Do you have multiple PDF files that you need to merge into one big document? It’s easier than you might think to combine PDFs (and other documents and images) into a single file on PCs and especially on Macs. Here’s how to do it on each platform.
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Windows 10 lets you view PDF
files in the Edge browser, But doesn’t let you do anything with them. To merge your managed PDF files, You need either a free
but limited third-party Productivity app, Or one of the many
well-designed commercial apps. If your PDF managing needs are minimal, Install the free open source PDFsam. If you want the free product, Uncheck the option in the installer To download the enhanced version,
which is free to preview, But $49 to keep. A spacious interface lets
you choose among functions Like merging and splitting PDF files. Another interface feature
combines two PDF documents Alternating between pages from each file. So you can create a single
PDF from separate PDFs That contain the front and back pages Of an original two-sided document. You merge two PDF files by dragging them Into a PDFsam Window,
which adds them to a list. You can specify a page
range from each PDF, But you’ll have to figure
out which pages you want By viewing the document in a separate app Like Microsoft Edge or Adobe Reader. Fortunately, you can open PDFs
directly from the finalist In PDFsam. When you’re ready to merge the PDFs, Just click the Run button. An alternative free ware app available From the Microsoft store
is PDF Merger & Splitter. Compared to PDFsam, You get far fewer options and
a less friendly interface, But the app outdoes PDFsam in its ability
To make all the PDFs that you combine Have a single page size. PDFsam only lets you force all pages To have the same size as the first page, While PDF Merger & Splitter
also lets you force all pages To have the same size as the largest page Or the size used by the most pages. We strongly recommend PDFsam, But PDF Merger & Splitter is worth having For this one feature. If you want better visual
cues, when merging PDFs, You need a commercial app that
lets you see the combined PDF Before you save it to disk, And also displays thumbnail images That you can drag up and down in a sidebar In order to rearrange the pages. You can use almost any
PDF editing software Ranging from the moderately
priced PDF-Xchange Editor Or choose one of our editor’s choice apps Like ABBYY FineReader
15 or Adobe Acrobat DC.
