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Printing a pdf opens "save as" instead.

New Here ,
Jun 06, 2013 Jun 06, 2013

I have never had this happen, but whenever I attempt to print a pdf, it opens a "save as" box instead.  So I've saved the pdf to my desktop, but after it's opened again I select print and the same "save as" box pops up again.  The ONLY way I've been able to print is by right-clicking the pdf file from my desktop.  Only then does it actually print.

I'm using Adobe X Reader (version 10.1.7).  Why doesn't it allow me to print a pdf when the app is open?

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Community Expert , Jun 06, 2013 Jun 06, 2013

In the print dialog disable the entry "Print to File".

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Community Beginner , Nov 07, 2023 Nov 07, 2023

File/Print/Advanced/Uncheck Print to File

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Explorer ,
Dec 14, 2021 Dec 14, 2021

I'm not in the browser, I'm in the Adobe Program.  The printer is selected and there is no option to print to file or save as a pdf, only opens up when hitting the print button, then it asks where I want to save it.

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New Here ,
Nov 15, 2022 Nov 15, 2022

tto the right of the printer name, you should see "prroperties" to the right of that, you should (hopefully) see "advanced" the very last line in the advanced screen says "Print to file" (at least on mine it does)

It took me FOREVER to find this!! I can't beleive it's even an option, after all, if I wanted to print to file, i'd just save the damn thing, or use the print to pdf option under printer... what a waste of an hour 

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New Here ,
Apr 15, 2021 Apr 15, 2021

I have this same issue and my print to file is not checked.

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New Here ,
Jul 12, 2021 Jul 12, 2021

Mine just starting doing the same thing this morning, was fine yesterday now its rubbish. I even uninstalled and reloaded my Acrobat DC Pro and still the same issue of asking me to save the file. My "print to file"box is unchecked as is the "print to image". I have tried printing with the image box ticked as suggested somewhere along the line and still nothing. Who has time to save every file everytime you want to print, this is ridicualous. Even the help desk chat person was useless in any help. 

 

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Community Expert ,
Jul 12, 2021 Jul 12, 2021

What happens when you use Acrobat Reader DC?

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New Here ,
Oct 01, 2021 Oct 01, 2021

Same here.. none of those boxes check in Reader DC and still doing it!

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New Here ,
Aug 16, 2021 Aug 16, 2021

I had the same problem. Then I used the keyboard buttons. It worked well. Shift+control+p

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Explorer ,
Dec 14, 2021 Dec 14, 2021

The only way I could resolve this was to send the file to Chrome and it printed fine, otherwise it prompted me to save the file somewhere....  even though I had everything set to print to my default printer.  It's an Adobe issue.

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New Here ,
Jan 14, 2022 Jan 14, 2022

The advise to disable the 'print to file' box worked for me so many thanks. Its in the Advance POrint Setup at the bottom. 

 

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New Here ,
Feb 08, 2022 Feb 08, 2022

because Adobe is lack luster

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New Here ,
Feb 16, 2023 Feb 16, 2023

I also had same issue the canon printer only prints from ADOBE reader only otherwise if I opened the file from file explorer the printer would take me to save the file.

So go to print then the priner box opens then go to advanced selection, then unclick the print to file, then ok

problem solved

 

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New Here ,
Jul 19, 2023 Jul 19, 2023

In the Print Box, when you select Adobe PDF as opposed to your printer, select Preferences and untick View Adobe PDF results.

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 07, 2023 Nov 07, 2023

File/Print/Advanced/Uncheck Print to File

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New Here ,
Aug 05, 2024 Aug 05, 2024

This was my exact issue & fix as well - no idea why it changed somewhere along the way, I'm just happy to have it back 🙂 

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New Here ,
Jun 16, 2025 Jun 16, 2025
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Please disable "print to file" option in the advanced settings of the printer

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