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How do I reduce a PDF file size?
Upload it to the PDF Compressor, choose a compression level, and download the result. The tool re-encodes embedded images at a lower quality and leaves the text untouched, which is almost always what makes the file smaller.
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Will converting PDF to Word keep the exact formatting?
Close, but not pixel-perfect. Text, headings, tables and images are recovered and rebuilt in a genuinely editable layout - which for a complex original means some manual tidying, and for a simple one means it's essentially unchanged.
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How do I know if a PDF is scanned or has real text?
Open it in the PDF Inspector - it checks directly whether the document contains selectable text or is made of images, and reports it plainly rather than leaving you to guess by looking at it.
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How do I reduce a PDF size for WhatsApp?
Compress it with Balanced or Strong before sending. WhatsApp applies its own compression to documents on send, so starting from a smaller, cleanly compressed file gives you more control over the final quality than leaving it entirely to WhatsApp.
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Is this a legally binding digital signature?
No - it places a picture of a signature onto the page, the same outcome as signing a printout and scanning it. It doesn't carry certificate-based verification of who signed it, which some legal and regulated documents specifically require.
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How many PDF files can I merge at once?
There is no fixed limit - add as many as you need. Since merging runs in your browser, the practical limit is your device's available memory rather than an upload cap.
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What's the difference between splitting and extracting pages?
Splitting divides the whole document into several new files. Extracting pulls out just the specific pages you choose as one new file, leaving the rest of the split aside entirely.
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Can I combine multiple photos into one PDF?
Yes - add as many images as you need, arrange them in order, and they are combined into a single PDF with one image per page.
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What counts as a "close" match?
A combination of edit distance (how many character changes separate two values) and how similar the words themselves are, whichever score is higher. "ABC Trading LLC" and "ABC Trading L.L.C." score highly on both.
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Why did my values not match even though they look identical?
Almost always a formatting difference invisible to the eye: a trailing space, inconsistent capitalisation, or a number stored as text on one side and a real number on the other. The key-quality check flags these before you run anything.
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How do I make an image smaller for email?
Upload it to the Image Compressor, choose a quality level or a target file size, and download the result. Most email limits (commonly 10-25 MB per message) are comfortably met by a single compressed photo.
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What's the difference between this and Data Reconciliation?
Comparison is for two versions of essentially the same data (a before and after). Reconciliation is built specifically for checking whether two systems agree on a reference and an amount, like two accounting exports.
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