Start with a readable source
Text-based PDFs are easier to parse than scans. If the document has no selectable text, export it again or paste the relevant material into the editor.
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Turn a PDF into a live quiz
Keep the useful material. Lose the blank-page setup. Buzzuro helps you move from a document to a reviewed, playable round.
How do you create a quiz from a PDF?
Choose a text-based PDF in Buzzuro’s material flow. The browser reads the document on the device, prepares a question draft, and shows the host a review step. Check the wording and answers, adjust the round, then open a live room and share its QR code. A scanned, image-only or password-protected PDF may need a text-based export or pasted text instead. Never skip the review step when the source material is instructional, technical or sensitive.
Three moves
From blank page to live round
Create the round
Start with a topic or supported material, then review the questions before the group sees them.
Invite the room
Open a live lobby and show the QR code or room code on the host screen.
Play together
Players answer in their browsers while the host keeps the pace and moves the round forward.
Review what the draft understood
Check every question against the source. Correct ambiguity, remove distractors that are not fair, and keep the final round aligned with the purpose of the session.
Then invite the room
Once the round is ready, open the live lobby and display the QR code. Players join in their browsers; the host advances the questions from the shared screen.
Good to know
Questions hosts ask before the room opens
Does my PDF leave the browser?
The current source-material flow is designed to read the file in the browser before sending only the prepared prompt or text needed for generation. Review the current product disclosure before using sensitive material.
Can I use a scanned PDF?
Scanned or image-only PDFs may not contain readable text. Use a text-based export or paste the text into Buzzuro when the editor tells you the scan cannot be read.