One of the most common things people do on their reMarkable is read and annotate PDFs.

Whether it’s books, reports, contracts, or study material, the experience feels surprisingly close to writing on paper.

But after talking with many users, it turns out that a lot of people are not using the full potential of PDF annotation.

Here are five simple things that can make working with PDFs on your reMarkable much easier.

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1. You Can Add Blank Pages Between PDF Pages

One of the biggest frustrations when reading a PDF is not having enough space to write notes.

Many users don’t realize that you can easily insert blank notebook pages between PDF pages.

This is extremely useful when:

• studying
• reviewing documents
• preparing meeting notes
• brainstorming ideas

It basically turns the PDF into an interactive notebook.

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2. Zooming Makes Writing Much More Precise

If you ever feel like your handwriting looks messy when annotating PDFs, the solution is simple.

Use zoom mode.

Zooming into a section allows you to write with much more precision, especially on smaller text or dense documents.

When you zoom back out, everything stays perfectly aligned.

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3. You Can Highlight Without Losing the Original Text

The highlighter tool is one of the most underrated features.

Unlike some apps that place a thick layer over the text, reMarkable keeps the underlying text perfectly readable.

This makes it ideal for:

• academic papers
• books
• research material
• reports

It feels much closer to highlighting on real paper.

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4. You Can Duplicate Annotated PDFs

Another trick many people miss is that you can duplicate a PDF after annotating it.

This is useful if you want to:

• keep a clean version
• create different annotated versions
• review the same document multiple times

Instead of re-importing the file, simply duplicate it from the menu.

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5. Not All PDFs Behave the Same

Some PDFs work perfectly on reMarkable, while others can feel slower.

This usually depends on how the PDF was created.

Documents that contain large scanned images or hundreds of pages can take longer to load.

If you work with very large PDFs, splitting them into smaller documents can often improve the experience.

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Final Thoughts

For many users, PDF annotation quickly becomes one of the most powerful uses of the reMarkable.

It turns reading into something much more interactive — closer to working with a printed document, but without the paper.

Once you start combining PDFs with notes, highlights, and extra pages, the device becomes much more flexible than it first appears.

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