Guides
Forms
- How to fill out Form I-9
Type Section 1 of the I-9, sign it by hand or in an electronic I-9 system, and choose your documents.
- Michigan Property Transfer Affidavit (Form 2766)
Who files Michigan Form 2766, the 45-day deadline, what each item means, and the penalties.
- How to fill out a W-4 (2026)
Each step of the 2026 Form W-4, who can claim exempt, and when your employer applies it.
- Fillable W-9: how to fill it out and sign it online
Get the current IRS form, fill in each line, sign Part II and give it to whoever asked.
Signatures
- Are electronic signatures legal in the US?
What the federal ESIGN Act says, what counts as an electronic signature, and the documents it leaves out.
- How to add initials to a PDF
How to add initials to every page of a PDF, why some contracts are initialed page by page, and how the ESIGN Act defines electronic signatures.
- Which IRS forms accept an electronic signature?
The IRS forms that take an electronic signature, the methods allowed, and when ink is still required.
- What is a wet signature?
What federal agencies mean by a wet signature, when one is required, and whether a scan counts.
Fixing and changing PDFs
- Why can’t I type on a PDF?
No form fields, XFA forms, passwords and printed words: why you can’t type on a PDF, and how to type on it anyway.
- CM/ECF file size limit, and how to split a large PDF
Where to find your court’s CM/ECF file size limit, limits at five federal courts, and how to split a large PDF into parts to file.
- How to combine PDFs for a court filing
When a court lets exhibits share one PDF, how to combine them in order with slip sheets, and when each exhibit must stay its own PDF.
- How to make a fillable PDF without Acrobat
Add typing boxes on blank lines and tick boxes in empty squares, then download a form people can type into.
- How to flatten a PDF
What flattening a PDF means, why some federal courts require it before CM/ECF filing, and how to lock a form’s answers into the page.
- How to redact a PDF
Why a black box or white text doesn’t redact a PDF, how to remove the words for good, and what court filings must leave out.