Help:Download as PDF
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You can export a Wikipedia page such as an article and save it as a PDF file in several ways:
- Some web browsers allow you to simply Save As... or Print to PDF.
- Wikipedia's inbuilt Download as PDF option.
- Other PDF software can be used to create a PDF from the web page, which may give more control over the output.
This page offers help with Wikipedia's download tool.
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PDF viewers
To view the PDF you must have a browser or other application which directly supports PDF viewing. For browser support, see Comparison of web browsers § Image format support. For PDF applications, see List of PDF software.
Issues
- PDFs are rendered in a single full-width column; this cannot be changed
- The table of contents is included
- Tables, including most infoboxes, are rendered. Some small types of box used for local on-wiki information are omitted.
- Images and galleries are rendered
- Long equations are overflowing
- The "Download as PDF" option might not appear when using a custom theme on Wikipedia on some desktop web browsers.
Technical
PDFs are rendered by the Proton rendering service, see its pages on MediaWiki and on Phabricator.