Guides
Short, practical explanations of the things that usually go wrong with PDFs, and how to get them right.
- Why PDF files get large, and how to shrink themWhat actually takes up space inside a PDF, which kinds of compression help, and when shrinking a file is not worth the trade-off.6 min read
- Splitting a PDF by page ranges, explainedHow range notation like 1-3,5,8-10 works, how printed page labels differ from real page positions, and patterns for common splitting jobs.6 min read
- Making a clean PDF from phone photosPractical steps for photographing paper documents so the resulting PDF is readable, upright, evenly sized and not enormous.6 min read