FreePDF4 editorial guide 07

Choose PDF export quality and check your download

Know when to use Sharp or Extra sharp, why edited pages become images, and how to verify the final file.

Choose a useful file name

Select Download PDF after your edits. Give the new file a descriptive name so you can distinguish it from the original. Paperkit does not overwrite the source file itself. Your browser decides where the downloaded copy is saved.

Pick Sharp or Extra sharp

Sharp renders edited pages at 144 dpi. Extra sharp uses 216 dpi, which can improve the appearance of small text but usually makes the file larger and uses more device memory. It cannot restore detail that was missing from a low-resolution scanned original. Try a small document first if your phone struggles.

Read the edited-page notice

The export dialog shows how many pages have edits and will be flattened into images. Text selection, links, accessibility structure, and interactive forms on those pages are lost. Pages without visual edits retain their original PDF page content, even if their order or rotation changed.

Wait for the finished file

Allow the export to finish. If the download does not start automatically, select Save PDF in the finished dialog. Do not refresh or close the tab while the file is being prepared. A complex or large PDF can take longer on an older device.

Check before sharing

Reopen the downloaded PDF in your usual reader. Check page count, order, rotation, text wrapping, Arabic or Hebrew direction, and image clarity. Digital signatures and document-level features are not preserved. Keep the original and do not use the edited copy as proof that an original digital signature remains valid.

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