Core flow
How PDF Ready works
See the main flow from PDF or scanner to Originals, Prepare, Versions, and the final clean copy.
Guides for PDF prep, portals, and clean export
Start with the core app flow first. Then choose the guide that matches your portal, target size, or edge case.
Start here
Prepare
Prepare before clean export
Learn where Prepare starts, how to choose the route and size, and what to review before clean export.
Navigation
Originals vs Versions
Understand where the starting file lives, where generated results appear, and where review happens.
Create and edit before Prepare
Scanner
Scan a document
Create the source PDF first, review pages, and continue to Prepare only after the scan is ready.
Handwritten signature
Add a handwritten signature
Add one visible handwritten signature to the current document before Prepare. This is not a certificate-backed digital-signature workflow.
Photo or image
Add a photo or image
Add one visible image to the current document before Prepare when the destination accepts that path.
Page cleanup
Clean up pages before Prepare
Reorder, rotate, or delete pages before route and size work begins in Prepare.
Merge / Split
Merge or split PDFs
Combine files when the upload needs one PDF, or split a PDF when only some pages belong.
Choose a route
Exact size first
GENERAL
Use GENERAL when you mainly know the target size and do not need a portal-specific route yet.
IRCC
IRCC guide
Use this when the real upload path could be 2 MB, 3 MB, or 4 MB and you need the safest starting point.
CEAC
CEAC guide
Use this when a conservative 2 MB path and compatibility-first choices dominate the job.
Common tasks
Open with
Open a PDF from another app
Bring a PDF into Originals first, then decide whether you really need a prepared result.
Target size
Choose the right target size
Best first step when you are not sure whether the safest path is 2 MB, 4 MB, or 12 MB.
Prepare options
PDF/A-2b
Learn where PDF/A-2b lives inside Prepare and why route and size still come first.
Review, errors, and billing
Review
Review before clean export
Use this to understand the boundary between the generated result and the final clean copy.
Diagnosis
Why uploads get rejected
Use this when the PDF opens fine but the portal still rejects it.
CEAC errors
Invalid Image Detected and similar errors
Use this when CEAC fails even though the file looks fine locally.
Billing
Order, receipt, and VAT invoice guide
Use this when you want the current purchase boundary, receipt flow, and proof documents explained clearly.
More specific guides
Use these only when the main flow above is not enough for your case.
300 KB
500 KB
1 MB
2 MB
4 MB
12 MB
USCIS
India exact-size uploads
Compress without uploading
Prepare sensitive PDFs on-device
Add a handwritten signature
Add a photo or image
Sign and compress for upload
Add a photo or image for upload
Add a passport photo to a PDF
Add a receipt screenshot to a PDF
Pricing
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