How to Save a Fillable PDF on Google Chrome

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This wikiHow teaches you how to fill out and save a PDF from Google Chrome on your computer.

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Windows — Right-click the PDF, select Open with in the drop-down menu, and click Google Chrome in the resulting pop-out list.
Mac — Click the PDF once to select it, click File, select Open With in the drop-down menu, and click Google Chrome in the resulting pop-out list.

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Some PDF text fields, such as checkboxes, only need to be clicked in order to input an answer.

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Click Print… . You'll find this option near the top of the drop-down menu. Doing so will open the Print menu on the center of the Chrome window.

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Click Change… . This is below and to the right of the "Destination" heading. A pop-up window with different printing options will appear.

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Click Save as PDF . It's an option below the "Print Destinations" heading. The pop-up window will close.

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Click Save . This blue button is at the top of the Print menu on the left side of the window. Clicking it prompts a Save As window to open.

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Enter a name for your PDF. Type whatever you want to save your PDF as into the "File name" (Windows) or "Name" (Mac) text box in the Save As window.

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On a Mac, you may instead have to click the "Where" box and then click a folder in the resulting menu.

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Click Save . It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will save your filled-out PDF in your specified file location.

Community Q&A

How can I save a fillable PDF on Google Chrome and have the resulting PDF still be updateable? Community Answer

You can't. You have to use some other application. Microsoft used to have a free PDF viewer that did a fine job of this, but they discontinued service for it and now you have to use Microsoft Edge.

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What about when I save the PDF? It does not allow me to go back to fill out or delete anything I have on the form.

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A PDF is not supposed to be edited. If you want to, there are two options: print the document, fill everything out, then scan it back into the computer as an image before converting it into a PDF, or you can convert it into an editable document, like a Word or Google doc.

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