How to Create a Single PDF From Scanned Individual Pages

Save your scanned document as a PDF file to ensure a consistent view.

Adobe Acrobat is a program that allows you to create and view PDF files. You may save scanned documents as a PDF file. You also have the option to create one PDF file by compiling multiple files. Saving your documents as a PDF file ensures a consistent format. Documents saved in other formats may be at risk of formatting changes when opened in a different software program or version.

Instructions

1. Open Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional or a later version.

2. Click on "+ Combine," and select "Merge Files into a Single PDF."

3. Click on "+ Add Files."

4. Select the files you want to use to create a single PDF. Hold down the "Ctrl" key as you select files.

5. Click on "Add Files" when you are finished.

6. Arrange the order of the files by selecting on a file and clicking on "Move Up" or "Move Down." When finished, click on "Combine Files."

Tips & Warnings

• Your scanned documents do not have to be saved as a PDF file to be combined with other files to create a single PDF document.

References

• Adobe: Quickstart: Create a PDF from Multiple Files