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Every guide on pdfpix is on this page, 105 articles with the most searched question first. Each one answers a single question and gives the steps for it. Where a step needs a tool, the tool is linked and it runs today. Where pdfpix has no tool for the job, the guide says so and names the software that does.
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- Convert PDF to Word Turn a PDF back into an editable Word document, and know what the conversion cannot recover.
- How to reduce PDF file size Make a PDF smaller and know what got dropped.
- Remove a password from a PDF Save a copy without the password you have to type every time.
- Scan documents with your phone Turn a phone photo into a document scan that looks like a scan.
- How to combine PDF files Put several PDFs into one file, in the order you want.
- How to edit a PDF Change something in a PDF and know which changes are easy.
- Convert Word to PDF Save a Word document as a PDF, with its hyperlinks and heading bookmarks intact.
- Add a signature to a PDF Add a drawn or typed signature to a page.
- How to sign a PDF Put a signature on a PDF and know whether it counts.
- Digital vs electronic signature Know which kind of signature the person asking will accept.
- Create a digital signature Get a signature that a checker can verify.
- Sign a Word document Sign a Word file, or turn it into a PDF and sign that.
- Remove a watermark from a PDF Get a watermark off a page you have the right to change.
- Edit text in a PDF Change the words on a PDF page.
- Fill out a PDF form Fill a form and send it back so the fields stay filled.
- Merge Word documents into a PDF Join several Word files into one PDF.
- Change PDF file size Hit an exact file size a form demands.
- Add two PDF files together Join two or three PDFs quickly.
- Insert a PDF into Word Put a PDF inside a Word document.
- Unlock a PDF Work out which lock is on the file and what to do about it.
- How to redact a PDF Remove private information from a PDF so it cannot be selected, searched or recovered.
- Add pages to a PDF Insert pages into an existing PDF at the right place.
- Remove metadata from a PDF Take your name and your software out of a PDF before sending it.
- Convert a PDF to JPG Turn PDF pages into images you can paste somewhere.
- Combine pages into one PDF Get loose pages into one ordered PDF.
- Insert a PDF into Excel Put a PDF into a spreadsheet so it opens from a cell.
- Convert Excel to PDF Turn an Excel workbook into a PDF, one sheet or all of them.
- Convert PDF to Excel Get the tables out of a PDF and into an Excel workbook.
- Fit an Excel sheet on one PDF page Get a wide Excel sheet onto one PDF page without cut-off columns.
- Excel to PDF in landscape Export an Excel sheet as a landscape PDF.
- Excel to PDF without losing formatting Keep column widths, colours and page breaks when Excel becomes a PDF.
- Copy a table from PDF to Excel Move one table from a PDF into Excel with rows and columns intact.
- Convert a bank statement PDF to Excel Turn a bank statement PDF into an Excel sheet without uploading it.
- Compress multiple PDFs into one Join several PDFs and keep the result under a size limit.
- Open a password protected PDF Open a PDF that asks for a password.
- Split one PDF into separate files Cut a PDF into the files you actually need.
- Insert a PDF into Google Docs Get a PDF into a Google Doc.
- Convert a ZIP to PDF Get the contents of a zip into one PDF.
- Scan multiple pages into one PDF Get a multi-page scan into a single PDF.
- Scan a passport with your phone Check all four corners are in frame and there is no glare, then get the passport page into a PDF an office will accept.
- Rotate a PDF and save it Turn a page and have it stay turned after saving.
- How to compress a PDF without losing quality Cut the file size without wrecking the text or the images.
- Save a PDF without its password Keep a copy you can open without typing the password each time.
- Scan documents on a Samsung phone Use the scanner already on a Samsung phone.
- Remove a blank page from a PDF Drop the blank pages a duplex scan left behind.
- Combine images into one PDF Turn a folder of images into one PDF in the right order.
- How to decrypt a PDF file Understand what decrypting a PDF does and does not mean.
- Edit a password protected PDF Change a PDF that refuses edits.
- ZIP a PDF Make a PDF small enough to send by zipping it.
- Compress a PDF on mobile Shrink a PDF on a phone without installing anything.
- Fill a PDF form on mobile Fill a PDF form without a computer.
- Share a PDF as a link Send a PDF as a link instead of an attachment.
- Email two PDFs as one attachment Send two PDFs as one file that gets through the size limit.
- Can redacted PDF text be recovered? Often, yes. Find out when covered or redacted PDF text can still be recovered, and what a real redaction does instead.
- Compress large PDF files Deal with a PDF too big for the usual tools.
- Merge scanned documents into one PDF Join scans into one PDF and keep the result small.
- Combine screenshots into a PDF Turn a run of screenshots into one PDF to send.
- Forgot your PDF password and cannot open it Find out what is possible when the password is gone.
- Save a webpage as a PDF Get the page on the screen into a PDF, from any browser.
- Convert HTML to PDF Turn a saved HTML file into a PDF and know what carries over.
- Save a webpage as HTML Save the page on the screen as an HTML file that opens offline.
- Convert PDF to HTML Turn a PDF into clean HTML that keeps headings, tables and footnotes.
- Word to PDF without losing formatting Stop fonts, spacing and page breaks from shifting when Word becomes a PDF.
- Word to PDF hyperlinks not working Keep clickable links when a Word document is saved as a PDF.
- Convert multiple Word documents to PDF Convert several Word files to PDF, one after another in the browser, then merge them into one PDF.
- Make a Word document a fillable PDF Turn a Word form into a PDF that people can type into.
- Make a Word to PDF file smaller Export a Word file as a PDF that fits an upload limit.
- Word to PDF on a mobile phone Save a Word document as a PDF on an iPhone or Android phone.
- Word to PDF on a Mac Save a Word document as a PDF on a Mac, with links intact.
- Convert PowerPoint to PDF Turn a PowerPoint deck into a PDF, one slide per page.
- Save PowerPoint as PDF with notes Export a PowerPoint deck as a PDF that shows the speaker notes under each slide.
- Convert a Google Doc to PDF Download a Google Doc as a PDF on a computer or a phone.
- Keep formatting when converting PDF to Word Keep headings, columns and tables in place when a PDF becomes a Word file.
- Convert a scanned PDF to Word with OCR Get editable text out of a scanned PDF and into Word.
- Open a PDF in Word Open a PDF in Word to edit it, and know what Word's own converter changes.
- PDF to Word on a mobile phone Convert a PDF to Word on an iPhone or Android phone.
- PDF to Word on a Mac Turn a PDF into a Word document on a Mac without Adobe Acrobat.
- Convert PDF to PowerPoint Turn a PDF into a PowerPoint deck, one page per slide.
- Insert a PDF into PowerPoint Put a PDF page, or the whole file, into a PowerPoint slide.
- Convert PDF to Google Slides Get PDF pages into Google Slides, as images or as an imported deck.
- Convert a PDF to Google Docs Open a PDF as an editable Google Doc.
- Convert CSV to PDF Turn a CSV file into a PDF with the columns lined up and the whole table on the page.
- Convert Apple Pages to PDF Export an Apple Pages document as a PDF on a Mac, an iPhone or iCloud, and get it under a size limit after.
- Convert a PDF to Apple Pages Open a PDF in Apple Pages as an editable document.
- Turn a PDF into a slideshow Show a PDF one page at a time like a slideshow, or turn it into a deck you can edit.
- Convert a PDF to Google Sheets Get a table out of a PDF and into Google Sheets with the columns intact.
- Convert Keynote to PDF Export a Keynote deck as a PDF, with or without presenter notes, and make it small enough to send.
- Convert Apple Numbers to PDF Export an Apple Numbers spreadsheet as a PDF that fits the page, and shrink it after.
- Convert a PDF to Keynote Turn a PDF into a Keynote deck you can edit.
- Convert Google Sheets to PDF Export a Google Sheet as a PDF that fits on the page, then get it under a size limit.
- PowerPoint to PDF on a mobile phone Turn a PowerPoint deck into a PDF on an iPhone or Android phone, and go the other way.
- Convert PDF to CSV Get a table out of a PDF as a CSV file that a spreadsheet or a script can read.
- Convert Google Slides to PDF Download a Google Slides deck as a PDF, with or without the speaker notes, and shrink it after.
- Convert Markdown to PDF Turn a Markdown file into a PDF with real headings, lists, code blocks and tables.
- Put two PDF pages on one page Put two PDF pages side by side on one page, so the file prints two-up or reads as a spread.
- Print four PDF pages on one sheet Fit four PDF pages on one sheet as a two by two grid and keep the text readable.
- Make a booklet from a PDF Turn a PDF into a folded booklet with the pages in the right order on each side of the sheet.
- Scan two pages onto one page Put two scanned pages or photos on one PDF page, as a form portal or a printer asks.
- Increase PDF file size to 100 KB or another minimum Get a PDF over the minimum size a portal demands, without padding it with junk.
- Compress a PDF on a Mac Make a PDF smaller on a Mac, to the exact size a form asks for.
- Merge PDFs on a Mac Combine PDFs on a Mac with Preview, Finder or the browser.
- Merge PDFs on Windows Merge PDF files on a Windows PC with nothing to install.
- Sign a PDF on your iPhone or Android phone Sign a PDF on an iPhone, iPad or Android phone.
- Sign a PDF on a Mac Sign a PDF on a Mac with Preview or in the browser.
- Fill a PDF form on a Mac Fill a PDF form on a Mac so the answers arrive filled.