Save as PDF

Saving a Google Docs™ document as a PDF should be straightforward, but the built-in options often fall short, especially when your document is organized with Tabs.

The standard methods have limitations:

• Downloading from Google Docs™: Only saves the single tab you are currently viewing, not the entire document.
• Printing to PDF: This captures the whole document but automatically inserts an unwanted title page before each tab, cluttering your final file.

The Text To Table Converter add-on provides two simple and effective solutions to create the perfect PDF every time.

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The Quickest Method: One-Click Download

For the fastest way to get a clean PDF of your entire document, use the one-click download feature. This option is designed for speed and convenience on standard-sized documents.

1. Click Download as PDF In the add-on sidebar, open the Document Tools section and click the Download as PDF button.

   Note

   You can also find this feature in the main menu under Extensions > Text To Table Converter > Document Tools > Quick Export to PDF.

2. Get Your File That’s it! The add-on will create a PDF of your entire document without the extra tab title pages and download it directly to your computer.

   Tip

   If you use the sidebar export flow, you can also save the exported PDF to Google Drive after export and choose which folder to store it in.

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The Flexible Method: Export with Options

If you need more control over the output, or are working with a very large document, the Export with Options… feature is the perfect tool.

1. Open the Export Dialog From the sidebar, open the Document Tools section and click Export with Options….

2. Configure Your Export In the dialog that appears, you can:

   • Choose the Format: Select PDF, or other formats like .docx.
   • Decide on Title Pages: Check or uncheck the “Do not create tab title pages” box.
   • Select Scope: Choose to export the entire document, only specific tabs, or just the current tab.
   • Choose Output (Sidebar): Download the file in your browser, or save it to Google Drive and pick the destination folder.

3. Export the Document Click the Export button. The configured file will be created and downloaded, or saved to Google Drive (depending on the output option you selected).

4. Continue in PDF Editor (Optional) If you exported a PDF, you can open it in the PDF Editor for additional edits such as merging PDFs, splitting pages, adding watermarks, and adding page numbers.

Note

When you save a PDF export to Google Drive from the sidebar, the result card can also give you quick follow-up actions like opening the file/folder and sending the saved PDF to the PDF Editor.

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Working with Large Documents (> 30 Tabs)

If your document has more than 30 tabs, you may see extra guidance and a few option changes to help the export finish successfully.

Quick Export to PDF / Download as PDF

If you use the one-click option on a large document, you will see a “Too many Tabs” error message. This is expected because the one-click option is intended for smaller documents. The message will direct you to use Export with Options… instead.

Export with Options…

When you open this dialog for a large document, you’ll see a warning message at the top, and “Export specific document tabs” will already be selected to help you get started.

From here, you have two choices:

1. Best for a Clean PDF: Export a Selection This is the recommended approach. Simply check the boxes for the tabs you need (up to 30) and make sure “Do not create tab title pages” is enabled. You’ll get a perfect, clean PDF of just the parts you selected.

2. Best for the Full Document: Export All (with Titles) You can still choose “Export all document tabs”. When you do, the “Do not create tab title pages” switch becomes disabled. In this mode, you will get a complete PDF of all your tabs, but it will include the standard title pages.

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Which Method Should You Use?

• Use Download as PDF for the fastest, no-fuss way to save a standard-sized document as a clean PDF.
• Use Export with Options… when you need a different file format, want to keep the title pages, or are working with a large document (> 30 tabs).