Tutorials
Learn the Novus apps
Core, step-by-step guidance for the tools — grouped by app and written to stand on its own. Each app has a deeper library inside the product itself; these are the essentials. For the full reference see the documentation, and for the stories behind the builds, the product blog.
Novus PDF Studio
Getting startedHow to fill and sign a PDF form with Novus PDF Studio
A practical first workflow for Novus PDF Studio: upload a PDF form, scan likely fields with AI, refine every layer manually, draw a signature, and export a finished document from the browser editor.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Page toolsMerge multiple PDFs into one document
Combine several separate PDFs into one continuous document with the Merge tool in Novus PDF Studio: add each file, set the exact order they join, and download a single clean copy while every original stays untouched.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Page toolsSplit a PDF and extract page ranges
Use the Split tool in Novus PDF Studio to break a multi-page PDF into separate documents or pull specific page ranges out of a large packet, in the browser and without altering the original file.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Page toolsReorder, duplicate, and remove PDF pages
Use the Organize tool in Novus PDF Studio to reorder, rotate, duplicate, and remove PDF pages from a thumbnail grid so a document reads cleanly, and learn when Rotate, Split, or Merge is the better tool instead.
9 min · IntermediateStart
Page toolsRotate pages and fix PDF orientation
Use the Rotate tool in Novus PDF Studio to fix sideways or upside-down pages in quarter turns, rotate specific pages or the whole file, check the result, and export a corrected copy while the original stays untouched.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Page toolsAdd page numbers with position and style controls
Stamp continuous page numbers on any PDF with the Novus PDF Studio Page numbers tool: choose the position and style, number an assembled packet after merging so the count runs unbroken, and download a finished copy without touching the original.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Page toolsProtect a PDF with an AES-256 password
Use the Protect tool in Novus PDF Studio to add an AES-256 password to a PDF before sharing something sensitive, choose a password that resists guessing, send it out of band, and keep an unprotected master copy.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Page toolsUnlock a PDF: remove a known password
Use the Unlock tool in Novus PDF Studio to remove a password you already know from a protected PDF so the file can be edited, merged, or organized, then re-protect it with a fresh password if it still needs one.
8 min · BeginnerStart
Use casesAssemble a client intake packet: merge, fill, sign, protect
Build a complete client intake packet in Novus PDF Studio end to end: merge the separate forms at /tools, organize and rotate the pages, fill and sign every field in the editor, stamp page numbers, and lock the finished document with an AES-256 password before you send it.
9 min · IntermediateStart
Use casesFill and sign invoices and receipts
Finish an invoice or receipt in Novus PDF Studio: upload the document, place number and date-style fields for amounts and dates, add text fields for line items and notes, draw a signature where the record needs one, and export a clean copy while the original stays untouched.
9 min · BeginnerStart
Use casesPrepare a form for multiple signatures and witnesses
Set up a Novus PDF Studio form that needs more than one signature, such as two parties plus a witness, by placing a labeled signature field and a date beside each signer, letting everyone draw their own visual mark, and routing a flattened copy to each in turn.
9 min · IntermediateStart
AI toolsUsing the AI field scan to fill a PDF form fast
Run the AI field scan in Novus PDF Studio to turn a blank PDF form into editable layers in seconds, then review, fill, sign, and export a clean finished document.
9 min · BeginnerStart
Editing & layersPlacing and styling PDF fields by hand: text, numbers, checks, dates
A hands-on guide to placing and styling PDF fields yourself in Novus PDF Studio — text, number, check or cross, and date-style layers, with precise position, font, size, and color control.
10 min · IntermediateStart
Export & releaseDrawing a signature and exporting a finished PDF
A focused walkthrough of the last stretch in Novus PDF Studio: get the page ready, add a signature field, draw your mark, place it cleanly, and export a finished PDF you trust.
9 min · BeginnerStart
Use casesFill and sign a scanned paper form
Turn a photographed or scanned paper form into a finished document in Novus PDF Studio: capture the page well, import it as a PDF, align fields by hand over the printed lines, draw a signature, and export a flattened copy that reads like ink on the page.
10 min · IntermediateStart
Export & releaseA pre-export checklist for clean, share-ready PDFs
A repeatable final pass for every form you finish in Novus PDF Studio: audit fields and values, make checks and dates agree, unify the typography, understand what flattening means for the recipient, name the file deliberately, and prove the export opens everywhere it will travel.
8 min · BeginnerStart