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How to convert JPG to PDF on a Chromebook

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To convert JPG to PDF on a Chromebook, open JPG to PDF in Chrome, drag the JPG files from the Files app onto the page, put them in order, choose Fit inside A4 and choose Create PDF. Each photo becomes one page of a new PDF, placed without re-compression. Your photos are not changed, and nothing needs to be installed.

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How to convert JPG to PDF on a Chromebook with Deckle

  1. Open JPG to PDF in Chrome.
  2. Open the Files app, select the JPG or JPEG files and drag them onto the page, or choose Select files.
  3. Under Images to include, check the ticks and use the up and down arrows to set the page order.
  4. Press the rotate button on any photo that is on its side. Preview on a row shows how the page will look.
  5. Under Page size, choose Fit inside A4, then pick Portrait or Landscape and a Margin in points of None, Narrow or Standard.
  6. Optional: set Output PDF name. Several photos become images.pdf if you leave it blank.
  7. Choose Create PDF and download the file.

The result screen confirms how many pages the PDF has, one per ticked photo.

Where your photos are

Photos on a Chromebook usually come from three places, all visible in the Files app:

  • Photos from the Camera app, in My files > Camera (older ones may be in Downloads)
  • Photos downloaded from email or the web, in Downloads
  • Photos in Google Drive, which appears in the Files app's left column

Google lists these places in Use camera features on your Chromebook and Open, save, or delete files on your Chromebook. Choose Select files and you can pick from any of them. Deckle reads the files in the browser and has no direct connection to your Drive account, so save the PDF back to Drive yourself if you want it there.

Match each image or Fit inside A4?

Setting What you get Use it for
Match each image Each page is the size of its photo, one pixel to one point Viewing photos on screen
Fit inside A4 Every page is A4; large photos shrink to fit, small ones are centred Homework, forms, printing

Photos are never cropped or stretched with either setting. Example: four photos of a handwritten worksheet with Fit inside A4, Portrait and Narrow give a four-page PDF that looks like a scanned document. See how to turn handwritten homework into a PDF for photo tips.

Quality and limits

JPG to PDF copies each JPEG within the limit into the PDF byte for byte, so there is no quality loss and the PDF is about the size of the photos combined. The camera's orientation tag is applied, so photos stay upright. Any EXIF data, including location, is copied too, so remove it from the photos first if you will share the PDF.

Each page keeps up to 16 megapixels on a Chromebook, or 4 megapixels on models with 2 GB of memory or less. A larger photo is scaled down to that size and re-saved as a high-quality JPEG (quality 90) without its EXIF data; the review lists it before you convert, and the page size stays the same. Only a photo above 64 megapixels, or 25 megapixels on models with 2 GB of memory or less, is refused: the Create PDF button stays disabled and names the photo to untick.

For PNG screenshots, use PNG to PDF instead.

Tips

  • Check the order before creating. Photos are listed in the order you added them.
  • Combine with other PDFs. Merge the photo PDF with typed work in Merge PDFs; see how to merge PDF files on a Chromebook.
  • Edit the PDF in Gallery afterwards. Google's page Check, edit & sign PDFs explains how Gallery adds text, annotations and a signature to a PDF, and saves the result as a new file.
  • Text in photos isn't searchable. The page holds a picture.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a PDF from pictures on a Chromebook?

Open JPG to PDF in Chrome, add the pictures, choose Fit inside A4 and choose Create PDF.

Does converting reduce quality?

No. The JPEG data goes into the PDF unchanged.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. The PDF is built in Chrome on your Chromebook.

Why is the Create PDF button disabled?

It says why. Usually no photo is ticked, a photo is over the 64-megapixel ceiling for your Chromebook (25 megapixels on models with 2 GB of memory or less), or a file isn't a JPEG. PNG and HEIC files have their own tools.

Can I change the order after adding the photos?

Yes. Use the up and down arrows on each row. Undo, Redo and Reset image options work on order, rotation and page settings until you choose Create PDF.

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