23-05-2021

Google Docs Won't Download As Pdf

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commented May 25, 2017•
edited by thomasvl

Jun 11, 2018 - In Google Docs, the obvious way to download these images is to. So copying the image often won't give you the image in its original size.

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The PDF files and the Google docs can easily be linked. Google docs also provide an interface which can be used to open PDF in Google Docs with ease and satisfaction. The PDF management with Google docs is very easy and therefore it is highly recommended and reliable. The PDF files remain intact and the users can view the content with ease.

I am trying to use files.export to convert Google Doc files to pdf. I followed the guide here, but the file will only download as a Word document. Why isn't this working correctly?

commented May 25, 2017•
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That seems like it should work as it matches the Drive example. Since this is a server specific issue, you likely want to try the Drive support area. I'd suggest including an http log so they can see what was sent/return to the request.

commented May 25, 2017•
edited

Ok, thanks for the suggestion. I'll update this when I hear back - here's the link to the issue: https://issuetracker.google.com/62086775

Using Google Docs is a great way to collaborate on and share documents. Sometimes, though, you want to provide somebody with a PDF instead of an editable document. Google Docs now lets you edit your sharing link to provide a PDF. Best of all, if you edit the original document, the PDF link automatically includes any changes you made. Here’s how it works.

Note: This process works for Google Docs and Google Sheets, but not Google Slides.

Go ahead and open up the document you want to share. Once you’re there, click the “Share” button at the top right of the screen.

In the Share With Others window, click the “Get shareable link” option at the top right.

You’ll receive a message letting you know that the link has bee copied to your clipboard. You’ll also notice the “Link Sharing” section has now appeared in the window.

If we were just sharing the Google Doc as it is, the next step would be to send off the link you’ve just copied. To send a link to a PDF version of the document, you need to edit the link a bit.

Open whatever messaging app you’ll be using to send the message, and then paste the link.

Once you’ve pasted the link, find the “edit?usp=sharing” at the very end of the URL. This is the only part of the link you’ll need to edit. If you make any other edits, you’ll end up with a broken link.

Now, replace “edit?usp=sharing” with “export?format=pdf” instead. Your link should look like this.