Set save-as-pdf as a default action ("just hit Enter") in print-dialog (w/out Adobe PDF)

The problem is clear: i don't print on paper
...instead, i just save documents as PDFs and send them over email.
But it takes waaay too many clicks to get to that sub-menu-button-item on a regular basis.
So just like with any other modal dialog i would prefer to just hit Enter and be done with that.
And for that i aprntly need a “Save to PDF” option set up as a printer, so it would be always a default choice.
I know Adobe Acrobat installs “Adobe PDF” as a printer, so it it's doable, but it costs money and i don't acly need any extra apps if PDFs are supported by the OSX itself. So strike that.
Please, how else can i make it happen?
Thank you for ur time.

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