2010-09-27T11:04:30+01:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469 AUGW info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ 2010-09-23T16:01:49+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2034 Mark Ford info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I have several pdf files created by my scanner and wish to combine them so that they become one pdf. I thought I had seen a way to do this in Preview but am unable to find it. Is there a way to do it in Preview or another application? 2010-09-23T21:36:03+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2035 Brian Tapper info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Hi Mark, try this. 1 open preview and bring a file. 2 point at view and drop down to sidebar, your first file should appear in the sidebar. With the sidebar showing just select and drag other files into the sidebar. Hope this is of help. Brian Tapper 2010-09-25T09:48:54+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2038 Mark Ford info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Thanks Brian, When I get the separate pdfs in the sidebar and organise their order I can view whichever I want OK but how do I then save the whole lot as one document? I seem to remember a widget that would do this. Mark 2010-09-25T11:02:24+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2039 Euan Williams info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Hi Mark: you might try this utility: PDFsam (PDF split and merge) Free, open source. PDFsam basic versionn enhanced is version available at minimal cost. I use Acrobat Pro as part of Adobe's CS suite, but PDFsam sounds good and is "so totally less expensive" ! Let us know how you get on. Euan 2010-09-25T11:04:23+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2040 Euan Williams info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Whoops. That should read "An enhanced version is also available at minimal cost" Euan 2010-09-26T16:42:22+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2044 Mark Ford info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Thanks Euan, you are right - it couldn't be a better price. I suspect 'enhanced' means 'more complex'. I have tried and it looks as if it will do what I want - if I can work out how to work it! I guess that using a Mac spoils us for the rigours of open source software. I will return to the task when I am in the mood to tackle such complexity. Drag & drop is my limit. 2010-09-26T16:58:02+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2045 Mark Ford info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Cracked it - I have tracked down the Widget called PDF+PDF and although the limit is 4 at a time it works like a dream. In order to merge more than 4 it is simple to merge 2,3 or 4 lots of 4 and so on. 2010-09-27T10:40:59+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2052 Tony Sullivan info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I have a simpler way, if you are interested. And it doesn't involve widgets - Preview does it all for you. Open any PDF file in preview. Then, as above, drag other PDFs into the sidebar BUT drop them ONTO the resident document, not under it. If you miss, or the docs are already there, just select them and drag them into the document icon in the sidebar that you want to merge them with. Then File> Save. Shimples! Hope this is useful. 2010-09-27T11:04:30+01:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/469#2053 Mark Ford info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Brilliant - thank you Tony - that's the one I was trying to remember! So simple & Macish.