printing a pdf file prints to prn instead of printer

[amitbarkan73]

Hello,

When I open a PDF file and try to print, it prints to prn file and saves the file to desktop. Even though the correct printer is selected. If I right-click on the file and say print, it goes to the printer, but then i can't chose pages, it prints the whole document.

This only happened recently and until then it was printing fine, nothing that I know of changed.

any help?

thank you.

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

In the print dialog disable the entry 'Print to file'.

[RobertCBoston]

That did it!  Thanks!

[Day2play]

Thanks!  I was having the same problem.  That fixed it.

[taldree]

Had to go to the 'Advanced' tab to find the appropriate check box

thanks

[Alison5F95]

This is the key part of the help! Thanks

[clarissa21844843m59f]

Thank you so much for the step by step!!!

[pennyloafer]

Thank you sooo much, Bernard and taldree,.  After much searching and trial and error, I found this. 

In Adobe Acrobat Pro: 

1. open the pdf file
2. select print
3. with your printer name in the Printer box, select Advanced
4. Uncheck the Pint to File box
5. Select OK
6. Print

[cherylfee]

Thank you so much.  Very specific instructions are much, much appreciated!!!

[Gwen373160176o5x]

Thank you very much for this correct and detailed instructions!  This did the work.  Thank you again.

[Bob Cal]

Thanks and happy new year!

[sandraa20300998]

Oh my gosh!  Thank you so much!  I have just been about to SCREAM!!!  This just started happening recently!

[buknoyrpg]

please do help me, i have my hp printer and i could not print pdf file. every time i tried to print it automatically save as to desktop, please do give me a solution.thanks

[try67]

A solution was given earlier in this thread... In case you missed it: Go to the printer properties and tick-off the "Print to file" box.

[Nardush73]

I have a canon and it's automatically printing to file, even when checkbox is unchecked.

I removed the printer, reinstalled - and it keeps happening.

Any ideas?

[Test Screen Name]

Which checkbox do you turn off, exactly?

[Nardush73]

In Advanced Print Setup print to file is unchecked. I don't see any other place with a print to file option. When pressing "print" - it will still open a window to save the file.

[Streven38941453ylkh]

Yes you are doing it correctly. Worked for me on my Samsung M2820. You must be at your wit's end by now. Sorry!

[defaultqj5mc94xxrxx]

Worked for me too, thanks for the guidence!

[mert_kirkan]

Amazing Thank you! It is working...

[Guest]

That solution does not work for me.  There is not print to file in my HP print dialog file

[Guest]

nevermind I found it it works..........

[Guest]

If "print to file" is unchecked and it's still printing to a PRN file, and even other programs are doing it, then check your printer port. The printer I was using was set to use a FILE port. Changing it back to the original WSD or TCPIP or USB port will fix it.

[kevinrocks7777]

This did it for me. Printers and scanners >click your printer > Manage > Printer properties > ports tab > wsd

[wayneb57837305]

Worked for me as well.  I didn't have the manage option but after going into advanced, ports, I was able to change it from Print to File to wsd, thanks again1