PDF PORTFOLIO GUIDE

How to create a PDF portfolio

How to create a PDF portfolio

How to create a PDF portfolio

Choose work that belongs together, make the document easy to review, then set the export for how the file will be shared.

Choose work that belongs together, make the document easy to review, then set the export for how the file will be shared.

Choose work that belongs together, make the document easy to review, then set the export for how the file will be shared.

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THE SHORT VERSION

Start with the decisions, not the export button.

Start with the decisions, not the export button.

Start with the decisions, not the export button.

Pick a focused body of work, decide whether the reader needs a layout-aware document or one image per page, then choose a PDF pack around the way the file needs to travel.

THREE DECISIONS THAT SHAPE THE FILE

Make the file useful for the reader.

Make the file useful for the reader.

Make the file useful for the reader.

01 · FOCUS

Choose work that belongs together.

A portfolio is easier to follow when each project earns its place and the reader can see the point without sorting through repetition.

02 · FORMAT

Decide how the work should be read.

Keep a layout-aware PDF when sequence matters. Use one image per page when a simpler document is clearer.

03 · SHARING

Set the pack for the route ahead.

Email, recruiter, client review, and high-quality packs serve different constraints. Final file size still depends on source media.

CHOOSE THE SHARING TARGET

Choose quality after you know how the file will travel.

Choose quality after you know how the file will travel.

Choose quality after you know how the file will travel.

A smaller file is a sharing constraint, not a quality score. Standard has no target size. The three smaller packs aim for different limits, while High quality archive keeps source dimensions when file size is not the priority.

STANDARD

Standard PDF

Quality 84 · source dimensions · no target size.

EMAIL

Email pack

Aims for 5 MB · quality 68 · max edge 1800 px.

RECRUITER

Recruiter pack

Aims for 10 MB · quality 76 · max edge 2200 px.

CLIENT REVIEW

Client review pack

Aims for 25 MB · quality 84 · max edge 2800 px.

HIGH QUALITY

High quality archive

Quality 92 · source dimensions · no target size.

PDF OR WEBSITE

Use a PDF and a website for different jobs.

Use a PDF and a website for different jobs.

Use a PDF and a website for different jobs.

Use a PDF when a portable file is useful.

A PDF gives the reader a controlled sequence and one bounded document to send, save, or review.

Use a website when browsing is the better experience.

A website can keep the work open for browsing. ExportFolio Webfolio output is a downloadable, deployable static ZIP where supported, not automatic hosting.

Export the work you are allowed to carry forward.

Export the work you are allowed to carry forward.

Export the work you are allowed to carry forward.

Use ExportFolio only for public Behance work you own or have permission to export. ExportFolio is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Behance or Adobe.

When the work is ready, choose the file that fits the moment.

When the work is ready, choose the file that fits the moment.

When the work is ready, choose the file that fits the moment.

Start free with up to three selected project PDFs, then move to the broader supported workflow only when you need it.

Start with 3 free PDFs

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