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Save a web page as pdf with embedded links.

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Google Chrome has an option to save a web page as a .pdf file. With this option when you save the web page it preserves all of the embedded links. I can create a .pdf file using Firefox, but the embedded links are not preserved. There are numerous add-ons associated with .pdf files. Does anyone know if there is an add-on that will allow a web page to be saved or printed as a .pdf file and have the embedded links in the file?

Google Chrome has an option to save a web page as a .pdf file. With this option when you save the web page it preserves all of the embedded links. I can create a .pdf file using Firefox, but the embedded links are not preserved. There are numerous add-ons associated with .pdf files. Does anyone know if there is an add-on that will allow a web page to be saved or printed as a .pdf file and have the embedded links in the file?

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Hi Bill, This one seems to maintain links, when I tried it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pdf-mage/

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Hi, you will have to look at these to decide if any of these are useful for you : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?platform=windows&q=save+as+pdf

Plus there are other ways like this where you can print as a pdf file so is saved and not printed but will also print if want from printer controls. https://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/doPDF/1171636577/1

It is much up to the user as to what you install including Adobe which can print to file. Specify in General --> Applications how Adobe does with a file : https://get.adobe.com/reader/

As well you may have to go into Windows 10 Settings --> Apps --> Default Apps and make changes or Settings and by file type.and tell it what to do.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Let me make sure you understand.

I will look at the add-ons and maybe one of them will accomplish what I want.

I have a program that will allow me to print to a .pdf file. This works in Firefox or any application that allows you to print.

The problem is you may have some text that has an embedded URL. I have not found a program that works with Firefox that allows the embedded URL to be carried forward in the .pdf file.

The program I have will carry an embedded URL forward if you use Internet Explorer or any of the Microsoft suite of office products.

When I asked the manufacturer about this they said that Goggle Chrome allows you to save a web page as a .pdf. I tried this and it works. It is the same as printing via my program as if I was using Internet Explorer.

So what I am asking is do you know of an add-on for Firefox that will accomplish the same thing as Google Chrome?

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Hi, the 1st link in previous response was a lot of extensions that save to pdf. Adobe DC (reader) should preserve all links I would think.

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And yes for some reason Firefox does make it difficult to save hyper links.

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I tried several and they did not work. I can use Google and I guess that is the solution.

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I use Acrobat Pro 11 installed as standalone and plugin for both FF and Chrome and that for me works better when capturing web pages with link and extras.

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Hi Bill, This one seems to maintain links, when I tried it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pdf-mage/

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I tried PDF Mage and it seems to work. Thanks for the help.