Webpage (URL) to PDF

by The magical duct tape kid in Circuits > Computers

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Webpage (URL) to PDF

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     Have you ever been surfing the internet and found a great article that you just didn't have time to read? (pic 2)

Or, maybe you were reading about how to build a bench-top power supply, and wanted to save the instructions for future reference.
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Well, weather or not these situations sound familiar, this instructable is for you.

It's a straight forward instructable on how to convert any web-page (URL) into a PDF file. (pic 4)


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Instructions

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The first thing that you need to do is find the page that you would like to be converted and copy the URL. (pic 1)
 
Next, head on over to pdfmyurl.com (pic 2)

In the specified box paste your URL, then press "Enter" on your keyboard. (pic 3)

Then, a window will pop up asking if you would like to "Open With" or "Save File", select "Save File" then click "Ok". (pic 4)

Once the file download your done..... Pretty simple huh..... (pic 5)

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The extra file is an example of what the final product will look like.  - LINK

Optional Step

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If you really get serious about converting web-pages into PDF files, than check out there bookmarklet...

Go to pdfmyurl.com and were it says "Drag this bookmarklet", do what it says and drag the icon onto your browsers bookmark bar. -
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Now, no matter what web-page your on you can "PDF your URL" by simply clicking on the bookmarklet... (pic 2 & 3)

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Thanks for reading,
The Magical Duct Tape Kid - 3/09/11