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Practical guides for working with documents.

Learn to scan pages, make PDFs searchable and edit recognised text.

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Edit text in a scanned documentIdentify what your scanned PDF contains, choose OCR, editing or reconstruction and check the file you save.5 minute read Scan documents with your phoneCapture sharp, complete document pages with your phone, then assemble and check a readable PDF.5 minute read Make a PDF searchableFind out whether a scanned PDF already has text, add OCR only where needed and check what search and copy return.5 minute read Combine PDF filesPut PDF files in order, merge them without turning pages into images and inspect the new document.5 minute read Reduce PDF file sizeSee what makes a PDF large, choose what can change and confirm the smaller file still works.5 minute read On-device PDF toolsSee how Rebuild handles PDFs in your browser, what stays on your device and which website requests still use the network.3 minute read Compare PDF editor alternativesCompare Rebuild, Adobe Acrobat, Canva and iLovePDF by editing approach, file handling, collaboration and platform support.6 minute read