iLovePDF4 Blog - PDF & Image Guides, Step by Step

Q: What kind of guides are on this blog?

Step-by-step tutorials for PDF and image tasks - merging, splitting, compressing, converting, protecting and editing files - written from actually testing the tools.

Q: Are the guides free to read?

Yes - every guide is completely free, with no signup and no paywall.

Q: Do the guides link to the tools they describe?

Yes - every guide links directly to the exact free tool used in the steps, so you can follow along as you read.

Q: Can I follow the guides on my phone?

Yes - both the guides and the tools work in any modern browser on mobile, tablet and desktop.

Q: How often are new guides published?

New guides are added regularly, covering the file tasks people search for most.

Q: Who writes the guides?

The iLovePDF4 team writes and tests every guide on this site, including the settings and gotchas other tutorials skip.

Excel spreadsheet converting into a PDF document

Office Conversion How to Convert Excel to PDF Online Free (Without Cutting Off Columns)

Quick answer: Upload your spreadsheet to our Excel to PDF tool and download the converted file. The famous cut-off-columns problem gets fixed…

Removing selected pages from a PDF document

PDF Tools How to Delete Pages from a PDF Online Free (5 Methods Compared)

Quick answer: Open a page-removal tool like our Delete PDF Pages tool, click the pages you want gone in the thumbnail view,…

PDF Tools How to Password Protect a PDF Online Free (Without Uploading It)

Quick answer: Open our Protect PDF tool, set a strong password, and download the encrypted file. It uses AES-256 encryption and runs…

JPG photo converting into a PDF document

PDF Tools How to Convert JPG to PDF Online Free (And Combine Multiple Images)

Quick answer: Open a browser-based converter like our JPG to PDF tool, drop in your images, arrange the order, and download one…

PDF document converting into a JPG image

PDF Tools How to Convert PDF to JPG Online Free (Without Losing Quality)

Quick answer: Yes — you can convert a PDF to JPG free without installing anything. Open a browser-based converter like our PDF…

Office Conversion How to Convert Word to PDF Online Free: A Complete Guide

A Word document looks perfect on your screen and then falls apart the moment someone else opens it — a missing font…

PDF Tools How to Split a PDF File Online Free: A Complete Guide

Sometimes the problem isn’t too many files — it’s one file that’s too much. A 40-page scanned handbook when you only need…

PDF Tools How to Convert PDF to Word Online Free: A Complete Guide

Every editable document eventually becomes a PDF that someone then needs to edit again. A contract needs one clause updated. An old…

PDF Tools How to Compress a PDF Without Losing Quality: A Complete Guide

A PDF that won’t attach to an email is one of the most common small annoyances in office life. You export a…

PDF Tools How to Merge PDF Files Online for Free: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

If you’ve ever needed to send someone one file instead of five, you already know the problem: reports, scanned receipts, signed contracts,…

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