PDF Tips & Tutorials

Tips

How to Compress PDF Files Without Losing Quality

How to shrink a PDF for email or uploads without making it hard to read.

Guide

What is OCR and How Does It Work?

How OCR turns scanned pages and images into text you can search and copy.

Tutorial

How to Merge Multiple PDFs Into One Document

Combine several PDFs into one file, in the order you want.

Security

PDF Security: How to Protect Your Documents

Ways to lock down a PDF that contains sensitive information.

Productivity

Best PDF Tools Every Student Needs

The PDF tools that come in handy for coursework, notes and research papers.

Conversion

PDF to Word: How to Convert While Keeping Formatting

Convert a PDF to Word and keep as much of the fonts, images and layout as possible.

Tutorial

How to Split PDF Pages: Extract Specific Pages From Any Document

Extract pages or split a long PDF into separate files.

Guide

How to Extract Text From Scanned Documents Using OCR

Get editable, searchable text out of a scanned document.

Security

How to Password Protect a PDF File Online (Free)

Add a password to a PDF so only the right people can open it.

AI Tools

How to Summarize a Research Paper With AI (Free Tool)

Get the key points of a long paper without reading every page.

AI Tools

How to Extract Data From Invoices Automatically

How to get invoice data out of a PDF and into a spreadsheet without retyping it.