How-to guides
How-to guides for your PDFs
A PDF that’s too large, a contract to sign from your phone, photos to combine into one document? These guides walk you through it step by step, for free and without uploading your files to a server.
- How to reduce PDF size to send by emailPDF too large for an email or online form? Here’s how to shrink it in seconds, for free, and what to do if it’s still over the limit.Read the guide →
- How to sign a PDF on your phoneSign a PDF contract or form right on your iPhone or Android phone with your finger, no app and no printing. Step-by-step guide.Read the guide →
- How to turn photos into a single PDFTurn photos of documents taken with your phone into a clean, readable PDF, just like a real scanner. Free guide, no app needed.Read the guide →
- How to edit a PDF for free, without AcrobatFix text, add a note, delete or reorder pages, convert to Word: every way to edit a PDF for free, without paid software.Read the guide →
- How to merge multiple PDFs into one fileCombine several PDFs into one document in the order you want, then rearrange pages if needed. Free, no sign-up, no file upload.Read the guide →
- How to password protect a PDFAdd a password to a PDF so only the right people can open it, restrict printing or copying, or remove protection you no longer need.Read the guide →
- How to make a scanned PDF searchable with OCRCan’t search for a word or copy a sentence in a scan? Here’s how to recognize the text in a scanned PDF with OCR, without uploading the file.Read the guide →
- How to convert a PDF to Excel without retyping the numbersInvoice, statement, report: get the tables from a PDF into Excel, with numbers you can use in formulas. Free, with no file upload.Read the guide →
- How to translate a PDFTranslate a PDF into English, French or 14 other languages and get an editable Word document. The translation runs on your computer.Read the guide →
- How to properly redact a PDFA black box doesn’t always hide the text in a PDF. Here’s how to permanently remove names, numbers or addresses before sharing a document.Read the guide →
- How to convert a PowerPoint to PDF to send itSend your presentation as a PDF so it opens anywhere, even without PowerPoint. Free conversion in your browser, and what is or isn’t kept.Read the guide →
- How to separate the pages of a PDFKeep just one page, remove unwanted pages or cut a PDF into several files: which tool to use, and how to do it in seconds.Read the guide →
- How to convert a PDF to an editable Word documentTurn a PDF into a Word document (DOCX) you can edit: how to do it in seconds, what gets preserved, and what to do with a scanned PDF.Read the guide →
- How to convert a Word document to PDFTurn a Word file (DOCX) into a clean PDF, for free and with no software: the steps, what gets preserved, and how to combine or protect the result.Read the guide →
- How to fill in a PDF form without printing itFill in a PDF form on screen, on a computer or phone: checkboxes, drop-down lists, text fields, signature, and what to do if the form has no fields.Read the guide →
- How to reduce a PDF below a maximum sizeA website rejects your PDF because it’s over the maximum size? Here’s how to get it under 1 MB, 500 KB or 100 KB, or split it into files that stay within the limit.Read the guide →
- How to rotate a PDF and save the rotationA page upside down or sideways in your PDF? Here’s how to fix it for good, on computer or phone, for free and without software.Read the guide →
- How to convert a PDF to a JPG imageTurn a PDF page into an image to post it, put it in a presentation or send it in a chat. Free, high quality and without uploading your file.Read the guide →
- How to add page numbers to a PDFNumber the pages of a thesis, report or application in seconds: position, “Page 1 of 10” format and starting number of your choice. Free.Read the guide →
- How to add a watermark to a PDFAdd a text watermark to every page of a PDF: CONFIDENTIAL, COPY, DRAFT or your name. Choose size, color and transparency, for free.Read the guide →
- Free Smallpdf alternative: an honest comparisonLooking for a Smallpdf alternative? PDFRoll offers the same PDF tools for free, with no daily limit and without uploading your files to a server. An honest comparison.Read the guide →
- Free iLovePDF alternative: an honest comparisonAn iLovePDF alternative that doesn’t upload your files: PDFRoll merges, splits, compresses and converts PDFs in your browser, for free and with no account.Read the guide →
- Free alternative to Adobe Acrobat onlineSign, fill, convert or edit a PDF without an Adobe account or subscription: PDFRoll is a free alternative to Acrobat online that doesn’t upload your files.Read the guide →