# PDF Highlighting and Export

Highlights are the fastest way to build a personal knowledge base while you read.

## Capture What Matters

- Highlight important passages in any PDF
- Save precise quotes that you can revisit later
- Highlights stay in the PDF on your Mac until you choose to share them

## Export Your Highlights

- Select "Share button > Share Highlights"
- Copy the link to the highlights and share it with others
- The link includes context like page numbers and source

Use highlights to turn reading into lasting understanding.

The Collate Playbook: 5 Essential Workflows

Capture key passages with highlights and export them for study notes or sharing.

The Collate Playbook – 2: Highlight PDFs and Export Notes

# PDF Summary and Export

Turn long documents into clear, actionable summaries — on-device and offline.

## One-Click Summaries

- Add a new PDF to the library
- Select Summary toggle button
- Adjust the font style and size for readability
- Export the summary a link and share it with others

## Export Anywhere

- Export summary as link, email, HTML or PDF
- HTML for clean sharing
- PDF for archiving or distribution

Summaries help you learn faster and communicate clearly.

Generate structured summaries of any PDF and export them in the format you need.

The Collate Playbook – 3: Summarize PDFs and Export

# Organize, Combine, and Export

A clear structure makes learning faster. Collate lets you organize documents into folders, read related PDFs together in one combined view, and export your results for sharing or archiving.

## Why It Matters

- Keep research projects neatly organized
- Read related papers together in one combined view
- Export polished results to share or cite later

## How to Organize

1. Create folders for subjects, courses, or projects
2. Drag-and-drop PDFs into the right folders
3. Rename folders to match your workflow

## Read a Folder as One Document

1. Select a folder with PDFs
2. Collate shows a unified view of every PDF in the folder
3. Read, summarize, and ask questions across all of them at once

## Export Options

- Export summary of all PDFs in the folder
- Export summaries as link, email, or PDF

Stay focused by keeping your knowledge base clean and shareable.

Keep your library tidy with folders, read related PDFs in one combined view, and export your curated results.