PDF guides
Short, practical answers to the PDF problems people actually hit. Written to solve the thing and stop, not to pad out a word count.
How to get a PDF under 100 KB (and when it is not possible)
Practical steps for shrinking a PDF to 100 KB, 200 KB or 500 KB for upload forms, what size to expect from scans, and why some files will not fit.
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How to reduce an image to a specific size in KB
How to shrink a photo or signature to 20 KB, 50 KB, 100 KB or 200 KB for forms and websites without ruining it, and which format to use.
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PNG vs JPG vs WEBP: which image format should you use?
A plain-English comparison of PNG, JPG and WEBP: file size, quality, transparency, compatibility, and when to convert between them.
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Are online PDF tools safe? Upload-based versus in-browser tools
What happens to your documents when you use a free PDF website, how to tell whether a tool uploads your files, and when to use desktop software instead.
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How to convert a PDF table to Excel
Get tables out of a PDF and into a spreadsheet, understand why some conversions come out messy, and clean up the result quickly.
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How to convert a PDF to JPG images
Turn PDF pages into JPG files, choose the right resolution, and pull the original photos out of a PDF instead of a picture of the page.
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How to crop margins from a PDF
Trim white space, scanner borders and footers from PDF pages so documents fill the screen on phones and tablets.
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How to rotate, delete and reorder PDF pages
Fix sideways scans, remove blank pages, rearrange the order, and add page numbers or a watermark without rebuilding the document.
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How to split a PDF or extract specific pages
Pulling out the pages you need, splitting a long document into sections, and why extracting beats sending the whole file.
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How to convert JPG images to a PDF
Turning photos and scans into a single PDF, choosing page size and margins, and getting the order right.
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How to merge PDF files into one document
Combining PDFs, controlling the page order, keeping bookmarks, and what to do when the merged file gets too big.
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How to reduce PDF file size (and why yours is so large)
What actually makes a PDF big, how much you can realistically save, and how to compress without ruining the document.
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How to convert a PDF to Word without wrecking the formatting
Why PDF to Word conversion goes wrong, which files convert cleanly, and how to get the closest result from any converter.
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