You don’t need Adobe Acrobat or any paid subscription to merge, split or combine PDF files. Windows and Mac both have free, built in tools that handle the job in minutes, and there are solid free apps that go further. Whether you want to strip out the fine print from a travel booking, combine reports […]
A PDF file made from Microsoft Office or Windows may not look right because of an ongoing PDF bug with variable fonts. It’s been around for years with no sign of a fix. The problem arises when variable fonts are in documents exported to PDFs (either Save As … or Print to PDF). The font […]
Add your personal signature to a PDF with the Microsoft 365 app for Apple or Android devices. You can sign a PDF and save your signature for quicker reuse with other documents. This is a useful trick if someone sends you a document to be signed. Instead of printing, signing then scanning the signed paper […]
Microsoft Word has vital but hidden options for making a better PDF file from your document. PDF’s made from Word can be smaller than usual for faster sending or to get under size limits that apply to email or messaging services. There are choices for including better navigation (like the navigation pane in Word), markup/comments, […]
There’s a curious trick which might let you print a PDF that’s causing printer errors. An Office Watcher started getting PDF’s which looked OK on the screen but produced errors when he tried to print out. Otherwise the printer worked fine so the problem seemed to be in the PDF files. The errors suggest a […]