PDF guides for your Android phone
22 guides. Each guide shows one task, step by step. Each guide starts with a short answer. The steps work on Android 9 and later.
Make a PDF
How to convert JPG to PDF on Android
Two ways: the built-in print option, and an app that puts many JPG images in one PDF.
Read the guide image to pdfHow to convert an image to PDF on Android
Turn any image on your phone into a PDF: JPG, PNG, screenshots and downloaded pictures.
Read the guide photo to pdfHow to convert a photo to PDF
Pick the photos, set the order, choose 1, 2 or 4 photos on each page, then save one file.
Read the guide png to pdfHow to convert PNG to PDF on Android
Keep sharp text and clean lines when a PNG image or a screenshot becomes a PDF page.
Read the guide camera to pdfHow to take a photo and save it as a PDF
Take a photo with the camera, and get a PDF page right away. Add more photos for more pages.
Read the guide scan to pdfHow to scan a document to PDF with your phone
Let the scanner find the edges of the paper, clean the page with a filter, then save a PDF.
Read the guide id card scannerHow to scan both sides of an ID card on one page
Scan the front and the back. The app puts both sides on one PDF page, ready to send.
Read the guide text to pdfHow to convert text to PDF on Android
Type or paste text and get a PDF with real, selectable text. Arabic text works too.
Read the guide website to pdfHow to save a website as a PDF on Android
Two ways to save a web page as a PDF, with text that you can still select and search.
Read the guideEdit and organize a PDF
How to edit a PDF on Android
Add text, highlight lines, draw and sign on a PDF. Learn what a phone can and cannot change.
Read the guide sign pdfHow to sign a PDF on your phone
Draw your signature one time, then put it on any PDF. Add text and highlights too.
Read the guide merge pdfHow to merge PDF files on Android
Join two or more PDF files into one, in the order that you choose.
Read the guide split pdfHow to split a PDF on Android
Keep only the pages that you need, for example "1-3, 5", and save them as a new PDF.
Read the guide compress pdfHow to make a PDF smaller on Android
Why a PDF is large, which compress level to choose, and how to make small files from the start.
Read the guide ocr pdfHow to make a searchable PDF with OCR
Add hidden text to a scan, so a PDF search finds the words on the page.
Read the guideOpen, print and protect a PDF
How to open a PDF on Android
Open a PDF from Downloads, from an email or with a password. Find the file when it is lost.
Read the guide print pdfHow to print a PDF from an Android phone
Send a PDF to a printer from your phone, or save a copy with Save as PDF.
Read the guide lock pdfHow to put a password on a PDF
Lock a PDF with AES-256, and choose a strong password that you can remember.
Read the guide unlock pdfHow to remove the password from a PDF
Type the password one time, and save a copy of the PDF that opens without it.
Read the guideConvert a PDF or an image, and page sizes
How to convert a PDF to JPG images
Save each page of a PDF as a JPG image in your gallery.
Read the guide image to textHow to copy text from an image on Android
Read the words in a photo or a scan on your phone, then copy and paste them.
Read the guide a4 vs letterPDF page sizes: A4, Letter, Legal and more
The exact size of each page format in millimeters, inches and points, and which one to use.
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