# Downloading PDFs

## Overview of Downloading PDFs

Affinity supports the ability to download a PDF version of the course. The expanded version of the course:

* includes all text content 
* all expanded content, such as expansion sections, or flip cards being flipped
* downloaded images
* answers to knowledge based questions

Downloaded PDFs will not include:

* video materials
* audio materials
* accessibility related features

### How to Download

#### From the Training Instance View

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Navigate to the training instance view and you will see a dropdown on the right for eligible trainings which includes a "Download PDF" link. Clicking this will trigger a generation of the course PDF and will begin the download. Depending on the size of the course, this can sometimes take a few minutes to process.

#### From the Course Authoring Platform

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In the course authoring platform, you can use the versioning controls to find download links. The download buttons here allow you to do point-in-time downloads of the course content which you have created. Depending on the size of the course, the generation and download could take a few minutes.

Depending on the age of old courses, the images might not be available in historical versions. But, images will always be available in the most recent version.

### Eligible Courses

Courses which have been built natively with the Affinity course authoring platform will be eligible for downloads. Additionally, most courses, produced by Affinity for use on the platform will also be eligible for PDF downloads. If a course is no eligible, you can contact your Affinity representative or support to learn more about your options.

### Recommendation vs Preview Links

Affinity recommends you use share links as much as possible when trying to share course material with other parties. Share links are preferred because they include all types of media, such as video. And, they are always guaranteed to represent the latest version of the course when you share it.

Learn more about share links: [Share/Review Links](/product-guides/lms-authoring/share-review-links.md)


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