Guides
Step-by-step guides for common PDF, video, and file-conversion tasks — how to shrink a PDF for email, scan a document, extract pages, and more.
- How to reduce PDF file size for email
Gmail and Outlook cap attachments around 25MB and 20MB. Here is how to shrink a PDF so it actually sends, without losing readability.
- How to scan a document to PDF using your phone
No scanner app needed — turn photos from your phone into a single, properly ordered PDF in a couple of minutes, free.
- How to extract pages from a PDF
Two ways to pull specific pages out of a PDF, depending on whether it is faster to say what you want to keep or what you want to throw away.
- How to password-protect a PDF before sending it
Encrypt a PDF with a real password (AES-256) before you email or upload it — and how to remove that password later when you no longer need it.
- How to convert iPhone (MOV) videos so they play anywhere
iPhone videos save as MOV, which stalls on Windows PCs, Android phones, and plenty of upload forms. Here is how to fix that in your browser, for free.
- How to copy a table out of a PDF into Excel or Google Sheets
Selecting and pasting a table from a PDF usually turns into a mangled mess. Here is a way to get clean rows and columns into a real spreadsheet instead.