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How to Download
PDFs
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Last Updated: February 7, 2022
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Do you need to download a PDF file

you've found online for later reference?
PDF stands for "Portable Document
Format" and it is one of the most
common formats used to digitally store
and transfer text and image documents.
This wikiHow teaches you how to
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Method Method 1 of 2:
1 Downloading Your PDF
Download a free PDF
1 reader. You will need a
PDF reader to open the PDF
files once it has been
downloaded. You can download
Adobe Reader for free from the
Adobe website.
Alternatively, you can open
PDF files in most browsers,
though they may lack some
features.
Go to
https://get.adobe.com/reade
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Reader.
There is also a variety of
third-party PDF readers,
such as Foxit Reader, Nitro
PDF Reader, and PDF
XChange Editor that you
can download for free.[1]
Since Adobe created PDF,
their tools are usually the
most powerful when it
comes to working with
PDFs.[2]
Find the PDF that you

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want to download. There
are lots of websites that have
information in PDF format.
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opens full screen as part of
its own page. Not as part of
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Right-click inside the PDF.

3 This displays a pop-up
menu where you right-click on
the document.
Alternatively, some web
browsers may have an icon
that resembles a floppy disk
(Microsoft Edge), a page
with an arrow inside
(Firefox) or a line with an
arrow pointing down over it
(Google Chrome). This is
the "Save"
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If you are using Safari on

Mac, click File in the menu
bar at the top of the screen.
Click Save As or
4 Save Page As . It's in the
pop-up menu that appears
when you right-click inside the
PDF. This opens a file browser
you can use to save and select
files.
Some websites will have
links to downloadable PDF
files much like any other
downloadable file. To
download these files, click
on the link, then select
where you want to
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Save.
Choose the location

5 where you want to save
the file. Use the file browser to
navigate to where you want to
save the PDF. You can click the
Quick Access folders in the left-
side bar of the file browser to
select a location.
Type a name for the PDF

6 (optional). If you want to
change the file name of the
PDF, type a new name bar next
to "File Name:".
Click Save . It's in the

7
lower-right corner of the File
browser window. This will save
the PDF file to your hard drive
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2 Opening a PDF File
Open your PDF reader.
1 Double-click the app icon to
open the PDF reader. If you are
running it for the first time, it
may need to complete the setup
process. Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the
setup process.
To find the PDF reader on
Windows, click the Windows
Start menu in the lower-left
corner and type the name of
the PDF reader application.
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Mac, Okay
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glass in the upper-right

corner. Type the name of
the PDF reader application
in the search bar.
Click File . It's in the file

2 menu at the top of the
application or in the menu bar.
This displays a drop-down
menu.
Click Open . It's usually

3 near the top of the drop-
down menu that displays when
you click File. This opens a file
browser you can use to
navigate to the PDF file you
saved.
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folder the PDF is saved to and

click it to select it. You can use
the Quick Access folders on the
left side of the file browser
window. Typically, files you
download to your computer can
be found in your "Downloads"
folder.
Click Open . It's in the

5 lower-right corner of the file
browser. This opens the PDF in
your PDF reader.
You can also open the file
by navigating to it using
Windows Explorer, or the
Finder on Mac. Then
double-click it to open it.
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normally do with other files.
PDF readers to do not allow you
to edit PDF files. Use your
mouse wheel to scroll up and
down through the tabs, or click
and drag the tabs on the left
side of the screen. If you want
to alter the PDF you'll need to
use a program that can edit
PDF files or you can edit PDF
files online using a safe, secure
website.
You can also open and edit
PDFs in Microsoft Word.
Just open a PDF the way
you would a Word
document and give it a few
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your Google Drive, open the
file in Google Docs and then
go to the “File” tab. Navigate to
“Download as” and select “PDF
Document (.pdf)” from the list
of options. The document
should save to the Downloads
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PDF files unless they’re on a
paid website, such as Scribd or
a paywalled academic journal.
However, to open the file, you
will need a PDF reader. Adobe
Acrobat Reader is the most
popular free app for opening
PDFs.

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PDF?

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Microsoft Word and other
programs in the Office suite by
simply saving the document as
a PDF. If you don’t have Word
or Office, you can also do this
through Google Docs. Use the
“Print” menu to save your
document as a PDF file.
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References
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/the-best-free-pdf-reader
2. Luigi Oppido. Computer & Tech
Specialist. Expert Interview. 31
July 2019.
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2022 How to Download PDFs: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow

Do you need to download a PDF file

download Adobe Acrobat

Find the PDF that you

Make sure that the PDF file

Right-click inside the PDF.

If you are using Safari on

Choose the location

Type a name for the PDF

Click Save . It's in the

glass in the upper-right

Click File . It's in the file

Click Open . It's usually

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folder the PDF is saved to and

Click Open . It's in the

document as you would

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To download a PDF file from

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Generally, it’s free to download

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