Extracting a web-based pdf document

Hi,
I am reading a webpage presenting a pdf document.
I would like to extract this document so that it becomes a full pdf format document (that I could save on my computer)
How can I do that?
Regards,
Sam

Hello Sam,
Thank you for posting. (J'ai vu que vous aviez déposé cette question ailleurs en français, mais je n'ai pas voulu me gêner en répondant à celui-là.)
Unfortunately, it is not possible to extract a PDF document that has been embedded in a web page unless the document itself has been made available for download; in many cases, a PDF file will have been embedded as a preview, instead of as a document that could be downloaded. You could always contact the site administrator and request access to the document, although if it isn't obviously made available for download there could have been security measures taken to prevent sharing of the PDF file (heightened security of documents can be achieved using Adobe Acrobat desktop software).
All that being said, if the document was embedded using Acrobat.com's PDF preview widget, there would be a menu with a "Download" command; this will not be the case with every PDF you encounter online, but it is certainly something to look for. If you would like to see an example of this widget, there is one in this blog post.
Please let me know if you need any more information about this.
Cordialement,
Rebecca

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