It may sound funny, but PDF files (electronic copies of printed documents) are still around and very useful. Short for Portable Document Format, PDFs allow you to create a digital version of a paper document, making it much easier to store and access than having to dig through a filing cabinet.
While there are many PDF apps available (Adobe Acrobat being the most popular), you don’t need to download one to create a PDF from an existing paper document with your iPhone or iPad. You can simply use Apple’s Notes.
Here’s how to create a PDF on your iPhone (the process on your iPad is very similar):
If you have existing documents that you want to save as PDFs (in your File app, Safari, Photos, or other apps), you can also do that using either Markup or Printing, depending on what’s available in the app you’re using.
