How to do the awkward bits

• How to merge PDFs on a phoneCombine PDFs on iPhone or Android without installing anything, using the browser you already have.Uses Merge PDF
• How to split a PDF without AcrobatPull pages out of a PDF without a subscription, a desktop install, or handing the file to a website.Uses Split PDF
• How to copy text from a protected PDFWhy a PDF refuses to let you select its text, why that is a request rather than a lock, and the two ways past it.Uses Unlock PDF
• Why PDF to Word loses your tablesMost PDFs record where each character sits on the page and not what it meant. Why converters vary so much, and a one-minute check on the file you got back.Uses PDF to Word
• Why scanned pages come out sidewaysWhat actually causes a rotated scan, and how to fix it without turning your text into a picture.Uses Rotate PDF
• How to turn iPhone HEIC photos into a PDFWhy an iPhone photo will not open on Windows or upload to a form, how to turn it into a PDF without sending it anywhere, and how to make the phone save JPG instead.Uses HEIC to PDF

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