How-To Guides

Turn any PDF into a signable document in a few clicks. Create, place, and request secure signatures online using our eSign feature.

Protect sensitive PDFs with strong passwords. Then zip them into a password-protected folder when you need to send several files at once.

Shrink large PDFs on your Mac with Preview or Smallpdf so files send faster, take less space, and still look sharp on any device.

Turn HTML newsletters, pages, and emails into clean PDFs that keep their layout. Save, share, and archive content exactly how you intended.

Print website to PDF in seconds with simple browser shortcuts. Save clean, shareable copies you can edit, compress, and secure with Smallpdf.

Learn how to convert HTML forms to interactive PDFs with working checkboxes using free tools—no more static forms that users can’t fill out.

Learn how to scan legal size paper to PDF. Plus, how to troubleshoot common issues, and handle scanners that don’t support 14-inch papers.

Print as PDF free in seconds with clean, accurate results, then organize, secure, and share your new files without installing anything.

Learn 5+ ways to convert any webpage to PDF in seconds—from browser shortcuts to mobile tricks that bypass workplace restrictions.

Turn any Google Sheet to PDF in just a few clicks. Then fix HTML downloads, polish formatting, and share clean reports with your team.

Discover the biggest challenges in AI text summarization—from accuracy issues to hallucinations—plus proven solutions to get reliable results.

Turn your Word or Excel event schedule into a polished PDF in seconds. Then you can also edit, secure, and share it with everyone using Smallpdf.

Extract images from any PDF and save them as high-quality pictures online with Smallpdf’s PDF to JPG feature.

Learn how to translate PDFs while keeping their original formatting intact using Smallpdf’s AI-powered tool—plus tips for perfect results.

Turn scanned PDFs into editable, searchable text with fast PDF text extraction using online OCR—fast, free, with no software installs.

Need to turn your transcript into a shareable PDF? We’ll help you save it, clean it up, and send it out—quickly and securely, from any device.

Learn how to change font size in a PDF using our online editor. We’ll show you exactly where to click, how to adjust, and update your PDF instantly.

Copy graphs and charts from any PDF into Word using screenshots, direct copy, and AI-powered extraction. Everything stays sharp and readable.

Learn how to present a PDF in Google Meet using screen share. Plus, get tips to prepare, optimize, and share your document with everyone in the call.

Learn how to fix ZIP files that won’t open, extract, or download correctly. Plus, troubleshooting on any device and when to compress PDFs instead.

Learn how to compress images into a ZIP file and zip images into one file on Windows, Mac, and mobile, plus how we help with image-heavy PDFs.

Learn how to share PDFs in Microsoft Teams via chat, channels, or screen share, plus how to compress and secure files with Smallpdf.

Forwarding a PDF transcript doesn’t have to be hard. Learn how to get it done quickly, and securely, and also how to compress and protect your files.

Use an online scanned PDF translator to run OCR, extract text, and translate image-based PDFs when Google Translate can’t read them.