PDF & File Workflow Guide

You get sent a 45MB PDF that needs to be under 10MB for email. You need to extract pages 3-7 and convert them to PNGs. You have 10 invoices in TIFF format that should be one PDF.

These aren't edge cases — they're Tuesday.

Here's how to handle them with Craftisle and pdfcraft.

Workflow 1: Shrink a PDF for email

Problem: Client sends a 30MB PDF. Gmail rejects attachments over 25MB.

Solution:

1. Open pdfcraft.app, drop the file into the Compress tool.
2. Choose compression level: "Medium" keeps text readable; "High" is fine for images-only PDFs.
3. Download. A 30MB scanned PDF typically compresses to 4-8MB at Medium.

If that's still too large, use PDF Split to break it into 5MB chunks and send them in separate emails.

Workflow 2: Extract pages as images

Problem: You need slides 11 through 15 from a presentation PDF, as PNG files for a web page.

Solution:

1. In pdfcraft, use "Extract Pages" — select range 11-15.
2. Switch to viewer.craftisle.com, open the extracted PDF.
3. Export each page as PNG.

Total time: under 30 seconds. No Adobe Acrobat required.

Workflow 3: Convert Excel to CSV for data import

Problem: A marketing tool only accepts CSV imports, but your data lives in an .xlsx file with merged cells and formulas.

Solution:

1. Open the .xlsx in viewer.craftisle.com.
2. Preview to make sure merged cells rendered correctly. If not, unmerge them in Excel first.
3. Export as CSV from the viewer.

Caveat: Formulas export as values only. If you need live formulas, export from Excel directly.

Workflow 4: Merge TIFF scans into one PDF

Problem: You scanned 10 pages as individual TIFF files. You need one PDF.

Solution:

1. Convert each TIFF to PDF using Image Converter (batch mode coming soon — for now, one at a time).
2. Use pdfcraft's Merge tool to combine all PDFs.
3. OCR the result if needed (pdfcraft's OCR uses Tesseract.js).

Expect 2-3 minutes for 10 pages, depending on scan resolution.

Tools you'll use most

All processing happens in your browser. Your files are never uploaded anywhere.

What pdfcraft can't do (yet)

• Edit PDF text inline — You can annotate and add text, but not edit existing content like Acrobat.
• Digital signatures with certificates — We support drawn/typed signatures, not PKI-based digital sigs.
• Form filling with JavaScript — Static forms yes, dynamic form logic no.

For these tasks, you'll still need Acrobat or a desktop alternative.