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PDF to Word formatting messed up? Why it happens and how to fix it
Tables broken, fonts changed, text in boxes? Here is why PDF to Word conversion loses formatting and the quickest ways to get a clean, editable document.
Nov 10, 2026 · 5 min read
- PDF
How to compress a PDF to 100 KB, 200 KB or 1 MB
Form portals often limit uploads to a few hundred KB. Learn what makes PDFs large and how to shrink one to a target size without making it unreadable.
Nov 9, 2026 · 5 min read
- PDF
How to unlock a PDF: remove a password or printing restrictions
What can and cannot be unlocked, how to remove a known password, and how to lift copy and print restrictions — privately, without uploading the file.
Nov 8, 2026 · 4 min read
- PDF
How to merge PDF files for free, without installing anything
Combine several PDFs, or PDFs and photos, into one document in the order you want, without uploading them.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min read
- Images
How to resize a photo and signature to a size in KB for online forms
Application forms ask for a passport photo and signature at exact pixel sizes and a maximum file size in KB. Here is a reliable way to meet both.
Nov 6, 2026 · 5 min read
- Images
How to convert HEIC photos to JPG on Windows, Android or Mac
iPhone photos saved as HEIC will not open or upload everywhere. Convert them to JPG in your browser, in bulk, without uploading.
Nov 5, 2026 · 3 min read
- PDF
How to turn a scanned PDF into editable, searchable text
A scan is just pictures of pages. OCR reads those pictures and gives you text you can search, copy and edit — privately, in your browser.
Nov 4, 2026 · 5 min read
- PDF
How to split a PDF into separate pages or smaller files
Pull out pages, break a long PDF into chapters, or cut it into email-sized parts — by range, every N pages, bookmarks, size or a phrase.
Nov 3, 2026 · 3 min read
- Images
How to convert photos to a PDF on your phone
Turn camera photos or screenshots into a tidy PDF, or scan paper documents with straightened pages, without installing an app.
Nov 2, 2026 · 3 min read
- Privacy
Are online PDF converters safe? What happens to your files
Most converters upload your document to a server. Here is what that means for privacy, how to tell the difference and how to convert files without uploading.
Nov 1, 2026 · 5 min read
- Privacy
How to redact a PDF properly (a black box is not enough)
Drawing a black rectangle over text leaves the text underneath. Learn how to really remove sensitive information before sharing a PDF.
Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read
- Spreadsheets
CSV to Excel without losing leading zeros or breaking formats
Phone numbers, ZIP codes and IDs lose their leading zeros, long numbers turn into 1E+15 and dates flip. Here is how to convert CSV to Excel cleanly.
Oct 28, 2026 · 4 min read
- Offline
How to use PDF and image tools offline
Install the app and download the toolkit once to merge, compress, convert and OCR files on a plane, on a train or on a bad connection.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min read