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Guides for documents, PDFs and whiteboards
Practical walkthroughs on merging, converting, editing and compressing PDFs, and on getting real work done on a shared canvas.
PDF how-to
How to compress a PDF without making it look terrible
Almost all of a large PDF's weight is images. Knowing that is most of the battle when you need to get under a 10 MB email cap.
4 min read
PDF how-to
Converting PDF to Word without wrecking the layout
PDF describes where ink goes; Word describes a flow of text. Understanding that gap explains almost every conversion problem.
4 min read
Collaboration
Running a useful remote workshop on an online whiteboard
An infinite canvas is only as good as the structure you put on it. A practical format for remote workshops that actually produce decisions.
6 min read
Buying guide
What to look for in a free PDF editor
Free PDF editors are not all free in the same way. Five checks that separate a genuinely useful tool from a watermark generator.
5 min read
PDF how-to
How to merge PDF files without uploading them anywhere
Most merge tools upload your document to a stranger's server first. Here is how to combine PDFs entirely inside your workspace session instead.
4 min read