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May 12, 2018
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how to print to pdf and open automatically?

  • May 12, 2018
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in Windows 10, it is easy to "print to pdf", but is there a way to set the default so that the new pdf document always opens automatically?  In Word, using the "save as" function, and selecting pdf, there is a box that can be checked to achieve this - but can the same default be achieved by "print to pdf" rather than "save as"?  This would make it suitable to applications other than Word, like printing to pdf from iTunes.

Correct answer gkaiseril

Using the Windows 10 control panel for Devices & Printers I can access the Adobe PDF printer and on the PDF Printer Preferences page there is an option to "View PDF Printer Results".

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Patricia24414279fo5b
Participant
March 7, 2026

I have this checked but the PDF does not open automatically

gkaiserilCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 12, 2018

Using the Windows 10 control panel for Devices & Printers I can access the Adobe PDF printer and on the PDF Printer Preferences page there is an option to "View PDF Printer Results".

Participant
October 22, 2021

This used to work for me as well. It seems in my case with Acrobat 17, which I paid quite a bit of money for, this no longer works. I have tried checking, and unchecking the "View Adobe PDF Results" box and I still cannot get it to work. I called Adobe support, and so far they seem clueless.

 

Is there another solution?

Participant
May 6, 2024

Fix for me was unchecking "Enable advanced printing functions"