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PDF basics guides

What a PDF actually is, which tool to reach for, and the mistakes people make before they open one.

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PDF basics

Why PDFs print wrong

Why Your PDF Prints Wrong: Margins, Scaling and Extra Blank Pages

The file looks right on screen and comes out wrong on paper: an edge cut off, everything a few per cent small, a blank sheet at the end. Four things cause it, and all four are decided before the job reaches the printer.

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PDF basics

PDF or Word?

PDF or Word: Which File Should You Actually Send?

You are about to attach a file and you do not know which format the other person expects. The answer follows from one difference: a Word file is instructions for building a page, and a PDF is the page. Here is what to send for a CV, a contract, an invoice and the rest.

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PDF basics

Choosing a PDF tool

Which PDF tool to use

Split or Organize? PDF to Word, or leave it as a PDF? A short decision guide for the cases people get wrong.

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A guide for every tool

What each tool does, when to use it, and the settings worth knowing before you upload anything.