PDF submission checklist: 10 checks before you upload
Confirm the official file type, maximum size, page limit, naming rule and deadline. Keep an untouched original and open the exact final downloaded file before submitting it.
Verify the final PDF
- Check page count, order and orientation.
- Inspect small text, equations, tables, diagrams, stamps, signatures and QR codes.
- Test searchable text when required.
- Measure the downloaded file and aim slightly below the limit.
- Use the recipient's required filename.
- Recheck signatures and forms after editing.
- Upload early enough to confirm the correct file was accepted.