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How to Create PDF from Images

Nowadays, we don't need to use scanner to scan important documents to send someone. All you can do is take a picture with a high resolution camera of your smartphone and then convert this image to the PDF file using a good PDF converter. Do you have scanned or captured images of different documents which you want to send to an institute or a company? You can create PDF from images as the PDF format has many advantages over the image format.

Part 1Best Software to Create PDF from Image

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From thousands of tools available online, we will recommend Wondershare PDFelement (Wondershare PDFelement for Mac) to convert the Images to the PDF file. With the price tag of a basic software, Wondershare PDFelement provides the professional features such as from the Adobe Acrobat reader. First of all, users can create a PDF file from one image or can combine different images to make the perfect PDF file. Moreover, once the images have been added, you can arrange the pages to cater your needs.

Users can also convert the PDF files into many other formats such as Microsoft Word (.doc, docx), PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt), Excel Sheets (.xls) and even the HTML. OCR feature as explained above will convert the scanned image into text format in word document, so, you can edit it just like any other document. You can also add different stamps and password on your document to make it confidential.

Part 2Steps for Creating PDF from Image

Here is the step by step guide to create PDF from the images using Wondershare PDFelement on Windows and Mac.

Step 1. Open PDF

For Windows: On the main screen of the software, click on the "Create PDF" button and select the images that you want to convert to the PDF file. A new PDF file will be saved on your desktop and the same file will be opened in the Wondershare PDFelement as well.

For Mac: Open Wondershare PDFelement for Mac on your computer and on the main screen, you will see an option to create the PDF file. Here you can create the PDF file from the blank page or different images. Click on "Create PDF" as shown in the screenshot below. Select the Image that you want to convert to the PDF file and click on the "Open" button.

Step 2. Edit PDF File

For Windows: Once the Image is opened in Wondershare PDFelement, you can resize it, crop it or rotate it by clicking "Edit Objects". Moreover, you can even perform the OCR on your PDF file to edit any text present in your file by clicking on the "OCR" button in the main tab.

For Mac: Click on the "Edit" button and you can resize, crop, rotate the image present in the PDF file. If your PDF file has text, you will see an option to perform the OCR on the PDF file. Click on the yellow ribbon on top of the file and it will start scanning your image for the text.

Step 3. Save PDF File

For Windows: Once you have edited the PDF file, click on the "File" button in the top bar and select "Save As" to save the PDF file on your computer.

For Mac: If you have edited your file and made the changes you would like to do, then you can save the changes. Close it, and click on "Yes" for the dialog popup asking you to save your changes. It is important to note that without clicking "Yes", the edit you have done will not be applied to the PDF.

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Published: Jul 13,2016 13:58 pm / Updated: Aug 11,2016 14:52 pm

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