Downloading PDF's

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a workflow or action that allows me to download PDF's from an open safari page, save them to a specific folder and open them in preview afterwards?
Thanks,
Barry

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To redbaron:
To download a file to a specific location in Safari, Cmd/Rt-click the link then press the [Option] key and 'Download Linked File' will change to 'Download Linked File As...' allowing you to pick a location.
You can also change the default location in Safari>Preferences>General
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