Convert images to PDF the right way (phone photos, scans, etc.)
JPG-to-PDF looks easy but the choices matter: page size, fit mode, OCR, ordering.
Combining JPGs into a PDF sounds like a one-click job — and it can be — but the difference between a usable PDF and a polished one is in choices: page size, image-fit, ordering, margins, and whether the output is searchable.
Pick the right page size
A4 for European recipients, Letter for North American, A6 for photo-print booklets, custom for online viewing. Don't use 'fit to page' on portrait phone shots over a Letter page — you'll get tiny images on huge pages.
Run OCR if there's any text
If a photo contains any readable text — a sign, a receipt, a whiteboard — OCR makes that text searchable in the PDF. Costs almost nothing for huge utility.
Compress after for smaller PDFs
12 phone photos at 12 MP each becomes a 120 MB PDF. Run Compress on Balanced after, or downsample to 200 DPI in the Options panel before export, to land at sane sizes.
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