Help with PDF files

[4Katie]

I have a PDF file that appears on my Kindle with type so small I can't possibly read it. I've tried resizing the original document three times, zooming in 125, 150 and 200%, sending each to my Kindle, but they all appear the same. Is there a way to make this document readable on my Kindle?

[Ann in Arlington]

There are several threads about PDF's here and in "Tips and Tricks".  The thing is, if you are reading the PDF as  PDF on the Kindle. . .it is what it is, to coin a phrase.  You can't zoom or anything on the Kindle, and zooming on your computer only changes how it displays there, not the underlying file.  Now, if you were able to resize the type and then send it, the type would probably show as bigger -- to do that you'd have to have an editable PDF and PDF editing software, or a converter to change it to NOT PDF and then change text size and then make it a PDF again.

If it's a book that's basically text -- no charts or graphs or special formatting -- it might be best to just convert it to native Kindle format.  That way the text will be re-scalable on the Kindle.  Do it via third party software or send to Amazon with "convert" in the title.

[4Katie]

Thank you, Ann. I always forget about the Tips board.