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2 articles tagged “pdf”.

Behind the Build 7 min read

Why a PDF Can't Just Be Shrunk Down to an Apple Watch

Fitting an A4 page on a watch means shrinking 11pt type to 1.7pt, and zooming back in leaves you reading a fortieth of the page through a keyhole. The arithmetic rules out showing the page — so the words have to leave it. What that costs, and what it takes.

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Guides 7 min read

How to Open a PDF on Your Apple Watch

watchOS has no built-in PDF support, but there are two very different ways to get one onto your wrist — viewing the page, or reading the text. Here's which you want, which apps do each, and why PDFs break in ways EPUBs don't.

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