Export with Options

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Creating a PDF from your Google Docs™ document should be simple, but if you use “Tabs” to organize your work, you’ve probably run into some frustrating limitations.

You might have tried a few things:

Using Google Docs’ “Download” Menu: This works, but it only lets you download the single tab you’re currently viewing. You can’t save the entire document as one clean PDF.
Using Google Drive’s “Download” Menu: This lets you download the whole file, but not as a PDF. You have to download it as a Word file (.docx) first and then convert it, which is an extra step.
Using the “Print” Menu: This is the most common workaround. You can “Print to PDF” to get the whole document, but Google Docs™ automatically inserts an extra title page for every single tab. Your clean, one-page invoice suddenly becomes two pages, with an unwanted cover sheet.

Our add-on fixes this problem by giving you two powerful and easy ways to create the perfect PDF.

For Full Customization Export with Options…

When you need full control over the final file, use the Export with Options… feature. You can find it in the add-on’s sidebar under the Document section, or in the main Add-on menu.

This opens a simple dialog where you can:

Choose your desired format (like PDF, Word, and more).
Expand the Advanced Export Options section.
Check the box for “Do not create tab title pages.”

This is the magic button! When you check this box and export as a PDF, the add-on intelligently stitches your document together, removing all of those extra cover sheets. The result is one clean, continuous PDF, exactly as it should be.

Click Export, and a perfect, professional-looking file will be downloaded to your computer.

How to Export without Title Pages

Open the Export Dialog From the sidebar, open the Document section and click Export with Options….
Configure Your Export In the dialog that appears:
- Set Export Format to PDF (.pdf).
- Expand the Advanced Export Options section at the bottom.
- Ensure Export Scope is set to Export all document tabs.
- Check the box next to Do not create tab title pages.
Export the Document Click the Export button. The file will be prepared and then automatically downloaded by your browser.

For Maximum Speed One-Click Download as PDF

For those times when you just need a clean PDF of the entire document right now, we’ve created a one-click solution.

You can find it in two places:

In the sidebar, click the Download as PDF button.
In the main Add-on menu, select Document > Quick Export to PDF.

Both of these options do the same thing: they instantly start creating a complete PDF of your document with all the unwanted title pages already removed. A small “Downloading…” window will appear, and your file will be ready in seconds.

Which One Should You Use?

Use Export with Options… when you need a different format (like Word), want to export only your current tab, or want a standard PDF with the title pages.
Use Download as PDF for the fastest and easiest way to get a clean, complete, and professional PDF without any extra pages.