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Organise
Merge PDFCombine several PDFs into one, in the order you choose.

Split PDFDivide one PDF into several, by range, size or cut point.

Extract PagesPull chosen pages into a new document.

Delete PagesRemove the pages you do not want.

Organize PDFPut the pages into any order you choose.

Rotate PDFTurn sideways pages the right way up, permanently.

Optimise
Compress PDFShrink a heavy PDF, with an honest before and after.

Resize PDFPut every page on one uniform paper size.

Repair PDFRebuild a file that will not open.

Flatten PDFMake form entries and annotations permanent.

From PDF
PDF to JPGTurn pages into JPG images at any resolution.

PDF to PNGRender pages as PNG, sharp on text and diagrams.

PDF to TextPull the words out as a plain text file.

Extract ImagesSave embedded images at their original resolution.

To PDF
JPG to PDFBind photographs into one ordered PDF.

PNG to PDFBind screenshots and diagrams into one sharp PDF.

Scan to PDFPhotos of paper, cleaned up into a small readable PDF.

Text to PDFNotes or a .txt file, set as a proper document.

Read & edit
PDF ReaderOpen and read any PDF without leaving the page.

Crop PDFTrim wasted margin so text fills the screen.

Number PagesStamp numbers in the position and style you choose.

Add WatermarkStamp a label across the pages.

Compare PDFFind every text difference between two versions.

Security
Protect PDFEncrypt a document with AES-256.

Unlock PDFStrip encryption from a file you can already open.

Redact PDFDelete words from the file, not just cover them.

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Working with past exam papers as PDFsPast papers, mark schemes and the folder they live in.

How to revise effectively from PDFsTurning documents into revision you will actually do.

Reading PDFs on any deviceWhy PDFs read badly on screens, and how to fix it.

PDF basics: pages, fonts, text layers and metadataWhat is inside the file, and why it matters.

Printing PDFs properlyScaling, duplex, booklets and the fit-to-page trap.

How to scan handwriting for online submissionPhotographing paper so a marker can actually read it.

Keeping a PDF private: encryption, redaction and metadataEncryption, permissions, redaction and metadata.

Troubleshooting a PDF that misbehavesDiagnosing the file rather than guessing at it.
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Organise Merge PDF Split PDF Extract Pages Delete Pages Organize PDF Rotate PDF

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From PDF PDF to JPG PDF to PNG PDF to Text Extract Images

To PDF JPG to PDF PNG to PDF Scan to PDF Text to PDF

Read & edit PDF Reader Crop PDF Number Pages Add Watermark Compare PDF

Security Protect PDF Unlock PDF Redact PDF

Guides Working with past exam papers as PDFs How to revise effectively from PDFs Reading PDFs on any device PDF basics: pages, fonts, text layers and metadata Printing PDFs properly How to scan handwriting for online submission Keeping a PDF private: encryption, redaction and metadata Troubleshooting a PDF that misbehaves

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Organise

Six tools for organising the pages of a PDF Merge PDF Split PDF Extract Pages Delete Pages Organize PDF Rotate PDF

Optimise

Four tools for optimising a PDF file Compress PDF Resize PDF Repair PDF Flatten PDF

From PDF

Turning a PDF into images or plain text PDF to JPG PDF to PNG PDF to Text Extract Images

To PDF

Turning photos, scans and notes into a PDF JPG to PDF PNG to PDF Scan to PDF Text to PDF

Read & edit

Tools for reading and editing a PDF PDF Reader Crop PDF Number Pages Add Watermark Compare PDF

Security

Tools for securing a PDF: passwords and redaction Protect PDF Unlock PDF Redact PDF

Working with past 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

How to revise effectively from PDFs

Topic hub Revision that works offline Condensing a mark scheme Setting up a tablet for revising from PDFs Taking notes from a PDF Highlighting feels like studying. Here is why it is not

Reading PDFs on any device

Topic hub Choosing a PDF reader Scanned or digital? A two-second PDF test Searching inside a PDF Reading a PDF on a phone PDF text stays put on purpose: the reflow problem

PDF basics: pages, fonts, text layers and metadata

Topic hub PDF metadata explained Vector or raster: how diagrams are stored in a PDF Missing fonts: why a PDF changes on another machine Understanding the text layer in a PDF Pages, objects and an index: the anatomy of a PDF

Printing PDFs properly

Topic hub Five ways to cut paper and ink use on a course print run Getting a revision pack printed right first time Printing double-sided A4 versus US Letter How fit-to-page scaling spoils graph questions

How to scan handwriting for online submission

Topic hub Why handwriting recognition fails How to reduce the file size of a scan Submitting handwritten work Choosing a scan mode for handwritten notes How to photograph a page properly

Keeping a PDF private: encryption, redaction and metadata

Topic hub Choosing a PDF password When an online PDF tool is safe, and when it is not What PDF metadata reveals about you Redacting a PDF properly PDF encryption versus PDF permissions

Troubleshooting a PDF that misbehaves

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

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