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Exam papers as PDFs

Topic hub How to use an examiner report What exam paper filenames mean Building a topic pack Organising a folder of past papers Splitting a past paper from its mark scheme

Studying from PDFs

Topic hub Revision that works offline Condensing a mark scheme Revising from a tablet Taking notes from a PDF Why highlighting a PDF does not work

Reading PDFs on any device

Topic hub Choosing a PDF reader How to tell whether a PDF is scanned Searching inside a PDF Reading a PDF on a phone Why PDF text does not reflow

How PDF files actually work

Topic hub PDF metadata Vector and raster in a PDF Why PDF fonts look wrong The text layer What is actually inside a PDF

Printing PDFs properly

Topic hub Saving paper and ink Printing a revision pack Printing double-sided A4 versus US Letter Why fit to page ruins graph questions

Scanning handwritten work

Topic hub Why handwriting recognition fails Reducing the size of a scan Submitting handwritten work Greyscale or black and white Photographing a page properly

PDF privacy and security

Topic hub Choosing a PDF password Is it safe to use an online PDF tool?What a PDF reveals Redacting a PDF properly Encryption and permissions

When a PDF misbehaves

Topic hub When a PDF looks different elsewhere When PDF pages are blank Why a PDF is enormous Why text will not copy When a PDF will not open

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