Print to PDF on Devices without 3D Touch
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Print to PDF on Devices without 3D Touch
One of the most long-running frustrations with iOS has been its inability to easily create a PDF out of things like webpages, emails, or notes. 3D Touch devices gained the ability in late 2015, but in a well-hidden way. When viewing a print preview, using 3D Touch on that preview creates a PDF version that you can then take action on using the share sheet.
Unknown to some, iPads and other devices without 3D Touch can also do this trick, but in a different way. When a print preview is loaded, rather than using 3D Touch, simply use pinch to zoom on the preview – bring two fingers together in touching the preview then spread them apart. A PDF version of your content is created, and you’re then able to use the share sheet to do something with that PDF in another app. This works with any content that can be printed, and it’s a trick I use all the time.