While many apps have the option to export as a PDF file, you can actually do it with any app at all as long as there is an option to Print. Even screenshots can be turned into PDFs. You can do this on the iPhone and iPad too.
Cyrus: Zooming in is the way to do it. The whole idea of a PDF is that it looks exactly the same for everyone, like a real piece of paper. But a small phone screen means you have to zoom into the portion you want to read. No way around that, it is just the reality of how it works.
Diane
3 months ago
Viewed your video which was very helpful and just today I was trying to save an iPhone text message conversation to a PDF but was unsuccessful. I did it in the past but can't remember how I did it.
Diane: Not easy, perhaps impossible on an iPhone. But in the Messages app on your Mac it can be done, so try it from there.
Ian
3 months ago
In Safari on iOS 17 when I hit the share sheet button at the bottom there is a Print option. Pressing that brings up the Print options with another share sheet button at the top. Pressing that allows me to Save to Files. There's no need for Reader view first.
Ian: The point of going to Reader View first is to get the output that focuses on the article. It is just different than not using Reader View. Depends on what you want.
Ian
3 months ago
Diane: I managed to do it a while back by copying and pasting the individual messages into Pages.
It’s not ideal, but works.
Diane
3 months ago
Ian I have done that too for a single message. When trying to copy multiple messages select “more” and check the messages but then the copy option is not available. Thanks
Umesh Kumar
2 months ago
Not all previews can be saved as a pdf. In many cases, Save to Pdf is greyed out. But all such files can be opened and saved as Pdf in Chrome Google. I hope one day Apple would match Chrome in this regard.
Umesh: Can you be more specific? I don't know if I've ever seen the Save to PDF button inactive in the Print dialog. Which app are you using and which type of document?
Guillaume
2 months ago
Possibly posted in another Macmost video: keyboard shortcuts can make this ultra-fast!
Go to "System Settings", "Keyboard", "Keyboard Shortcuts...", "App Shortcuts", "All applications".
Add "Save as PDF..." with "command P" as shortcut and "Open in Preview" with "option command P" as shortcut.
Type "command P" then "command P" again to go directly to the save dialog for the created PDF.
Type "command P" then "option command P" to directly open the created PDF in Preview.
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Hi Gary How do we make that pdf look readable or not with tiny print for when viewed in a mobile ? iPhone?
It looks really small and I have to zoom in and keep scrolling left and right. Still finding a way to make it responsive. Thanks !
Cyrus: Zooming in is the way to do it. The whole idea of a PDF is that it looks exactly the same for everyone, like a real piece of paper. But a small phone screen means you have to zoom into the portion you want to read. No way around that, it is just the reality of how it works.
Viewed your video which was very helpful and just today I was trying to save an iPhone text message conversation to a PDF but was unsuccessful. I did it in the past but can't remember how I did it.
Diane: Not easy, perhaps impossible on an iPhone. But in the Messages app on your Mac it can be done, so try it from there.
In Safari on iOS 17 when I hit the share sheet button at the bottom there is a Print option. Pressing that brings up the Print options with another share sheet button at the top. Pressing that allows me to Save to Files. There's no need for Reader view first.
Ian: The point of going to Reader View first is to get the output that focuses on the article. It is just different than not using Reader View. Depends on what you want.
Diane: I managed to do it a while back by copying and pasting the individual messages into Pages.
It’s not ideal, but works.
Ian I have done that too for a single message. When trying to copy multiple messages select “more” and check the messages but then the copy option is not available. Thanks
Not all previews can be saved as a pdf. In many cases, Save to Pdf is greyed out. But all such files can be opened and saved as Pdf in Chrome Google. I hope one day Apple would match Chrome in this regard.
Umesh: Can you be more specific? I don't know if I've ever seen the Save to PDF button inactive in the Print dialog. Which app are you using and which type of document?
Possibly posted in another Macmost video: keyboard shortcuts can make this ultra-fast!
Go to "System Settings", "Keyboard", "Keyboard Shortcuts...", "App Shortcuts", "All applications".
Add "Save as PDF..." with "command P" as shortcut and "Open in Preview" with "option command P" as shortcut.
Type "command P" then "command P" again to go directly to the save dialog for the created PDF.
Type "command P" then "option command P" to directly open the created PDF in Preview.