How to download pdf instead of opening chrome

Find it is pretty easy to open PDF in Chrome, but do not know how to save the opened PDF file in Google Chrome, for there is no download or save button? Or after you perform the saving action, only to find the saved PDF files are broken? Actually Google Chrome has a built-in PDF viewer and a PDF printer, which enables you to save PDF in Chrome with two or three clicks. Here in the following are two ways to save PDF in Chrome.

Two Ways to Save PDF Files from Google Chrome

Note: If the Chrome you're using is the latest one or any version that after Chrome version , then you can directly save PDF by right-clicking on the PDF and selecting the "Save as" or "Print" option. And then you can follow the prompts to save the PDF file. To learn what version your Chrome is, please type "about: version" (without the quotes) in the address bar in Chrome and press Enter. If you're using an old version of Chrome, follow me.

Method 1. Save PDF from Chrome by Applying the Print Option

We have mentioned that it is quite easy to save PDF in Mac by using the Print Command. Now it is the same with Google Chrome. Click the PDF link to open PDF files in Chrome and then right-click on the PDF to reveal the Print command. See the "Print" option? Click on it. In the pop-up, in the destination area, select Print to PDF and then click Print. That's it!

Method 2. Save PDF via Chrome PDF Viewer

The built-in PDF Viewer in Google Chrome is enabled by default. Whenever you find a PDF at the web, you can click to open it in your browser window with the default PDF Viewer. After this, you could see controls, including the Save icon, are available in the lower-right area of the browser window. Click the Save icon to save the PDF from Chrome.

If you do not see these controls after you open a PDF in Chrome, move your curser on the PDF file to reveal the controls. If it still does not work, then right-click to reveal the "Save as" option to save the PDF.

If you still cannot see the "Save as", then you need to disable the PDF Viewer and revert to Adobe Reader. By doing this, type "about: plugins"(without the quotes) in the address bar in Chrome and press Enter. From the plug-in list, you should disable Chrome PDF Viewer and enable Adobe Reader. Chrome plug-in Adobe Reader allows you to open and save PDF files.

How to Edit, Convert and Read PDF Files

After you save PDF to your computer, you might need to edit PDF files, annotate PDF files, transfer PDF to word document, iPad, iPhone/iPod touch, Samsung phones, etc. Or just read them on PDFelement.

• It has a user-friendly interface to simplify your work with PDF.
• It enable you to edit PDF with texts, images, links, fonts, just like edit files on Word.
• It offers annotator to add highlight area, note, stamps, free-hand drawing etc.
• It supports conversion from PDF to Word, Excel, PPT, Text, Image, HWP, HTML etc.
• It has OCR feature to let you turn scanned PDF into editable and searchable texts.

1. Add and Edit PDF Texts

If you want to add PDF texts, just open you PDF and go to the "Edit" tab, you'll see there is an option named "Add Text". Click anywhere you want to put the text in and type the texts into the text box.

If you want to edit PDF texts, you need to click the "Edit" button on the upper left to enter into the editing mode. Then you can click on anywhere you want to modify the texts.

2. Convert PDF to Other Formats

The conversion on PDFelement is very simple. Just open the PDF files you want to convert and go to the "Home" tab, you'll see two conversion options: To Word,To Others. Choose the format you want to convert and set the options in the pup-up window. Just click "Convert" and everything is done.

3. Read PDF Files

Maybe you just to want read PDF files on PDFelement. You can go to the "View" tab. You can read the PDF file in 5 modes: "Single", "Continuous", "Facing", "Facing Continuous" and "Full Screen". Just choose the comfortable mode you like.

You can also click on the "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out" icons to adjust page magnification.

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