PDF guides
How to do the everyday PDF jobs, step by step, with the tool that does each one.
- How to merge PDF files into one documentCombine several PDFs into one file in the order you choose, in your browser, without uploading them. A step by step guide.
- How to compress a PDF for email and uploadMake a PDF smaller without losing its text: choose lossless or lower picture quality, and never get back a larger file.
- How to convert a PDF to an editable Word documentTurn a PDF into a Word document whose words you can edit, with the layout kept as closely as the file allows.
- How to sign a PDF online with your own signatureDraw, type or upload your signature and place it on any page of a PDF, then save a document that carries it.
- How to edit the text of a PDF in your browserChange the words of a PDF, move or delete what is on its pages, and add your own text, without installing anything.
- How to split a PDF into separate filesSplit one PDF into several files by page ranges such as 1-3 and 7, and download them together as a ZIP.
- How to make a scanned PDF searchable with OCRRecognise the text of a scanned PDF in ten languages and lay it invisibly over the pages, so you can search and copy it.
- How to password protect a PDF with AES-256Encrypt a PDF with AES-256 so it opens only with your password, and stop printing, copying or changes if you wish.
- How to remove the password from a PDF you can openRemove the password and restrictions from a PDF you are allowed to open, by giving its password or permissions password.
- How to redact a PDF so the text is really goneRemove words, pictures and fields from a PDF for good, then black out the area, so nothing can be copied or searched.
- What PDF/A is and how to make an archival copyPDF/A is the archive form of PDF: fonts embedded and colours fixed so the file opens the same in years. How to make one.
- How to convert a PDF table to an Excel spreadsheetTurn the tables in a PDF into an Excel workbook, each column in its own cell and numbers kept as numbers, ready to sum.
- Bates numbering: how to number legal documentsStamp a Bates number on every page of one or many PDFs, continuing across files, with your prefix and number of digits.
- How to fill in a PDF form without printing itFill in the fields of a PDF form, tick its boxes and pick its choices, then keep it as a form or flatten it for sending.
- How to compare two versions of a PDFCompare the words of two PDFs page by page, with removed words struck out and added words marked, and download a report.
- How to print PDF shipping labels on a ZPL printerTurn PDF shipping labels into ZPL for a thermal label printer, at your label size and print density, ready to send.
- How to add a watermark such as Draft to a PDFWrite a watermark such as Draft or Confidential across every page of a PDF, as faint or as strong as you choose.
- Are online PDF tools safe? What happens to your fileWhat happens to a PDF you give an online tool, which PDF Loft tools never upload it, and how long any result is kept.