How-to PDF guides
Each article title starts with how to—the way people type into Google (merge PDFs, split PDFs, compress PDFs, add password to PDF, remove password from PDF, watermark, redact, sign, compare, Bates, page numbers, Excel to PDF forms, and more). Three angles per tool cover related Trends-style phrasing. Processing is local in your browser; one subscription unlocks downloads across the suite. Older short URLs under /how-to/ redirect to these pages.
Automerge
- How to merge PDFsHow to merge PDFs: combine two or more PDFs in the order you choose, with optional passwordsOpen guide →
- How to combine PDF files in orderHow to combine PDF files in order: drag-style list ordering, then one downloadOpen guide →
- How to merge PDFs for court filing or emailHow to merge PDFs for e-filing, clerks’ portals, or a single email attachment: one ordered file from many PDFs. AutomergOpen guide →
Autosplit
- How to split a PDFHow to split a PDF: break one file into smaller PDFs by a fixed page count, ZIP downloadOpen guide →
- How to split a PDF into separate pages or sets of pagesHow to split a PDF into multiple files when each piece should have the same number of pagesOpen guide →
- How to divide a large PDF into smaller PDFsHow to divide a PDF into smaller parts for sharing, upload limits, or distributionOpen guide →
Autocompress
- How to compress a PDFHow to compress a PDF: reduce size by recompressing page imagesOpen guide →
- How to reduce PDF file sizeHow to reduce PDF file size for uploads and storageOpen guide →
- How to shrink a PDF to email or uploadHow to shrink a PDF so it passes email attachment or portal limitsOpen guide →
Autoprotect
- How to add a password to a PDFHow to add a password to a PDF (open password)Open guide →
- How to remove password from PDFHow to remove a password from a PDF when you know itOpen guide →
- How to unlock a PDF you know the password forHow to unlock a PDF for editing or downstream toolsOpen guide →
Autofiller
- How to fill out a PDF from Excel or CSVHow to fill out many PDFs from a spreadsheet: one fillable template × one row per outputOpen guide →
- How to mail merge PDF formsHow to mail merge PDF forms from rows in a spreadsheetOpen guide →
- How to make multiple PDFs from one templateHow to generate many completed PDFs from one fillable templateOpen guide →
Autonumber
- How to add page numbers to a PDFHow to add page numbers to a PDFOpen guide →
- How to put Page X of Y on a PDFHow to put Page X of Y on every pageOpen guide →
- How to number PDF pages for printingHow to number PDF pages before print or sendOpen guide →
Autobates
- How to Bates number a PDFHow to Bates number a PDF: prefix + zero-padded sequence on every pageOpen guide →
- How to stamp discovery numbers on PDF pagesHow to stamp discovery-style page IDs across PDFsOpen guide →
- How to add exhibit labels to PDF pagesHow to add exhibit labels (Exhibit A, B…) with consistent positioningOpen guide →
Autopage
- How to reorder PDF pagesHow to reorder PDF pages after a bad scan or mergeOpen guide →
- How to delete pages from a PDFHow to delete unwanted or blank pages from a PDFOpen guide →
- How to rotate PDF pagesHow to rotate PDF pages 90° stepsOpen guide →
Autoflatten
- How to flatten a PDFHow to flatten a PDF so form values are no longer editableOpen guide →
- How to make a fillable PDF not editableHow to make a fillable PDF non-editable for deliveryOpen guide →
- How to flatten a PDF before uploadingHow to flatten a PDF before portal or client uploadOpen guide →
Autoextract
- How to extract pages from a PDFHow to extract pages from a PDF using ranges like 1-5, 8, 12-14Open guide →
- How to save specific pages from a PDFHow to save only the pages you needOpen guide →
- How to pull pages out of a PDFHow to pull pages out of a PDF into a new fileOpen guide →
Autopix
- How to convert PDF to JPGHow to convert PDF to JPG (or PNG)Open guide →
- How to save PDF pages as imagesHow to save PDF pages as images in bulkOpen guide →
- How to export PDF to PNGHow to export a PDF to PNG imagesOpen guide →
Autometadata
- How to remove metadata from a PDFHow to remove metadata from a PDFOpen guide →
- How to change PDF properties (title, author, subject)How to change PDF properties for consistent namingOpen guide →
- How to clear author from a PDFHow to clear author and related fields before sharingOpen guide →
Autostack
- How to combine photos into one PDFHow to combine photos into one PDFOpen guide →
- How to turn JPGs into a PDFHow to turn JPGs into a PDFOpen guide →
- How to make one PDF from phone photosHow to make one PDF from phone photos of receipts or field notesOpen guide →
Autoredact
- How to black out text in a PDFHow to black out text in a PDF with rectanglesOpen guide →
- How to redact a PDF for sharingHow to redact a PDF before sharing internally or externallyOpen guide →
- How to hide sensitive information in a PDFHow to hide sensitive information in a PDF visuallyOpen guide →
Autosign
- How to add a signature to a PDFHow to add a signature to a PDF using a PNG or JPG imageOpen guide →
- How to sign a PDF with an imageHow to sign a PDF with an image of your signatureOpen guide →
- How to put a signature on every page of a PDFHow to put a signature on every pageOpen guide →
Autowatermark
- How to watermark a PDFHow to watermark a PDF with text or imageOpen guide →
- How to add confidential watermark to PDFHow to add a CONFIDENTIAL or PRIVILEGED watermarkOpen guide →
- How to add logo watermark to PDFHow to add a logo watermark to every pageOpen guide →