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A complete guide to printing PDFs
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PDF files are great for protecting the integrity of a document, but they can be a hassle when it comes time to print them. To print a PDF file, open it and click File at the top. Click Print to open the print menu, and then set your printing options. This wikiHow will teach you how to print PDFs and troubleshoot ones that won't print.
Quick Steps
- Click File at the top.
- Click Print .
- Select your printer.
- Select the number of copies.
- Click Print .
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Printing a PDF
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Open the PDF file. Use your reader program to open the PDF, or open it in your browser by dragging the file into the browser window.
- According to computer & tech expert Luigi Oppido, Adobe makes a free reader program that can be downloaded from their website. You can also download readers from a variety of other developers. If you'd rather not download a reader program, most browsers can open PDF files in a browser window.
- The screenshots here may be different for a variety of factors, such as what program you're using (Adobe vs Word vs Chrome) or what printer you have (Canon vs HP).
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Click "File" and then "Print". This will open a print dialog box displaying various options. Certain readers and web browsers make a Print button available at the top or bottom of the document without having to open the File menu.Advertisement
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Select your printer. In the Print dialog box, you will be able to choose the printer that you want to send the document to. This is especially important if you are in an environment with more than one printer.
- Check that the printer you selected is either directly connected to the computer or the network you are using and is working perfectly.
- A sufficient amount of paper should also be loaded in the printer.
- Don't have a printer? Find out where wikiHow readers go to print documents for free at our "Where can I print something near me for free (don't own a printer)" forum !
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Set the range for your print job. If your PDF file is multiple pages and you only need specific ones, use the Range or Pages section of the Print window to set which pages should be sent to the printer.
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Choose any advanced printing options. Choose advanced printing features by clicking on the "Properties" button. From here several selections can be made to the layout, finish, and other features of the PDF file. Additionally, this is where you'd select whether to print in color or in black and white.
- The location of features will vary depending on the software you are using to open the PDF file.
- In Adobe Reader, a front cover as well as a back cover can be printed from the "Cover Mode" tab. In addition, in order to save printer toner "Toner Save" can be selected under "Quality". This will slightly reduce the quality of the final printed file. An additional way to save paper is to print double-sided by selecting "Two-Sided" under Print Type from the "Layout" tab. [1] X Research source
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Print the document. Once you have set all of your printing options, you can send it to printer by clicking the Print button. Your document will be added to the printer queue.
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QuestionWhy can't I print PDF?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerIf you cannot print your PDF document but can print other documents (such as Word ones), this may indicate that the PDF file is damaged or it contains symbols or images that Adobe Acrobat cannot handle for printing. Other things to consider include: Check the printer is switched on, check the printer is correctly connected/synched to the device you’re printing from, check the printer is updated to its latest version and check the printer is actually online. In some cases, it can help to clear the printer queue and start again, or even turn the printer off, then on again at the power source.
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QuestionHow do I print a PDF email attachment?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerThis depends on which mail program you are using. For Outlook, you can print from an open message by clicking on the attachment, clicking Attachments => Actions => Quick Print. If you want to print the email and attachment from Outlook, click File => Print => go to Printer and click Print Options, then select Print Attached Files and both the message and its attachments will print. Other email systems will have their own method, explained in their Help section. Note too that most email programs should allow you to open the PDF on your device, which then allows you to print the PDF by either selecting Print from the drop-down menu on the PDF or by clicking its printer icon.
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QuestionHow do you batch print PDF files?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerPrinting multiple PDF files as a batch can be achieved using Adobe’s batch processing tool. In order to do this: Choose the PDF files you wish to print as a batch and place them into a single folder in an easily accessible place on your computer. Open "Advanced" in Adobe Acrobat’s menu bar, go to "Document Processing" and open a new menu. Here you can click on "Batch Processing," and click "Print All." Click "Close" and a Confirmation box opens, then click "OK" and "Select Files to Process" opens up. Choose the folder you made at the start of this process, then select the PDFs by clicking on the top file and holding down the Shift key while selecting all files to be batch processed. Click "Select" and the PDFs will print as a batch.
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1. Open the PDF file in a PDF reader.
2. Click "File" and then "Print".
3. Select your printer.
4. Set the range for your print job.
5. Set any advanced options.
6. Print the document.
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