Combining a Cover Letter and Resume Into One PDF
Many job applications want a single attachment, not two. Here is how to combine a cover letter and resume cleanly, with a naming convention that makes a good first impression.
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Interleaving Front and Back Pages From a Duplex Scan
A scanner without automatic duplex often scans all the fronts first, then all the backs in reverse. Here is how to weave them back into the correct reading order.
Turn a Certificate or Diploma Into a Shareable Image
A digital certificate or diploma often comes as a PDF, which is awkward to post or attach to a LinkedIn profile. Here is how to get a clean, shareable image instead.
Merge PDFs With Different Page Sizes Without Distortion
Combining an A4 document with a Letter-sized one, or portrait with landscape, does not need to end in stretched or squashed pages. Here is what actually happens and how to keep it clean.
Print a PDF at the Right Size Without Cutting Content Off
A PDF that prints with the edges chopped off, or scaled strangely small, is almost always a print-dialog setting problem, not a document problem. Here is how to get it right.
Split a PDF eBook Into Individual Chapter Files
A long manual or eBook is often easier to read, share or reference one chapter at a time. Here is how to split it cleanly using its own table of contents as a guide.
Extract Just the Text From a PDF to Reuse Elsewhere
Rewriting content that already exists in a PDF is a waste of time. Here is a reliable way to pull the full text out cleanly so you can reuse it somewhere else.
Combine a Scanned Signature Page Into an Existing PDF
Printing, signing and rescanning an entire document for one signature wastes paper and produces a worse copy of every other page. Here is a cleaner way.
Fix a PDF That Won’t Open or Opens Blank
A PDF that refuses to open, or opens to a blank page, usually has one of a handful of specific causes. Here is how to work through them, and a rebuild trick that fixes most of them.