PDF is a file format that we all have to live with — whether we like it or not. At best we can find it solely used in our place of work, however, now with the mass adoption of email and the fall of fax, PDFs have seeped into our everyday lives. I only realized this when I began receiving emails from my dentist; what was once delivered to me as paper was now being rendered as a PDF on my measly iPhone. I don’t have a personal issue with PDFs nor the iPhone, it’s just the way they interact with each-other — I can’t handle a PDF on an iPhone the same way I could on a computer. How was I to sign my name, highlight key points, cross out things I might not agree with? That was a problem, until I found PDF Connect.

PDF Connect is ingenious, it serves as a better way for me to manage and annotate PDF files on the go. Just as I was about to waste my printer ink — printing every single letter to come my way — I found PDF Connect and I’m glad I did too. So, what’s so great about PDF Connect? PDF Connect is great for each and every situation where you will come into contact with PDF files. It can be used to sign documents with your name using the built-in text function, or it can be used to highlight, strikethrough and proofread documents from your fingertips; it’s versatile and accessible, even on small screens.

Think about it, most letters are A4-size and managing them on a 4″ screen can be difficult. With PDF Connect, you can simply pinch to zoom documents (just as you would with an image). It’s easy to use the plethora of features PDF Connect has to offer, such as annotating, bookmarking and most importantly, using all of the advanced text functions such as highlighting and underlining. I love PDF Connect because of how functional it is. By that, I mean that having this much power in my pocket just amazes me. Everyone hates Adobe Reader, me included. Functionality wise, PDF Connect feels just as functional, if not more functional than Reader. Why? That’s because everything is literally just a tap away, and the best part? You won’t be asked to updated PDF Connect every five seconds, like you would with Adobe Reader.

Let’s dive into the workflow. First all I have to do import a PDF through Wi-Fi transfer, browser download, cloud storage or URL download, but there is one more option and that’s opening the document throughout iOS such as in Safari, I can literally tap ‘Open in PDF Connect’ and there it is, ready to be edited. Wow. But hold on, you can turn an image into a PDF, instantly – if that doesn’t make you want to download PDF Connect now, I don’t know what will. What’s more, I can email documents back, AirPrint them and export them from PDF Connect itself. That’s pretty cool.

I can highlight, strikethrough and underline pieces of text in two different ways. I can add lines, arrows, boxes, circles, text, stamps and actually draw on the document itself. Going back to the stamps, PDF Connect features stamps of all kinds such as “draft”, “sign here” and so much more. In summary, PDF Connect is the quintessential tool for anyone that deals with PDF documents. It gives you form and function in a touch-friendly manner — I cannot fault it. I can add my signature, text and much more on the go. It’s everything I need and everything I want.

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