How Do I Print to PDF To Fix My Document?

Printing to PDF will flatten the document to take care of any special features on the document. This creates a final digital version, similar to a hard copy, of the document as if the document were physically printed.

 

You can perform a Print to PDF on a document that is already in a PDF format.

• Windows users click here for instructions.
• Apple OS / Mac users click here for instructions. 
• Apple iOS / iPhone & iPad users click here for instructions.
• Linux users click here for instructions. 

• Chrome OS users click here for instructions.

 

Windows Users

To do so, open the document and attempt to print. When presented with your printer options, select 'Adobe PDF' or 'Microsoft Print to PDF'. This will prompt you to rename and save the file. Use the new version of the document when you re-file the document(s).

You can also resize the pages in the PDF by selecting the 'Shrink oversized pages' option, as seen in the illustration below.

 

Click here to learn how to resubmit.

Apple OS / Mac

The latest instructions are available on Apple's Mac support website. As technical support for the efile site, we recommend following Apple's instructions for their devices/products. To view our recommended PDF settings to avoid errors, click here.

The latest Adobe Acrobat Reader version on macOS does not allow you to access the Print menu unless you have a printer set up. The printer options in Adobe mimic Windows platforms, and do not have the PDF button or option for Print to PDF. It would be recommended for Mac users to use Preview.

NOTE: These instructions apply to MacOS Ventura (OS version 13) and newer versions. Please ensure that your computer is updated to the most recent operating system software. Users of older versions of MacOS will want to print their corrected documents out and re-scan them in as PDF files.

• On your Mac, open the document you want to save as a PDF.
• Choose File > Print.

• Click the PDF button or click the down arrow to open the PDF pop-up menu, then choose Save as PDF.
• The PDF pop-up menu showing the PDF commands, including Save as PDF.

• Choose a name and location for the PDF file. Enter the information you want in the Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords fields.

If your documents submission fail, you may need to Export as a new PDF. 

Choose File > Export

Name your document and choose a location for the PDF file, then choose Save.

Please Note: The steps to Export the PDF does not flatten documents, it just saves it again as a PDF. May also not be available on forms with fillable fields. 

Click here to learn how to resubmit.

If your filing included multiple documents, it is recommended to Print to PDF or Export PDF on all documents. After re-submitting your corrected documents, check to make sure they are in Submitted status. This confirms that the documents were successfully sent to the court's review queue.

For more information about how to correct your filing, please see the attached "Submission Failed" document below.

Also recommend reading How do I convert my document to a PDF?

Apple iOS (Apple iPhone & iPad)

To print to PDF on an iPad, you can use the Share icon to open the Print Options screen, then select "Save to Files". You can also use the Adobe Acrobat app to print, sign, and annotate PDFs.

Steps to print to PDF using the Share icon

1. Open the page or image you want to print
2. Tap the Share icon, which looks like a box with an arrow pointing up
3. Tap Options
4. Select PDF
5. Tap Done
6. Tap Save to Files
7. Choose where to save the PDF
8. Tap Save
   
   

Steps to print to PDF using the Adobe Acrobat app

1. Open the PDF in the Adobe Acrobat app
2. Tap the Print option
3. Select a printer
4. Choose the number of copies
5. Set the page range
6. Tap Print

You can also use the Pages app on an iPad to export a document to PDF.

Click here to learn how to resubmit.

Linux

1. Open the Document in your PDF Viewer.
2. Press Ctrl+P to open the print dialog box or click File, select Print in the Menu.
3. On the Menu Settings page, Click the General tab, and under Printer name, choose Print to File as your listed Printer.
4. Choose your filename (rename the document) and save location.
5. Select your file format. PDF is the default file type.
6. Select any page preferences.
7. Click Print to save the PDF.

Chrome OS

Chrome OS does not offer an option to Print to PDF in default applications. We recommend switching to a laptop/desktop computer using Windows or Mac OS and following the steps above to fix a submission failed document.