How to combine scanned pages into one PDF
Scanners often save each sheet as a separate file. Here is how to put them back together in the right order as one PDF.
Why this happens
Most scanners and scanner apps default to one file per sheet. Sending ten separate files to an office is awkward and they often arrive out of order.
Step by step
- Open the Merge PDF tool.
- Add every page, in any order.
- Drag the cards, or use the arrows, until the order is right.
- If the sheets came out different sizes, set Page size to A4 so the result prints evenly.
- Merge and download.
Worth knowing
Check the order on screen before you merge — file names like scan_1, scan_10, scan_2 sort alphabetically, not numerically, so the order you get from your file manager is often wrong.