How to make a pdf on an iphone

The images stored on your iPhone are likely in a variety of different file types (like HEIC, JPEG, PNG, etc.) Most of these file formats are compatible with all major platforms. However, you might have to save photos to PDF for paper-work documentation, classwork, or other specific purposes. 

In this guide, I will show you 3 ways to convert photo to pdf on iPhone and iPad.

• How to convert a picture to PDF on iPhone using Printer Options
  • Select Books on the Share Sheet to turn a picture into a PDF
• Save photos as PDFs on iPhone and iPad using the Files app

How to convert a picture to PDF on iPhone using Printer Options

1. Open Photos on your iPhone and tap Albums. Now, tap Select and choose one or multiple images.
2. Tap Share.
3. Choose Print from the Share Sheet.
   
   
   
4. Using two fingers on the photo preview, pinch outwards to save the photo as a PDF.
   
   
   

Select Books on the Share Sheet to turn a picture into a PDF

1. Select the photos and tap Share.
2. Tap Books on the Share Sheet. Swipe horizontally on the row of app icons, if needed.
   
   
   
3. The photos will automatically convert into a PDF file and open in Books. It will be saved there.
4. Tap the screen and then tap the back arrow to go back.
5. Next, tap More (three dots).
   
   
   

You can learn more about Books in our full guide.

Save photos as PDF on iPhone and iPad using the Files app

Files lets you quickly create PDFs. However, the photo must be saved under Files. So, if you already have images here, continue with the following steps. If they are in Drive, Dropbox, One Drive, etc. you can see how to enable these third-party cloud services inside Files.

Or, to copy the pictures from Photos to Files: Select the images inside Photos → tap Share button → Save to Files.

Once that’s out of the way, here are the steps to create a PDF from Photos on the iPhone.

1. Open Files and locate the image.
2. To convert a single image into a PDF: Long press on the image and choose Create PDF.
   
   
   
3. To convert several images into PDF: Tap More (three dots inside a circle) from the top right and tap on Select.
   
   
   
4. Now, tap multiple photos. Once done, tap More from the bottom right and choose Create PDF.
   
   
   

Files will make a PDF out of those images. It will get saved in the same location as the original pictures. You can see our full guide on using Files to copy, move, or share this PDF.

Video: Convert photos to PDFs using the Shortcuts App

We hope this guide helped you convert photos to PDF on your iPhone or iPad. All three methods are equally viable, but my favorite one involves using the Books app. With this method, the PDF is created quickly and safely saved there for future use.

PDF is the most used, most portable, most convenient, and most shared file format in existence right now. So there will definitely come a time when you need to create a PDF on your iPhone or iPad. You may think the process is probably a bit awkward with the iPhone’s small screen, but in actual fact, Apple makes it an extremely simple process. Let’s take a look at a few ways to make a PDF file on your Apple device.

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To create a PDF file on an iPhone or iPad, you can send it to the Print menu via Share. This will turn the document into a PDF. Alternatively, you can send the file to the Files app or Google Docs to convert it into a PDF on those platforms.

How to create a PDF on an iPhone or iPad

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Apple has a built-in PDF creation process; we’ll look at that first. Then we’ll take a look at some other ways.

Via the Print menu option

Apple makes the PDF creation process easy by baking it into the print options in the Share menu. Basically, anything that can be sent to print can also be saved as a PDF file. Whether it’s saving a webpage as a PDF or turning a photo into a PDF, all roads lead to the printer options.

Let’s turn a photo into a PDF. Open the photo in the Photos app and tap the Share button. Select Print.

Now tap the second Share button at the top-right corner of the screen. This takes you away from AirPrint printers since we don’t need them.

You’ll now see that tapping that icon has turned the photo into a PDF file. Select where you want the PDF to go. You can either send it to someone using an installed app or keep it on your phone by sending it to the Files app or Dropbox app.

You can also turn photos into PDFs by doing the same process, but instead of the Print option, select to open them in Books instead. They will now be exported to Books as a PDF file.

If you have a text document, the best bet is to move it to the Files app. You can make a PDF out of the document there using the same method as the previous section for images.

Once the document has been moved to the Files app:

• Open it and tap the Share menu. Select Print.
• Tap the second Share menu at the top of the screen.
• The document is now a PDF file. Select where to send it to.

Using the Google Docs app

Finally, there’s the good old standby — Google Docs. If the document is already in Google Docs, or you can import it into the app, you can easily spit out a PDF version.

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