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How to scan documents into 1 file (1 after the other)

blackcloud
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Hello all,
I scanned about 10 pages of a document into a PDF file format and they are all separate, but I want to get them all in the same file in a PDF ie one after the other. Does anyone know how I can do that?
Thanks all in advance!
I scanned about 10 pages of a document into a PDF file format and they are all separate, but I want to get them all in the same file in a PDF ie one after the other. Does anyone know how I can do that?
Thanks all in advance!
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Any of the links here any good?
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=multiple+documents+OR+files+to+one+pdf0 -
The old fashioned reliable way was to scan them in as a "TIFF" file rather than a PDF.
Most scanners can save as TIFF files, as they can hold multiple images inside a single file. You then convert that TIFF to a PDF.Laters
Sol
"Have you found the secrets of the universe? Asked Zebade "I'm sure I left them here somewhere"0 -
It very much depends on the utilities (if any) built in to your scanner, and there's a lot of variation. The old flatbed scanners relied on software on the computer to combine pages, but many of the newer all-in-one printer / copier / scanners have software built into them to do this.0
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If you are using Adobe, you can merge them together. I have the function to do that on my scanner but that comes with the software.0
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My Samsung all in one combines them at the scanning stage.
If scanning in PDF format it will combine scans into a single file until you tell it you're done.One by one the penguins are slowly stealing my sanity.0 -
https://www.pdfbuddy.com/ has a merge feature so you can combine the stuff you've done.
I found this recently when I wanted to make one pdf from 3 scans. It did it free but there was some message or other about credits so it would maybe want you to go through some hoops if you've got a lot to do. I didn't investigate at the time.
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This thread reminded me that I hadn't sorted out a solution to this for myself so I've just installed...
http://sourceforge.net/projects/naps2/?source=typ_redirect
Running this to use Twain, native interface, and setting my Epson all-in-one scanner interface to full auto is working well for me. I've only done a limited trial so far though.0 -
blackcloud wrote: »I scanned about 10 pages of a document into a PDF file format and they are all separate, but I want to get them all in the same file in a PDF ie one after the other. Does anyone know how I can do that?
Without writing what software you are using, nobody can help you really.kwikbreaks wrote: »https://www.pdfbuddy.com/ has a merge feature so you can combine the stuff you've done.
"PDF Split and Merge" can do that (and much more) too without uploading your documents to a 3rd party.0
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