Windows 10: scanner app now missing file option pdf

previously when scanning, you would be able;

I have used the scan app previously and when you scanned items, you always had a choice of format to scan it to such as jpg, pdf, png, etc. now the pdf option is gone. I need the pdf option. Is there another app or option because I need to be able to scan items into a pdf file whether single page or multiple pages into one file. How can I get this accomplished?

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Pdf file

Hello Bhaumik,

For you to download and access the PDF files, please follow the steps below:

• Please download and install the UC browser and Xodo PDF Reader & Editor from Windows Store.
• Once installed, please download the PDF file from a web page using the
  UC browser by tapping the PDF file you wish to download > Click
  Regular Download.
• Once the PDF file is downloaded, please go to App list >
  Xodo application > Menu icon > Recent Documents > tap the
  PDF file you've downloaded from UC browser.

Please note that if you have an existing PDF Reader application installed on your phone, we suggest that you uninstall it first.


Let us know if this works for you.

 

can't remove a pdf from my win10 desktop

Hi,



Thank you for your response.



We would suggest you to perform these steps and check.



Step 1: Turn off Preview pane in Windows Explorer

1. Open File Explorer, Click on View tab.
   
2. Click on Preview option to hide or close
   
3. Click on Desktop from the Navigation pane. Then try deleting the file.

Step 2: Check the default PDF application

1. Press Windows + I key to launch Windows Settings.
   
2. Click on Apps and select Default apps from the left pane.
   
3. Now scroll down and click on Choose default apps by file type.
   
4. Scroll and look for .pdf, .pdxml, and .pdx file type, then click on the + sign to change it to Edge.
   
5. Then close Settings and try deleting the file.

Step 3: If the default app for PDF is Adobe Reader.

1. Open Adobe Reader. Go to Edit.
   
2. Choose Preferences.
   
3. From the Categories on the left, select Security (Enhanced).
   
4. Uncheck the Enable Enhanced Security option.
   
5. Try deleting the file

Regards,



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

PDF

Hello,

Regarding your PDF documents, the location will be based on where you saved the files. For your second inquiry, your documents can be converted to a PDF. If the original file is from Office Word, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

• 
  In Word, select File > Save As.
  
• 
  Select where you want to save the file.
  
• 
  Type a new File name if you want.
  
• 
  For Save as type, select PDF.
  
• 
  For Optimize for, select an option: Standard or
  Minimum Size.
  
• 
  Select Open File After Publishing, if you want to open the file after you save it as a PDF. This is selected by default.
  
• 
  Select Save.
  

If the steps provided is not working, please get back to us with the exact version of your Office Word.

Let us know the result of the suggested steps.

Thank you.