Document guides

Where people most often get stuck with Word documents and PDFs, one problem at a time.

WordOpen a DOCX File Without Word — Free, No Install
When you need to open a document on a computer that has no Word
PDFSign a PDF Free — Draw Your Signature
How to sign a contract PDF directly and download it again
FontsKorean Text Shows as Boxes in Word — Fix
What happens when you open a document whose fonts are missing
FontsFont Changed After Word to PDF — Fix
Fonts the conversion server does not have are replaced with other fonts
TablesWord Table Runs Off the Page — Fix
The order for resetting column widths and margins
WordEdit a Résumé DOCX Without Word, Free
How to change only the content while keeping the template
Layout & printingWord Page Breaks Differ From the Original
How font substitution affects line breaks
WordSupported File Types (DOCX, HWP, PDF, Pages, Key…)
.docx, PDF and e-books open as they are; PowerPoint, Excel and others open after conversion to PDF
WordEdit Text in a Word Text Box
How to edit text in a box where clicking does not place the cursor
WordSave Directly to the Original File, No Download
The feature that overwrites the original file with your edits, and when it is available
StorageWhere to Keep Documents: Device or Cloud
How far your file travels depending on where you keep it
StorageFind a Document You Were Working On
List view, search, organizing into folders, and moving to another folder
StorageDoes It Autosave? When Edits Are Kept
When autosave runs and when it does not
PDFHighlight and Annotate a PDF Free
Add highlights and notes on top of a PDF you are reading and download it as is
Layout & printing"Quick Open" vs Exact Open — What Changes
The option for when a document is too big to open, and its cost
WordDelete or Reorder Pages in a Word Document
Word has no "delete page 3" — why, and how to do it on this site
PDFDelete PDF Pages Free — No Install
For removing blank pages from a scan or ad pages
PDFReorder and Rotate PDF Pages Free
When a scan went in upside down or the pages got mixed up
PDFMerge and Split PDF Free — Extract Pages
When you want to combine several PDFs into one file or save only part of one
WordConvert Word to PDF Free (DOCX to PDF)
When you want to send an edited document in a form the other person can open
PDFConvert PDF to Word (PDF to DOCX)?
It can, but the result is not what you might expect
PDFOpen EPUB Files Free — E-book Reader
When you want to convert an epub file to PDF to read it and leave marks
WordOpen PPT, Excel and DOC Files Without Office
How .pptx, .xlsx, .doc, .odt, .ods, .odp, .html and .md open, and the limits