Guides

PDF Guides

Use these guides when you need a reliable document workflow, not just a button to click. Each guide explains preparation, tool choice, review checks, and when API automation is appropriate.

Organize and merge

Build clean PDF packets from mixed files and page ranges.

How to merge PDFs without uploading files

A practical guide to merging PDFs locally in the browser, preserving order, reviewing the output, and deciding when API automation is appropriate. contracts, invoice packets, school forms, and internal reports that should stay close to your device.

Split before merging complex PDFs

A guide to extracting clean page ranges before merging PDFs, so final packets contain only the pages you intend to share. large source PDFs that mix covers, appendices, signed pages, and drafts.

Optimize and share

Reduce size while keeping files readable and ready to send.

Compress PDF without losing quality

A guide to reducing PDF file size while preserving text readability, scan clarity, images, and sharing requirements. large PDFs that must fit email, portal, or chat attachment limits.

Convert scanned files

Prepare scans before exporting editable documents.

OCR scanned PDF before converting to Word

A guide to preparing scanned PDFs with OCR before exporting editable Word documents, with checks for text recognition and layout quality. scanner or phone-camera PDFs that need editable Word text.

Privacy cleanup

Check hidden document data before sharing outside your team.

Remove metadata before sharing PDF

A guide to checking and removing PDF metadata before sharing documents outside your team or organization. PDFs that leave your team, client folder, or internal workspace.