PDF Guides
Learn how PDF conversion, merging, splitting, compression, text extraction, OCR and page editing work, with practical workflows for common tasks.
How to Convert PDF to JPG
Understand rendering resolution, output format, and image quality.
Read guide →Reducing PDF File Size: What Works and What It Costs
What takes up space in a PDF, what turning pages into images removes, and smaller scans and exports.
Read guide →Extracting Text From PDFs: Text Layers and OCR
Text layers, garbled characters and CMaps, when OCR runs, what affects its accuracy, and checking the result.
Read guide →How to Reorder, Rotate and Delete PDF Pages
Fix page order and orientation, and know what to check after editing.
Read guide →Adding a Watermark to a PDF
Choose text or image marks that stay readable, and understand their limits.
Read guide →Adding Page Numbers to a PDF
Place numbers, skip covers, use Roman numerals and continue numbering.
Read guide →Use the PDF Tools
The guides explain the task; the live tools perform it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which guide should I read to make a smaller PDF?
Start with the PDF compression guide, then use the live Compress PDF tool.
Is OCR the same as PDF text extraction?
No. Text extraction reads an existing text layer, while OCR recognizes text from page images.