THE PDF FIELD GUIDE

PDF guides: smaller files, cleaner conversions, fewer surprises

Understand the tradeoffs, choose the right workflow, and check the result. Start with the problem you want to solve.

How to make a scanned PDF searchable

Recognize printed scans in nine languages, review uncertain words and download a searchable PDF while retaining the original page appearance.

Set a PDF target size in MB, check the actual result, and decide what to do when a document cannot fit a 1 MB, 2 MB or 5 MB limit.

Understand image-heavy PDFs, choose a compression mode, and check text, stamps, and diagrams before sharing a smaller scanned document.

Learn why optimized PDFs may shrink very little, how compression modes differ, and which checks to make before trying again.

Prepare PDF files, arrange their order, merge locally, and check page boundaries, orientation, and file size in the finished document.

Select PDF pages using workspace positions, avoid printed-page-number confusion, and verify the extracted files before sharing.

Choose editable text or page appearance, enable OCR in the supported printed languages, and proofread uncertain words and numbers in the DOCX.

Troubleshoot font substitution, wrapping, spacing, tables, and extra pages when converting a DOCX to PDF in the browser.

Compare local browser and server processing, understand device limits, and check the privacy details of a PDF workflow before selecting a file.

Already know what you need? Open a tool from the PDF toolbox. For a document-specific problem, contact support with the feature and error details.