Here’s how to create a PDF of a webpage in iOS 11, save it in Files app, rename it and delete it. For example, I’m using an article from The Mac Observer.
- Navigate to the webpage of interest in Safari.
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Tap the Share button at the bottom. (Image above.)
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Swipe the Share options’ bottom row to the left until you see “Create PDF.” Tap it. (Fig, 1)
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The page will be converted to PDF. At the top left, tap “Done.”
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Tap “Save File To…” (Fig. 2)
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Navigate by tapping on File folders until you have the desired folder selected. In this example, I’ve selected the location “On My iPhone.” On the top right, tap “Add.” Â (Fig. 3) You’ll be returned to the original webpage.
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If you want to rename the file, launch the Files app. Select the “Browse” tab at the bottom. Navigate to the folder where you previously saved the file. In this example, I saved it in the folder scratch that’s inside the Keynote folder., “On My iPhone.” Tap it.
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Press the file icon until you see the option to Rename it. Tap “Rename.” (Fig. 5)
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Use the keyboard to rename the file. Tap “Done.” (Fig. 6)
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If you want to delete the file, when in the folder that contains it, tap “Select” on the top right. Tap the file. You’ll see a (blue) checkmark. On the bottom right, tap the trash can. (Fig. 7) The file is placed in the Recently Deleted folder where you can recover it if necessary. Finally, navigate to a new location to continue work. Or quit the Files app.
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There are many more things you can do here, but this should help you get your feet wet with creating, saving and managing a file with the Files app. Here’s an Apple support doc with more details.
Hmmmm, I couldn’t save to iCloud Drive as the Add button was greyed out. I could save it to my iPad.
Okay, I was able to save it to iCloud Drive, but not to the Pages or Numbers folder. I found that I could save to some folders, Pixelmator and Graphic though not to Affinity Photo, TextEdit, Preview, and to the top directory.