How to download and print an Etsy printable at home or at Staples or FedEx Office

Download your files

1. On a computer, or in your phone's or tablet's web browser, sign in to Etsy.com. The Etsy app can't download digital purchases, so use the browser even on a phone.
2. Open your account menu and select Purchases.
3. Find the order and select Download Files. A page opens with every file in that order. If the button is gray, the payment is still going through; check back a little later.
4. Select each file to save it. Most of our printables are one PDF; a few add extra files, such as an A4 copy or a Spanish edition.
5. Checked out as a guest? Your download link is in the receipt email Etsy sent after the purchase.

Open a ZIP file

Some downloads come as a ZIP file, a folder squeezed into one file.

1. Mac: double-click the ZIP file. A folder with the same name appears next to it.
2. Windows: right-click the ZIP file and select Extract All (or Extract), then open the folder it makes.
3. Phone or tablet: open it in your device's file manager (Files on iPhone and iPad). For printing, a computer is usually easier.

Print at home

1. Open the PDF in a PDF reader: the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview on a Mac, or the PDF viewer built into your browser.
2. Choose Print. Set the paper size to the paper in your tray (US Letter, 8.5 × 11 in, for most of our files) and the scale to Actual size or 100%.
3. Under Pages, type only the pages you need (for example 2-5), so you don't print instruction pages or extra copies.
4. Print one page first to check the size and colors, then print the rest.

Print at Staples or FedEx Office

1. Save the PDF somewhere easy to find, such as your desktop or a USB drive.
2. Upload it on the store's website (staples.com print services or office.fedex.com), choose the paper, color or black and white, and any finishing (cutting, stapling, hole punching), then choose in-store pickup at a store near you. Simple jobs are often ready the same day, depending on when you order; the checkout shows when yours will be ready.
3. Or walk in with the PDF on a USB drive or in your email and use the self-service printers, or ask at the counter.
4. Ask for it to be printed at actual size (100%, no scaling), on the paper size the file was made for.
5. For card stock, say which weight you want; stores carry heavier card stock than most home printers can feed.

Tips

• Keep the downloaded PDF in a folder you'll remember (for example "Printables"). You can download it again from Purchases at any time.
• Fill in any fillable fields on a computer first, save, then print or upload the saved copy.
• If the colors on a copy-shop print look different from your screen, ask them to print one test page before the whole run.

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