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This wikiHow teaches you how to download a PDF copy of an email from your Gmail mailbox, and save it to your phone or tablet's local storage, using Android.
Steps
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1Open the Gmail app on your Android. The Gmail icon looks like a white envelope with a red outline. You can find it on your Apps menu.
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2Tap the email you want to download. Find the email you want to save, and tap on its sender or subject line to open the email message.Advertisement
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3Tap the ⋮ on the top-right. This button is located next to a white envelope icon in the upper-right corner of your screen. This will open your email options on a drop-down menu.
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4Select Print on the menu. This will open a print preview of your email on a new page.
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5Select Save as PDF on the printer drop-down. Tap the drop-down menu at the top of your screen, and select Save as PDF here. This will allow you to download a PDF copy of the selected email to your Android.
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6Tap the PDF download button on the top-right. This is a light-blue button near the upper-right corner of your screen.
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7Tap SAVE above your keyboard. This will download a PDF copy of the selected email, and save it to your Android's Downloads folder.
- Optionally, you can also rename your file before saving it here.
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1. Open Gmail.
2. Tap an email.
3. Tap the three-dot icon on the top-right.
4. Tap Print.
5. Select Save as PDF at the top.
6. Tap the PDF download button on the top-right.
7. Tap SAVE.
