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    Create a new PDF file

    November 26th, 2020

    PDF Expert is not only an advanced app for viewing and working with already existing files - you can actually create PDFs of your own. Just a few simple steps and a brand new blank PDF is created from scratch. 

    How to create a PDF

    Mac iPad iPhone
    1. Launch the PDF Expert app.
    2. Go to the File menu at the top and click New.
    3. Select the needed option:
      • Empty Document, which creates a blank PDF file from scratch; 
      • From Clipboard, which allows you to paste what you have copied to your clipboard to a new file; 
      • From Images, which converts an image to a PDF file; 
      • From File, which converts other file formats, like Pages, Word or Excel to PDF.
    1. Launch the PDF Expert app.
    2. Tap the blue Plus icon at the bottom.
    3. Select Blank PDF.

    Tip: You can easily turn Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), and images (JPG, PNG) files into PDF and use our advanced PDF editor regardless of the original format of any file. To learn how to convert files into PDF, check out this article.

    1. Launch the PDF Expert app.
    2. Tap the blue Plus icon at the bottom.
    3. Select Blank PDF.

    Tip: You can easily turn Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), and images (JPG, PNG) files into PDF and use our advanced PDF editor regardless of the original format of any file. To learn how to convert files into PDF, check out this article.

    How to add blank pages to a PDF

    Mac iPad iPhone
    1. Open your file in PDF Expert.
    2. Go to Page Thumbnails  at the upper left.
    3. Select Insert Page.
    4. To reorder pages, just hold and drag them.

    Note: A new page gets inserted right after the existing page you select in the file.

    1. Open a document.
    2. Tap Page Thumbnails  at the top left.
    3. Tap Insert on the toolbar.
    4. Select whether you want to add a new page or a file.
    5. To reorder pages, just hold and drag them manually.
    1. Open a file in PDF Expert.
    2. Tap Page Thumbnails  at the bottom.
    3. Select Add at the bottom.
    4. Select whether you want to add a new page or a file.
    5. To reorder pages, just hold and drag them manually.
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