How to actually get things done with PDFs
Short, practical explanations of the problems people genuinely run into, written from how the tools on this site work rather than from a list of keywords. Where something cannot be done well, that is said plainly.
How to redact a PDF so the text cannot be recovered
Drawing a black box over text does not remove it. The words stay in the file and anyone can copy them out. Here is what actually happens, and how to redact properly.
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A scan has no text in it, only a picture of text, which is why editors refuse to let you click a word. Here is how recognition turns it back into something you can retype.
Read itHow to change one word in a PDF without wrecking the formatting
Most editors replace your text with a substitute font that does not match. Here is why that happens and how editing in place keeps the original typeface.
Read itHow to sign a PDF without printing it
Printing, signing, scanning and emailing back is a habit worth dropping. Draw the signature once and place it directly on the page.
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Attachment limits are usually 20 to 25 MB. Here is what is actually taking up the space in your file and which fix applies to your case.
Read itHow to fix the page order in a scanned PDF
Feeding a stack through a scanner reliably produces pages in the wrong order, upside down, or both. Reordering and rotating takes a minute and does not touch quality.
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