Step 4

In the window that appears, select the “Print” button with a picture of a printer. Now just click it for printing from a PDF. Remember to make sure that your printer is connected to your device.

Export button options

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How to Print a PDF on Various Platforms

When choosing online editors, the question always arises whether it can be used on different platforms like PC, Mac, or smartphones. And if so, how to print to PDF using them. The uniqueness of the PDFLiner editor is that it is suitable for different types of platforms. Whichever device you have, as long as it has Internet access via a wired connection or Wi-Fi, you can use PDFLiner, even for printing a PDF as a book.

Your operating system does not play a significant role either; it can be both iOS and macOS, as well as Android and Windows. Thanks to its intuitive interface, PDFLiner is easy to use in any browser from Safari to Google Chrome. Most importantly, check your browser settings so that it does not block the service. The editing process itself is the same everywhere. In the previous paragraph, we detailed how to print as a PDF. Just follow those simple instructions.

Remember to check the sync between your device and printer. It can be a wired or Bluetooth connection. You may additionally need to adjust your browser print settings. For example, if you plan on printing a booklet from PDF. In this case, no additional settings are required in our editor.

How to Print as a PDF and Save a File

There are times when you need to save a file through a “Print” function. For example, when you don't have a device at hand to print PDF on Mac. Or you might want to send a print-ready file to another person. For this, the function of saving a file via Print is provided. It can be done on almost any device and operating system.

How to Print as a PDF and Save a File Designing Brand Identity

There are times when you need to save a file through a “Print” function. For example, when you don't have a device at hand to print PDF on Mac. Or you might want to send a print-ready file to another person. For this, the function of saving a file via Print is provided. It can be done on almost any device and operating system.

Printing to PDF on Mac

If you are on a Mac, you are most likely using the Safari browser. Select the “File” tab on the toolbar and click on “Print”. In the window that appears, click on the “PDF” tab and choose the “Save as PDF” function.

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In the case of using the iPhone, this operation is also quite simple. When you're finished with your document, click the “Share” button at the bottom left of the screen. Now just select the location where you want to save the paper.

Printing to PDF on iPad

On the iPad, this operation is done in the same way as on the iPhone as iPads use the same iOS operating system. So click on the “Share” button in the upper right corner and then select a folder to save. Note that iPad print to PDF procedure differs from this operation on Android devices.

Printing to PDF on PC

If you use a PC, you can also save files via the Print function, even if printing a book from PDF. To do this, you need an appropriate browser, such as Google Chrome. On the toolbar, select the File tab and the corresponding window. Here you can choose your printer and printing types and save the file. Just click “Print”, select a name for the file, and hit “Save”.

FAQ

Here are the answers to some important questions.

How to print a booklet from PDF?

PDFLiner editor allows printing PDF as a booklet. To do this, click the “Done” button when finished with the document, and then select Print in the next window. Now just select the Booklet document type from the Page Scaling menu.

Can I print the PDF forms from this website?

Yes. After you choose a plan that suits you, you can print any document. You can find them in the PDF forms tab on the top menu bar. Please note that you can also search by the name of a specific document.

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Julia Hlistova
Product Marketing Manager at PDFLiner