PDF Basics
Answers to frequently asked questions about the basics, for people who are new to working with PDF files.
Explore PDF Basics Topics
Wondering what a PDF is? You’re not alone. More than 33,000 people ask Google that question every month. If you’re new to working with PDF files, or need a refresher on PDF basics, explore our resource library. We cover how to sign a PDF, convert Word Docs into PDFs, extracting pages from PDFs and so much more.
- How Do You Sign a Document Online?
- How to Edit a PDF Online
- How to Extract, Split, Separate a Page from a PDF
- How to Flip a PDF
- How To Save and Export Pages as PDFs
- How to Highlight In a PDF Online
- Delete Pages From a PDF
- Add a Page to a PDF: Step-by-Step Guide
- How to Rotate PDF Pages
- How to Remove Pages from a PDF
- PDF Editing for Windows 10 and 11
- What Is File Conversion? (What Does Convert PDF Mean?)
- How Do You Make a PDF File?
- How to Convert PDF Files to JPEGs
- PDF Viewer Basics
- How Do You Delete PDF Files?
- What’s a PDF Online Optimizer?
- 8 Types of PDF Files
- How to Rename a File (PDFs and Other File Formats)
- Working With PDFs and Microsoft Word
- How to ‘Merge’ JPG Files Into One PDF
- How to Open a PDF Online, On a Computer Or Mobile Device
- Create a PDF: How Do You Create PDF Files?
- What Is a PDF Reader?
- How to Send a PDF by Email
- How to Share a PDF Online
- What Is a PDF File, Anyway? (And How Do I Open It?)
- E-signature: How to add an electronic signature to a PDF
- How to Print a PDF Online
- How to Convert to PDF File
Get Creative With PDFs
You can do a lot with PDF files, beyond the basic download, print, share and save. Did you know you can turn photos into PDF files and create digital photo albums? What about publishing and e-book (or e-publication) online? Here we’ll explore some of those more creative ideas that we and our readers have, working with PDF files.
How to Annotate PDFs
How to annotate a PDF, including how to add text to PDF files, how to type directly onto a PDF (without a typewriter, because who still has typewriters!?), and how to draw and markup PDFs. Tutorials include screenshots and step-by-step instructions for annotating PDFs.
Working With PDFs
You know what a PDF file is, but you need help that goes beyond simply opening, closing, sharing and downloading a PDF file. Explore topics that help you alter a PDF document, whether you want to rearrange pages, block out copy, markup and edit a PDF, or troubleshoot how to lock or unlock a password-protected PDF file.