Filozy guides Long-form guides to PDF tasks done in the browser, without uploading. https://filozy.com/guides/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Filozy Split a scanned book into chapters without uploading it https://filozy.com/guides/split-a-scanned-book-into-chapters/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Seven ways to cut a long PDF into parts — bookmarks, chapter words, blank separator sheets, ranges, every N pages, equal parts, size targets — and which suits a scan. Shrink a PDF under a 2 MB, 5 MB or 10 MB upload limit https://filozy.com/guides/shrink-a-pdf-under-an-upload-limit/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z What makes a PDF large, the lossless step to try first, when to lower image resolution and by how much, and how to split as a last resort — without uploading. Remove metadata from a PDF before publishing it https://filozy.com/guides/remove-metadata-from-a-pdf-before-publishing/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z What a PDF's metadata reveals — author, software, template history, dates — where it hides in two separate places, and how to inspect and clear it on your device. How to redact a PDF properly (a black box is not redaction) https://filozy.com/guides/redact-a-pdf-properly/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Why a black rectangle over text leaves it readable, the three places information hides in a PDF, and a redaction workflow that removes it — in your browser. PDF to Word without losing the layout: faithful vs editable https://filozy.com/guides/pdf-to-word-without-losing-the-layout/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Why PDF to Word is hard, the difference between a faithful page reproduction and flowing editable text, which to choose for which job, and what to check afterwards. PDF/A for archives: what conformance requires and why fonts matter https://filozy.com/guides/pdf-a-for-archives/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z What the PDF/A archival standard demands, why many converters produce files that fail validation, how to fix the usual font problem, and how to check a result. Password-protecting a PDF: what AES-256 does and does not protect https://filozy.com/guides/password-protect-a-pdf-what-aes-256-protects/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Open password versus permissions, what AES-256 really guarantees, why 'no printing' is a request not a lock, and how to protect a PDF on your own device. OCR a scanned contract on your own computer https://filozy.com/guides/ocr-a-scanned-contract-on-your-own-computer/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Turn a scanned PDF into a searchable document without sending it to an OCR service: what affects accuracy, the steps, what to check afterwards, and honest limits. Merge PDFs on a phone without installing an app https://filozy.com/guides/merge-pdfs-on-a-phone-without-an-app/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Combine and reorder PDFs on an iPhone, iPad or Android phone using only the browser: finding the files, reordering by touch, where the result saves, and limits. How to check whether a PDF tool uploads your file https://filozy.com/guides/how-to-check-if-a-pdf-tool-uploads-your-file/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z A five-minute test with your browser's developer tools that shows what any free PDF site sends to its servers — and what a local tool looks like instead. Flatten a PDF before sending: forms, comments and signatures https://filozy.com/guides/flatten-a-pdf-before-sending/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z What flattening does to form fields, comments and signature marks, why it prevents accidental edits, what it does not do, and when not to flatten. Bates numbering for discovery, done on your own machine https://filozy.com/guides/bates-numbering-for-discovery/ 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z What Bates numbers are, the rules they follow, how to keep a sequence continuous across batches, and how to stamp them in your browser without uploading.