Microsoft Edge let you Save Pages as PDF from Context Menu

You no longer need to visit the Print window to save a web page as PDF in Microsoft Edge going forward, Microsoft is saving you these extra clicks and steps with a new “Save as PDF” option in the context menu in Edge 95

Chromium browsers such as Chrome and Microsoft Edge, in addition to viewing PDF documents, lets you save Page as PDF.

Microsoft Edge offers two options for the same: Save as PDF and Microsoft Print to PDF

How to save a Web Page as a PDF document on Microsoft Edge

1. Visit the web page you want to save as PDF, click on the ellipsis icon

2. Select Print or use the Ctrl+P shortcut

3. In Print Window, under the Printer dropdown menu, select “Save as PDF”  and click Save.

How to Print a web page as PDF on Microsoft Edge

1. Follow the above steps from 1 to 2,

2. Under the Printer dropdown menu, select “Microsoft Print to PDF” and click “Save”

Difference between Save as PDF and Microsoft Print to PDF:

You should be selecting Save as PDF over Microsoft Print to PDF. When you go with the latter, Edge generates the page as PDF with no links as if you’re printing to paper on a Printer.

Save as PDF Context Menu option

Opera browser, which thinks differently from other browsers has incorporated save as PDF option to page context menu 4 years back with Opera 50.

Now Microsoft Edge is offering the same option in addition to regular “Save as”.

The two options means, you can save a whole web page and in PDF form as well. Most prefer PDF to share over email.

How to Save Web Page as PDF on Microsoft Edge using Context menu option

1. Load web page you want to save as PDF

2. Right-click on the page and select “Save as PDF
Save as PDF context menu option in Microsoft Edge 95

3. In Save as dialog, type file name and click Save, done.

Micorsoft Edge 95 may get this feature.

Related to the new PDF features, Microsoft Edge now lets you resume reading from where you last viewed PDF and allows adding free form text boxes.

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Microsoft Edge to get Travel Recommendations and Shopping button

Microsoft Edge 94 lets you update Saved Passwords easily

Edge 94 features Immersive Reader and Sleeping Tabs improvements

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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