Documents
Document to PDF
Export is not a print dialog. The document is rendered on the server from the same page layout you have been editing, which is why the PDF matches the screen rather than approximating it.
Rendered, not printed
The export runs on the server in a headless browser against the real document, then hands back a file. That is the reason the PDF has the same page breaks, the same fonts and the same page numbers as the canvas: it is the same layout engine, not a second interpretation of it in a print stylesheet.
It saves first, then queues
If there are unsaved edits they are written before the render starts, so you never export yesterday’s version by accident. The request is then polled until the file is ready. A short document is quick; a long one with charts takes longer, and the wait is the render rather than the download.
What you get
A single PDF with real text, so it can be searched, selected and read by a screen reader. Charts and diagrams are drawn rather than screenshotted. The footer and page numbers are on every page they were set for, and the cover, if the document has one, is the first sheet.
Check these three before you send it
The last page, because a stranded signature block or a single orphaned line is the one thing readers notice. The contents page, if there is one, because a late edit can move a section. And the footer, which is where an unedited placeholder survives longest, since nobody reads their own footer.
How it works, in three steps
Step 1
Finish editing
Unsaved changes are written before the render, so what you see is what is exported.
Step 2
Export and wait
The render is queued and polled. Longer documents take longer, and that is the render, not the download.
Step 3
Read the last page and the footer
Those are where problems survive into a sent PDF.
The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the guide Create a document with AI.
Limits worth knowing
- The render happens on the server, so it takes a moment rather than being instant.
- PDF export can be limited by your plan; the app raises a plan message rather than failing quietly.
- The PDF matches the document layout; there is no separate print stylesheet to adjust.
See it on a finished piece
Questions people ask
Is the text in the PDF selectable?
Yes. It is rendered as real text, so it can be searched, copied and read by a screen reader rather than being a picture of a page.
Why does the export take a few seconds?
Because the document is rendered on the server rather than printed by your browser, which is what makes it match the screen exactly.
Will the PDF page breaks match what I see?
Yes, the same layout engine produces both, including the page numbers and the contents list.
Make your own document
The button opens the generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to match yours, generate, then edit anything you like.
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Flyer to PNG
PNG and JPG are the social formats, and they behave differently from the PDF in two ways that catch people out: each one exports a single page rather than the whole flyer, and every file comes out at exactly twice the canvas dimensions.
Online form with file upload
An upload field turns a form into a way of collecting documents. You set how many files, how large each may be, and whether you want images, PDFs or both, and the files arrive attached to the response rather than in your inbox.
More finished work of this kind is on the document examples hub.