PDFs are one of the most used formats of document over the internet. It dominates almost every corner of the web world and is almost a necessity in some cases to get things done. We often come across the need to Convert, Combine, or Edit a PDF file. And such tasks sometimes pose a threat to your work schedule because, if not done well, these might take a reasonable amount of time.

Similarly, if you know how to combine PDF files, it can save you a lot of hassle and time. You don’t want to overwhelm the accounting department with a half-dozen PDF files because managing and sorting them all is extra work for you. And, perhaps more importantly, it saves you the time and effort of tracking down and resending files if they misplace part of them. Perhaps you’ve printed four or five sections of a report to different PDF files using Word, Excel, and a photo editor. How can you combine them all into one PDF? These questions are especially relevant during the epidemic because let’s face it, one of the few positive results of so many of us working from home is that we’re going more paperless than ever before—which means PDFs, a lot of PDFs.

Now, the steps to combine a pdf file differ and depend on what kind of operating system you are using, whether it is a Windows or Mac OS. But don’t worry, we have got you covered.

Through this post, we’ll cover stepwise solutions on how to combine a PDF.

Combine PDFs in Windows System

When you need to combine PDF files in Windows, you might wish you had a Mac instead, where the Preview program does the job swiftly and efficiently. You can see PDF files on Windows 10s Edge browser, but you can’t do anything with them. So, the best way to combine several PDF files into one on Windows is by downloading one of the best PDF editors, the Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. The Adobe Editor offers you premium functions and PDF operations; now that we have mentioned PRO and premium, you must be wondering that you’ll have to pay for it, and YES, you have to, but you’re in luck because Adobe also offers a free trial of their editor.

Download the free trial version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
After installation, open it and go to the Tools Tab.
Click on Combine Files.
Go to Add Files and choose the PDF files you wish to combine (not just PDF but many other formats too).
Proceed with Combine Files.
Your selected PDFs are combined, and all you have to do is Save the new file.
If you wish not to use the Adobe Acrobat PRO DC, then many free and easy-to-use online tools can help you combine the PDFs.

Combine PDFs on MacOS

The MacOS Finder and the deceptively modest-looking Preview software both come with high-powered PDF capabilities built-in. Starting with MacOS Catalina, the Finder’s Gallery view—the view that shows an extensive preview of the current file—allows you to create or combine PDFs from a menu.

Launch Finder and proceed to select all the PDF files you wish to combine.
Click on Create PDF after previewing the files.
You can edit the newly created PDF through its preview.
Change page order, thumbnail, or rotate if necessary.
Last is to Rename and Save the new combined PDF file.
You can also use the same technique to combine several images, such as PNG, TIFF, and JPEG files, into PDF files instead of existing PDF files. You can also mix image files and PDFs using the same way.

The Web/Online Method

There are several online web-based PDF tools that you can use to edit your PDFs, including combining them. Most of the online tools are free to use and are very easy to operate, and merged your files quickly. One advantage of such tools is that they don’t require to be installed on your computer. However, they have some restrictions, such as file size or the number of PDFs that you can combine at once. Some tools also watermark their logo on the edited file, so make sure to check the edited PDF for any such problem.

Below are some of the most dominating and popular PDF editing tools you can use-

PDF Joiner
FoxyUtils Merge PDF
Small PDF
Soda PDF
ILovePDF
There are a plethora of tools available to edit PDFs no matter what Operating System you are on, be it Windows or Apple’s MacOS. We have covered almost all the methods through which you can combine your PDF files with simple instructions and get the hassle of combining or merging PDFs out of your way.

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