When I open pdf's, I want to save the pdf's I open to a specific folder for those specific pdf's. How do I do this?
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how to save in specific folders
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File menu: save as?
Are you using Apple's Preview program when you open the PDFs? Or are you opening them in Safari?
If you need to create the folders you want to save them to first, open a finder window, locate where you want to place the new folders, then control-click the space where the new folders should be placed, and select "new folder".
Are you using Apple's Preview program when you open the PDFs? Or are you opening them in Safari?
If you need to create the folders you want to save them to first, open a finder window, locate where you want to place the new folders, then control-click the space where the new folders should be placed, and select "new folder".
There's a "disclosure triangle" next to the file name in the SaveAs dialog box. Click that, and it will reveal the folder structure for you to navigate to the folder you want.
I'm using Firefox as my web browser and using Adobe Reader to open pdf's.
I don't think it does this. All it has is an option to "save as," but when I choose that option is merely saves it to my download folder.
When you control-click the pdf in Firefox, does it give you the option to open the file in Preview (the application called Preview)? It would probably be easiest to open it in Preview and then save it from there.
I know that Safari does give this option when control-clicking on a pdf, so maybe you'd be better off using Safari for this pdf project.
Edit: Actually, it's ok that Firefox wants to save it to Downloads. As long as what it is saving is a PDF file, and it's what you need, you can move it wherever you want on your computer once it is saved to your disk. Just locate or create the folder where you want it, then simply drag the file from Downloads to this location.
I know that Safari does give this option when control-clicking on a pdf, so maybe you'd be better off using Safari for this pdf project.
Edit: Actually, it's ok that Firefox wants to save it to Downloads. As long as what it is saving is a PDF file, and it's what you need, you can move it wherever you want on your computer once it is saved to your disk. Just locate or create the folder where you want it, then simply drag the file from Downloads to this location.
Go to the Firefox menu
Scroll down and select Preferences...
Click the General tab
Under the Downloads section, click the radio button next to Always ask me where to save files
Close Preferences
Ok, thanks everyone, I will try all of these suggestions but I'm on my iMac and not my macbook and I'm going to bed now. Thanks!