How to Make PDFs on iPhone

Mobile phones have become a common tool in our daily lives. We take photos, scan paper documents, and receive digital files. But if we want to share or store these files, PDF format is a good choice. 

On an iPhone, this process is straightforward and can be done in just a few steps. Follow the guide below to learn how to make a PDF on iPhone from your documents, images, paper files, or web pages. Then, people can view, edit, annotate, compress, or fill out & sign your PDFs.

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How to Make PDFs on iPhone from Documents (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)

This section guides on how to turn a Word, Excel, and PPT document into a PDF using two methods: "Markup" and "Print". Here are the detailed steps:

1. Find your files on your iPhone Files. Long Press to select the file you want to make a PDF version.

2. Tap the Share button

3. Choose the method you want: "Markup" or "Print"

Select Markup:

• • • When you choose Markup, you can draw freely, add text, shapes, or signatures to your selected file before converting your file to a PDF. This method is an ideal choice if you need to further edit the document. Tap Done

    • You can also choose not to draw or write on the PDF and simply tap Done

    • Select Save File To... to choose the location where you want to save your PDF and set the file name

Select Print:

• • • Tap the share icon at the top of the screen

    • Choose Save Files To…: The PDF version of your document will be generated and saved to your chosen location

How to Turn Images to PDFs on iPhones

Images on iPhones can be viewed from the Photos and other apps such as the Files. The method to convert iPhone images to PDFs in Files is similar to converting documents to PDF through Files. Here, we will demonstrate how to convert those images to PDF files from the Photos app.

Steps:

1. Navigate to and open Photos on your iPhone.

2. Select the image that you want to convert to a PDF.

3. Tap the icon at the left bottom of the screen.

4. Choose Save to Files to save the image as a PDF.

Converting your images to PDF files on your iPhone is particularly useful for preserving important images, creating photo albums, or sharing high-quality images without losing resolution.

How to Make PDFs on iPhone from Webpages

When browsing and searching on the web, you might find valuable content that you want to save or share with others like a detailed recipe, an insightful article, or important travel information. Converting these webpages to PDFs can be easy to access offline. Here are the steps to make a PDF on iPhone from web pages:

1. Launch Safari, Chrome, or any other browser on your iPhone and navigate to the webpage that you want to save.

2. Tap the  icon at the bottom of the screen.

3. Find and tap Options.

4. Choose PDF > Done.

5. Tap Save to Files and select the file folder you want to save this web page PDF.

6. Save.

Make a PDF on iPhone from Paper Documents

Scanning paper documents into PDF files using your iPhone is incredibly convenient, though it may slightly compromise the quality. For getting a better result, ensure the paper document is as flat and straight as possible during scanning. The Notes app on iPhone offers a document scanning feature that accurately captures text from paper documents. Here’s how to convert paper documents into PDF files using the Notes app:

1. Open the Notes app.

2. Tap the + icon to create a new note.

3. Select the camera icon from the toolbar.

4. From the pop-up menu, tap on Scan Documents. Put your paper document within the camera frame and capture the scan. The app will automatically detect the edges and create a scanned version of your document.

5. Once scanned, you can save the document as a PDF file just like the "Image" section of this article.

When scanning multiple paper documents, page order can sometimes get mixed up. You can use a free PDF Reader for iPhone. You can use a free PDF Reader on iPhone to easily reorder PDF pages, merge multiple PDFs, or split a PDF into separate files, ensuring your documents are organized just the way you need them.

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Further PDF Editing on iPhone with Free PDF Reader and Editor

After converting your files into PDF format, you can use PDF Reader Pro for iOS to do some further editing. It allows you to read, edit, and convert your PDF files with ease for free. Here are some of the key features you can explore:

1. One Account for All Platforms: An account can support simultaneous use across Mac, iOS, Windows, and Android platforms. The features of the free version are available for lifetime use. View the feature differences between free, standard, and advanced versions.

2. Read PDFs: Enjoy a smooth and user-friendly reading experience with various viewing modes and easy navigation.

3. Edit PDFs: 

• • • Edit PDF text and images like adding, deleting, moving, rotating, etc. Added text is displayed with the same font as the original PDF text. 

    • Make changes to your PDF documents by adding annotations, highlighting text, and inserting comments. 

• • • Edit, split, merge, and extract PDF pages can also be finished easily. 

4. Format Conversion: Convert your PDFs to other formats such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and vice versa.

5. Sign and Fill out PDF Forms: Fill out forms freely and sign PDF documents with electronic signatures or secure digital signatures.

6. Creating Fillable Forms: Design and create interactive, fillable form fields within your PDFs for easy data collection and management. 

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