PDF guides

Clear, step-by-step guides to merge, split, compress, sign, convert and organize PDFs, on iPhone, on a Mac or in any browser.

On any device

  1. 01How to split a PDF into several filesSplit a PDF into one file per page, by page ranges or every N pages: in your browser for free, or with Preview on a Mac.
  2. 02How to extract pages from a PDFPull selected pages out of a PDF into a new file: pick them on previews in your browser, with Preview on a Mac, or with Nimbo on iPhone.
  3. 03How to delete pages from a PDFRemove blank, duplicate or unwanted pages from a PDF in your browser for free, or with Preview on a Mac.
  4. 04How to rotate a PDF and save itRotate one page or a whole PDF and save it that way: free in your browser, or with Preview on a Mac.
  5. 05How to reorder, add and remove pages in a PDFRearrange PDF pages by drag and drop, insert pages from another PDF, duplicate, rotate or delete pages: in your browser or on a Mac.
  6. 06How to convert a PDF to JPG imagesTurn every page of a PDF into a JPG or PNG image at 72, 150 or 300 dpi, free in your browser; or export a page with Preview on a Mac.
  7. 07How to copy or extract text from a PDFGet all the text of a PDF as plain text you can copy or save as TXT, free in your browser. What to do when the PDF is a scan.
  8. 08How to reduce a PDF under 5 MB (or 1, 2, 10 MB)Make a PDF small enough for an upload form or an email: target a size like 5 MB, see the saving, and know what quality trade-off you are making.

On iPhone with Nimbo

  1. 01How to sign a PDF on iPhone (in seconds)Sign any PDF on your iPhone with your finger: draw once, reuse your saved signature, add a stamp, then share or password-protect the signed file.
  2. 02How to scan a document to PDF on iPhoneTurn paper into a clean, cropped PDF with your iPhone camera: automatic edge detection, several pages in one file, text you can search.
  3. 03How to translate a whole PDF on iPhone and keep the layoutTranslate an entire PDF into 31 languages on iPhone, with headings, lists and tables kept in place. Works on scans and Word files too.
  4. 04How to ask questions to a PDF on iPhone (with the exact source)Ask any PDF a question on iPhone and get an answer that quotes the exact passage and page it comes from. Ideal for contracts, reports and course notes.
  5. 05How to create a designed PDF with AI on iPhoneDescribe the document you need in one sentence and get a laid-out PDF: travel guide, report, invoice, résumé or recipe, in 55 designs.
  6. 06How to save a webpage as a PDF on iPhone (clean, without ads)Save any article or webpage as a clean PDF from Safari's Share Sheet: Quick, Clean or Reader mode, A4 or Letter, clickable links kept.
  7. 07How to convert photos to a PDF on iPhoneCombine several photos or screenshots into one PDF on iPhone, in the order you choose, on A4 or Letter pages. Free and on-device.
  8. 08How to compress a PDF on iPhone to email itShrink a heavy PDF on iPhone so it fits in an email or an upload form, with text kept sharp. On-device, no upload to a website.
  9. 09How to merge PDF files on iPhoneCombine several PDFs into one file on iPhone, in the order you choose, then reorder or remove pages. No upload needed.
  10. 10How to password-protect a PDF on iPhoneAdd a password to a PDF on iPhone before sending payslips, contracts or medical files. Encryption is done by iOS on your device.
  11. 11How to make a scanned PDF searchable on iPhone (OCR)Recognize the text of a scanned PDF on iPhone so you can search, select and copy it. On-device OCR, no upload.
  12. 12How to convert a Word document to PDF on iPhoneTurn a .docx, Excel or PowerPoint file into a PDF on iPhone, or redesign it into a polished PDF with AI in one step.
  13. 13How to make a résumé PDF on iPhone with AICreate a clean, professional résumé PDF on iPhone from a few lines about you, then pick a design and edit each section.
  14. 14How to make an invoice PDF on iPhoneCreate a professional invoice or quote PDF on iPhone in one sentence: line items, totals, due date and your own company details.
  15. 15How to summarize a long PDF on iPhoneGet the key points of a long report, contract or course PDF on iPhone, with every point linked to the passage it comes from.
  16. 16How to add a watermark or page numbers to a PDF on iPhoneStamp CONFIDENTIAL, DRAFT or your name across a PDF on iPhone, and number its pages, before sharing it.
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