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# Create a publication from a PDF file

You can [create a publication from scratch](https://help.joomag.com/knowledge/create-a-publication-from-blank?hsLang=en), a [predesigned template](https://help.joomag.com/knowledge/create-a-publication-from-template?hsLang=en), or a PDF file. Use the following guidelines to create a publication from a PDF file:

1. On the **[My Publications](https://app.joomag.com/Backend/ControlPanel/MagazineWizard/Magazine/index.php)** page open the collection where you want to create the publication and click the **Create publication** button.
   
   ![](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/608290646/5219c75f13ee11bc0743e170/Screen+Shot+2022-11-01+at+13.49.33.png)
2. Make sure you are on the **Create from PDF** tab
3. Click **browse files** and select the required file from your device or drag it directly to the designated place
4. Once the PDF is uploaded you will see general information about it: number of uploaded pages, PDF size and dimensions.
5. Then you need to choose the layout type (in case your PDF has more than 1 page) and also if you want to specify some information about your publication you can click **More Options** button.
   
   ![](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/608293148/f8e25ed039663fadc6ea7909/7dc262ea-a74f-4009-9333-cde062cdcf67)

**Tip**: If you are not sure which layout type to choose click here to **[read](https://help.joomag.com/knowledge/layout-types-explained?hsLang=en)** more.

 6.   Click the **Create Publication** button and wait a couple of minutes until the conversion finishes.

 

To get the best experience your PDF should:

- have equal-sized pages
- contain at least 1 page and a maximum of 1000 pages
  
    - in case you choose the **Facing Pages** layout type, the PDF should contain at least 3 pages
- be single-spread
- have less than **300MB** size
  
    - Enterprise account users are allowed to upload PDFs that have less than **450MB** size

Once the conversion is complete you'll find your new publication in the collection. Edit and enrich it with interactive elements.

Learn more about [editing the content of the publication](https://help.joomag.com/knowledge/edit-the-content-of-a-publication?hsLang=en).

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