Adobe PDFs (Troubleshooting) Resolving Printing Issues

Workaround for issues when printing Adobe PDFs.

For issues printing Adobe PDF's,  Adobe's Acrobat help page recommends printing the PDF as an image: Adobe Quick Fix - Print PDF as Image

To Print PDFs as Images

1. Choose File > Print, then click Advanced.
The location of the Advanced button depends on the version of Reader or Acrobat.

2. Select Print as Image.
The location of the Print as Image option is dependent on the version of Reader or Acrobat.

Windows Example Image

Windows - Adobe PDF print dialog window
Windows - Adobe print dialog - Advanced settings

macOS Example Image

Adobe Print Image mac_pdf

Adobe PDF - OS X Print dialog advanced


Keywords:
Adobe PDF Acrobat reader printing print image 
Doc ID:
55525
Owned by:
Help Desk K. in UW-Milwaukee Help Desk
Created:
2015-08-24
Updated:
2026-08-20
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Help Desk