How to download a view-only PDF?

I am trying to download a PDF file from a site that lets me only view it. I visited the site a few months back, and back then I could easily download PDFs. Recently however, they seem to have undergone a layout change of their website.

I have tried this, and put ".pdf" after the link, but it said webpage not found.

Can anybody tell me how to download the PDF?

The PDF I am trying to download is here.

Karan Singh

Posted 2015-10-14T15:27:22.833

Reputation: 133

I am not sure, but as I said- earlier when I used to right click and save files,the files were saved as a pdf.Anyways I would be glad if you could help me out for downloading the doc. – Karan Singh – 2015-10-14T15:38:42.570

Answers

If I look at the page in firebug I do not see a PDF. I see a webpage (in HTML, and with a title which ends in PDF, but which is build in HTML).

Best guess: they replaced the PDF with something different, which makes it impossible to download the PDF.

Screenshot of webpage in firefox with firebug console open:

What you can do is:

Make a printscreen of each and every page. Optionally print those all to a PDF 'printer'
Or change the left margin of the webpage to zero (fr me it defaulted to 418px), and then print page by page to a PDF writer.
(Failing to adjust the margin causes page which only partially fits on regular A4 sized format. After changing the margin to 0 it fits nicely).
Lastly, the cop out solution: They obviously made this page from a PDF source. You can always ask them to email you those PDFs.

Hennes

Posted 2015-10-14T15:27:22.833

Reputation: 60 739

It is loaded as image files, each page as a seperate image, with Inspect/Firebug you can easily find the direct image URLs and download – Yisroel Tech – 2017-11-30T00:21:52.877

Well, this is a pdf stored on Google Drive. If you pop it out (the square with an arrow in the top corner) you can click details and it says

DOWNLOAD PERMISSION

Viewers cannot download

The drive Web viewer renders the PDF on the drive servers and just displays it on you screen, your computer never recives the PDF so unless there a hack, you can't download it.

EDIT: You may also consider using the contact form at http://www.thinkiit.in/contact and kindly ask for a download link. If they say no there's no harm done

SilentVoid

Posted 2015-10-14T15:27:22.833

Reputation: 247

+1 for contacting them and asking for a download link. – Hennes – 2015-10-14T16:27:32.910