Practical guides for your documents

Step-by-step explanations for real-life situations with PDF files: applications, receipts, work documents and personal data. Each guide includes the tool you need.

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How to reduce the size of a PDF so you can email it or upload it to a portal

Why some PDFs are so big, how much email and online portals accept, and how to get yours to the right size without it looking bad.

4 min read · October 26, 2026 Read guide
Paperwork

How to combine your ID, CURP and proof of address into a single PDF for an application

Many applications ask you to upload a single file with all your documents. Here is how to prepare them, what order to put them in and how to merge them without mistakes.

4 min read · October 26, 2026 Read guide
Privacy

How to hide personal data on a bank statement before sharing it

If you are asked for a bank statement as proof, you don't have to show your transactions or balance. Here is how to redact a PDF properly and how to check it worked.

4 min read · October 26, 2026 Read guide
Security

How to password-protect a PDF and share the password safely

Protect payslips, contracts or records with a password. Which password to choose, how to send it without undoing the protection and what to do if you forget it.

3 min read · October 26, 2026 Read guide
Organize

How to take just one page (or a few) out of a PDF

When you are asked for "just the signed page" or the first page of a bill, you don't have to send the whole document. Here is how to extract pages and build a new file.

3 min read · October 26, 2026 Read guide
Edit

How to fix a mistake in a PDF when you don't have the original Word file

A misspelled name, a wrong date or outdated information. When it makes sense to edit the PDF, how to do it so it doesn't show and when you shouldn't do it.

4 min read · October 26, 2026 Read guide