PDF guides

Step-by-step guides for everyday PDF jobs, with checklists and a tool you can try right on the page: AI summaries, converting, editing, signing and more.

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AIHow to summarize a PDF with AI in secondsGet the key points of a long PDF, such as a report, contract or research paper, with a free AI summarizer, in English or 39 other languages.Read the guide4 min read AIHow to chat with a PDF and get answers from itAsk a PDF questions in plain words and get answers taken from its own text, with the page numbers to check them.Read the guide4 min read AIHow to translate a PDF into another languageTranslate a PDF from any language into English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese or 35 other languages, and download it as a Word file.Read the guide4 min read DOCConvertHow to convert a PDF to Word without losing formattingTurn a PDF into an editable Word document that keeps its fonts, tables, pictures and columns, even for scanned pages.Read the guide5 min read XLSConvertHow to convert a PDF to Excel and keep the layoutTurn PDF tables, invoices, statements and CVs into an Excel spreadsheet that looks like the original, with numbers you can add up.Read the guide5 min read JPGConvertHow to convert a PDF to JPG imagesSave each page of a PDF as a sharp JPG image for WhatsApp, social media, slides or websites, free and without uploading the file.Read the guide3 min read DOCConvertHow to convert a Word document to PDFThree ways to turn a DOC or DOCX file into a PDF: from Word itself, on a computer without Word, and on your phone.Read the guide4 min read JPGConvertHow to turn photos into a PDF on your phoneMake one PDF from photos of documents on iPhone or Android, such as pictures received on WhatsApp.Read the guide3 min read PDFConvertHow to make a scanned PDF searchable with OCRTurn scans and photos of pages into a PDF you can search and copy text from, using OCR.Read the guide4 min read PDFEdit & signHow to edit a PDF: change text, images and moreChange the words in a PDF, add text, highlight, stamp, draw, add pictures, find and replace and check spelling, free in your browser.Read the guide5 min read PDFEdit & signHow to sign a PDF without printing itAdd your signature to a PDF on your computer or phone: draw it, type it, or use a photo of your signature.Read the guide3 min read PDFOrganizeHow to make a PDF smaller for email and uploadsWhy PDFs get large, how to shrink one for an email or a job portal, and what you give up when you compress.Read the guide4 min read PDFOrganizeHow to merge PDF files into oneJoin several PDFs into a single file in the order you choose, for applications, reports and records.Read the guide3 min read PDFOrganizeHow to split a PDF and extract pagesTake the pages you need out of a PDF, or split every page into its own file, free and without uploading it.Read the guide3 min read PDFSecurityHow to password protect a PDFLock a PDF with a password before you share it, and remove the password later when you no longer need it.Read the guide3 min read