How Adobe Acrobat DC Helps Convert Web Page & Video to PDF

In 1990s, Adobe was the first company to develop PDF file format and even after 30 years, it remains a preferred format among users while sharing files. A major reason is the ability to retain the same layout of the PDF document even if the sender and receiver are working on different systems. Adobe has also developed PDF reading software such as Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat DC.

Adobe Reader is a free software utilized for accessing, reading and commenting on web pages to PDF documents and video to PDF documents. Acrobat DC is the paid version of Adobe reader with additional features. In addition to PDF conversion, it also allows editing of documents in real time, digital addition of signature, PDF splitting, web page to PDF conversion, video to PDF conversion and much more. Adobe Acrobat DC is also used to encrypt data and only works on Windows or MacOS platforms.

How to Convert a Web Page to PDF with Adobe Acrobat DC?

Web pages are written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). If you want to convert web to PDF, you should note that the content present on that web page: forms, images, text etc. are also converted and included in the PDF file.

The webpage to PDF online process depends on two things:

1. Whether you want to convert the complete page or only parts of it
2. Whether you want to convert webpage to PDF as a new file or add it to an existing PDF.

Here is how you can convert webpage to PDF:

Step 1:

Open your web browser. This step is applicable for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer if you are using Windows OS. As a MacOS user, you have to open Firefox.

Step 2:

Go to the Adobe Acrobat for PC toolbar and open the convert menu. You can select from the following options to convert web to PDF:

• To convert currently opened webpage to PDF, choose Convert Webpage to PDF, define the location and name of the file and select save.
• To convert the current open web page as part of already existing PDF, choose Add webpage to existing PDF, select the appropriate PDF file and then save this webpage to PDF.
• To convert the entire website to PDF and then print this PDF, select the option Print web page. After the PDF has been converted, the print dialog box will open. Select the appropriate option and print the document.
• After converting webpage to PDF online, you can view the converted PDF by selecting View Adobe PDF result option.

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How to Convert Videos to PDF with Adobe Acrobat DC?

By using a video to PDF converter, you can convert multimedia files in mp4 and other such relevant formats into your existing PDF documents. Also, you can create a new PDF with embedded video in Acrobat PDF Editor

To convert video to PDF files, the video is first converted to FLV format, which does not impact their quality and at the same time making it compatible across systems.

Steps to Convert Videos to PDF using PDF Acrobat

• To convert mp4 to PDF, select the required PDF file to which you want to add the video
• Open the tool section of the video to PDF converter. Expand the content panel. There you will see the option of Add or Edit Interactive Object.

• Select the multimedia option. It will show that other than getting PDF file video, you can also add text, audio and even 3D objects to the PDF file.
• Select the video option. Choose the video you want to add.

• You can also add a video URL for video to PDF conversion. This step is specifically useful for YouTube to PDF converter. You can add the link of your favourite YouTube video and then convert it into PDF file.

• After adding the video or URL, click ok. The video gets attached in the PDF file.
• Click the video to play it. You can also position it by utilizing the ‘select object’ option available in the content panel to move the video around and position it accordingly.

These are the significant steps in which video to PDF converters work.

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