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Practical guides on working with PDFs and files, in plain English.
How to put PDF pages in the right order before you merge
Reorder files before joining them so your merged PDF comes out in the right sequence the first time.
Read more →How to combine several documents into one PDF for an application
Join your ID, transcript and certificates into a single PDF in the order a form asks for, without uploading them.
Read more →How to check that a PDF tool does not upload your file
Do not just trust a privacy claim. Here is how to watch your browser and see for yourself.
Read more →Why your scanned PDF is so big, and how to shrink it
Scans are pictures, not text. Here is why they are large and how to make them smaller.
Read more →How to get a PDF under 1 MB or 2 MB for a university portal
Shrink a PDF to fit a 1 MB or 2 MB upload limit on a university or college application portal.
Read more →How to get a PDF under 200 KB
A step-by-step way to shrink a PDF to fit a 200 KB upload limit, without uploading it anywhere.
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