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How to Download a Wikipedia Page as a PDF

2/19/2016

Did you like a piece of information on Wikipedia? You can legally have a PDF copy of that page directly from Wikipedia. Wikipedia allows its users to keep the piece of information they like for easy access when they are offline.[1] This article will help you to download a Wikipedia page in PDF file format.

EditSteps

  1. Navigate to Wikipedia. Type in your browser's navigation bar and press to open the page.
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  2. Search for the page you'll like to save. Type a word or a phrase in the search bar on the top-right side of the screen and select the page from the drop-down list to open the page.
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  3. Locate section in the right panel of the page. The panel is divided into subsections like , , and . Under , you'll see various links which are:
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    • Create a book: Wikipedia lets you to create an e-book in PDF format which contains all the selected pages and can be downloaded to read offline.[2]
    • Download as PDF: Wikipedia provides a PDF copy of all its pages which is downloadable so that the pages can be read offline as well.
    • Printable version:You can have a printed copy of the page for school projects, researches, assignments, etc.
  4. Select from the list. This will redirect you to a page which will provide you with the download link for the page.
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  5. Wait till the rendering process is completed. The page you were redirected to will display the message Please wait while the document is being generated. The process won't take more than a minute to complete. Immediately after it, the page will refresh automatically and download link will be generated.
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  6. Select the download link to start the download. Select to start the download. Your file will be saved in your usual 'Downloads' folder.
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EditTips

  • If the page doesn't refresh automatically after rendering, press to refresh the page manually.

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Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Download-a-Wikipedia-Page-as-a-PDF