Converting web pages to PDF Part 2

Converting web pages to PDF Part 2

Convert a linked web page to a new PDF

  1. 1. Open the previously converted PDF in Acrobat. If necessary, scroll to the page containing a web link you want to convert.

  2. 2. Right-click the web link, and choose Open Weblink as New Document.

Note

In Windows, you can also convert a linked page from a web page in a browser using a similar right-click command.

Use this procedure to copy the path for a web link to the clipboard, to use it for other purposes.

  1. 1. Open the previously converted PDF in Acrobat. If necessary, scroll to the page containing links to the pages you want to copy.

  2. 2. Right-click the web link and choose Copy Link Location.

Change web page conversion options

The settings for converting web pages to PDF apply to the conversion process. The settings changes do not affect existing PDFs.

  1. 1. Do one of the following:
    • From the browser toolbar, select the Adobe Acrobat extension and then select Conversion settings.
    • From the global bar in Acrobat, choose Create > Web page, and then select Advanced settings.
    • From Acrobat, choose All tools > Create a PDF > Web Page, then select Advanced settings.

  2. 2. On the General tab, select options under Conversion Settings and PDF Settings, as needed. Select the Settings button to view additional options for the selected File Type.

  3. 3. On the Page Layout tab, select options for Page Size, Orientation, and Scaling, as needed, and select OK.

Web page conversion options

You can access the Web Page Conversion Settings dialog box from both the Adobe Acrobat browser extension and Acrobat desktop application.

General tab

Conversion Settings

Specifies the conversion settings for HTML and Text. Choose a file type and click Settings to select the font properties and other characteristics.

Create Bookmarks

Creates a tagged bookmark for each converted web page using the page title (HTML Title element) as the bookmark name. If the page has no title, the URL is used as the bookmark name.

Create PDF Tags

Stores a structure in the PDF that corresponds to the HTML structure of the web pages. This structure lets you create tagged bookmarks for paragraphs, list elements, and other items that use HTML elements.

Place Headers And Footers On New Page

Places a header and footer on every page. Headers show the web page title, or if no title is available, the web page URL or file path. Footers show the web page URL or file path, and the date and time of the download.

Page Layout tab

The Page Layout options specify a selection of page sizes and options for width, height, margin measurements, and page orientation.

The Scaling options are as follows:

Scale Wide Contents To Fit Page

Rescales the contents of a page, if necessary, to fit the width of the page. If this option is not selected, the paper size adjusts to fit the contents of the page, if necessary.

Switch To Landscape If Scaled Smaller Than

Changes the page orientation to landscape if the new version of a page is less than the specified percentage of the original size. Available only if you selected portrait orientation.

HTML Conversion Settings

This dialog box opens when you select HTML on the General tab of the Web Page Conversion Settings dialog box and then click the Settings button.

Default Encoding

Lets you specify the following options:

Default Encoding

Sets the input encoding of the file text from a menu of operating systems and alphabets.

Always

Ignores any encoding that is specified in the HTML source file and uses the selection shown in the Default Encoding option.

When Page Doesn’t Specify Encoding

Uses the selection shown in the Default Encoding option only if the HTML source file does not specify a type of encoding.

Language Specific Font Settings

Use these settings to change the language script, body text typeface, and base typeface size.

Default Colors

Sets the default colors for text, page backgrounds, and web links. Click the color button to open a palette and select the color. To use these colors in the PDF, select Force These Settings For All Pages. When this option is unselected, the default colors are applied only for pages that don't have a specified color scheme.

Multimedia Content

Determines whether to disable multimedia capture, embed multimedia files when possible, or link to multimedia (such as SWF files) by URL.

Retain Page Background

Specifies whether to display colors and tiled images in page backgrounds and colors in table cells. If options are deselected, converted web pages sometimes look different than they do in a web browser, but are easier to read when printed.

Convert Images

Includes images in the conversion to PDF.

Underline Links

Underlines textual web links on the pages.

Expand Scrollable Blocks

Expands scrollable blocks to include complete information on the converted PDF.

Text Settings

Input Encoding

Sets the input encoding of the text for a file.

Language Specific Font Settings

Use these settings to change the language script, body text typeface, and base typeface size.

Default Colors

Sets the default colors for text and page backgrounds. Click the color button to open a palette, and select the color.

Wrap Lines At Margin

Inserts a soft return when the text reaches the edge of the text area on the page.

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