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User profile for user: molks
molks Author
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How to print to a PDF

I was away from home and needed to print my boarding pass. Unfortunately my flight was with Virgin Australia and the boarding pass comes up in the website with the only option being PRINT (there is no way to save or go back and re-print) and I don't carry an airplay compatible printer when travelling!


Normally on my windows laptop I would simply print to the free PDF printer driver that I had installed previously (cutePDF writer) and I am asked for the name I wish to save the file to and it will then be "printed" to a pdf of that name. I can then email that to my hotel reception and get them to print it for me. Look I know there may be other ways to go about this like doing the whole process at reception in the first place, but the point is that the iPad is supposed to be convenient to use and should be able to provide this missing functionality. The only possible method I've found so far is to take a screen shot, but print to PDF would be better!


Does anyone know of an app that provides the ability to PRINT to PDF?

iPad, iOS 5.1

Posted on Apr 29, 2012 11:11 PM

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User profile for user: molks
molks Author
User level: Level 1
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Apr 30, 2012 12:27 AM in response to Dah•veed

thanks for the suggestions. Would like to know for sure if any of these apps will definitely work in my example though - does anyone know? the Save2PDF appearing in the print menu would do the trick - does it definitely do that?


I have already purchased 2 other apps that supposedly provided this functionality and they did not. Not keen to waste any more money!

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User profile for user: Dah•veed
Dah•veed
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Apr 30, 2012 9:32 AM in response to Dah•veed

Here is a workaround from the Print2PDF developers that users have discovered that allows them to print to a pdf with the app and Safari.

http://printtopdfapp.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/print-to-pdf-ios5-workaround/


I also hear that the iCab browser for iOS has a print to PDF module.

http://fairerplatform.com/2011/09/icab-mobile-5-adds-do-not-track-web-to-pdf-new -modules/

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User profile for user: molks
molks Author
User level: Level 1
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Apr 30, 2012 4:12 PM in response to Dah•veed

Thanks Dah veed. It appears from what the Print2PDF developers have said that Apple is actively trying to prevent virtual print devices so that print to pdf functionality is impossible. While the Print2PDF people have a workaround that works I wonder if it will still work after the next ios update. Does anyone know why Apple is trying to prevent the print to pdf function - it can't be just because of worries about copyright and DRM can it?

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