| Before we look at specific ways to convert | | | | pages uses images to represent text, which |
| HTML to PDF, lets consider the task in more | | | | means that text won't be searchable. Also, menus |
| detail. HTML is the programming language that is | | | | and navigation links that rely on JavaScript won't |
| used to create websites. Obviously, HTML is more | | | | be clickable in PDF format. |
| versatile -- it supports Flash, animated images, | | | | As a rule of thumb, if a webpage has good |
| embedded video, background music (this is | | | | accessibility, it will work well when converted to |
| thankfully rare) and other dynamic page elements. | | | | PDF. On the other hand, pages that rely or |
| These and some other features of HTML pages | | | | browser-specific feature orflash-based sites |
| can't be converted to HTML, so when choosing a | | | | usually aren't suitable for PDF conversion. |
| html-to-pdf converter it's important to take into | | | | Finally, lets look at specific Html to pdf converter . |
| account what HTML features it can handle. | | | | For the average user, PDFonFly is likely the best |
| Another factor is how you want to use the | | | | choice. It's a free online service that takes a |
| converter: | | | | webpage URL and creates a matching PDF file for |
| * Do you simply need to convert a single page? | | | | you to download. The only annoyance is having to |
| * Or do you want to make an application that lets | | | | enter a captcha, but that's a small price to pay |
| other people convert certain HTML | | | | for a quick and painless Html to pdf service. |
| documents to PDF? | | | | The conversion quality is very good - the colors |
| * Would you prefer something you can download | | | | and fonts look nearly as good as in a web |
| and install, or an online service? | | | | browser, with a few minor layout glitches for |
| * How much are you willing to pay for the HTML | | | | some webpages. If you want to convert a lot of |
| converter? | | | | HTML documents to .pdf, take a look at html2pdf |
| The third and final issue is whether the page that | | | | (a commercial online service, average quality) or |
| needs to be transformed to PDF was created | | | | XHTML2PDF (an open source Python library). |
| specifically for that purpose, or is it just some | | | | Want to learn more about PDF converters? |
| arbitrary webpage. This isimportant because if | | | | Check out my article about a free pdf to Word |
| you want the resulting PDF to be easy to use, | | | | converter to find out how to convert PDF to |
| with fulltext search and clickable links, the source | | | | Word online. |
| HTML should be built appropriately. Some HTML | | | | |