Microsoft Edge print to pdf problem


  1. Posts : 198
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #1

    Microsoft Edge print to pdf problem


    I need to save some webpages to pdf. I tried a Firefox extension Save as PDF, but that adds the company name to every page (fair enough - it's freeware).

    So I tried Microsoft Edge print to pdf function. Works OK, but for some reason, Edge adds a watermark of sorts 'Skip navigation' to every page. Any way to stop Edge adding this to my pdfs ?

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  2. Posts : 14
    Windows 10 Pro 1903
       #2

    badcrc said:
    I need to save some webpages to pdf.

    So I tried Microsoft Edge print to pdf function. Works OK, but for some reason, Edge adds a watermark of sorts 'Skip navigation' to every page. Any way to stop Edge adding this to my pdfs ?

    Just install Print friendly and PDF extension.
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  3. Posts : 198
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks but it strips out useful stuff like urls.

    My problem - I've enrolled for a Python coding blog on Patreon. Some pages are public, others for paid-only members. I'd like to save the pages for offline reference (so I don't have to keep logging in).

    The various pdf printers I've tried all work differently - some wont save protected content, others miss out some of the graphics or even whole pages.

    Guess I'll keep trying different browser and extension combos.
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  4. Posts : 14
    Windows 10 Pro 1903
       #4

    Thanks but it strips out useful stuff like urls.

    In Google Chrome (Ctrl + P) this is no longer a problem:

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    The various pdf printers I've tried all work differently - some wont save protected content, others miss out some of the graphics or even whole pages.

    Though somewhat troublesome the easiest solution seems to take screenshots - this way you won't miss any contents be it texts, urls or graphics.
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  5. Posts : 198
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I meant embedded url links eg to download course files. Also I tried Google Chrome, but parts of the pages were missing. For long pages, screenshots would not work.

    Maybe the Patreon html is a bit non-standard. IIRC some templates for blogs have a ton of scripting 'under the hood' for flexible layouts etc.

    It's possible that the blog writer has somehow protected his content to prevent piracy - one of the browser/extension combos I tried would not save pages that were hidden to non-subscribers.
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