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Super Easy Steps to Combine PDF in Preview

With several PDF files on your Mac you can decide to have them in a single PDF file. The quickest way to combine your PDF files on your Mac is using the Preview inbuilt feature. This method is fast and lets you combine your PDF files into a one PDF. Therefore, this article takes you through how to combine PDF in Preview.

Part 1Preview vs PDFelement in Combining PDF Files

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Part 2How to Combine PDFs with or without Preview on Mac

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1. First, you need to open the PDF files you want to combine on Preview. Right click on the PDF documents and select "Open with Preview".

2. Next enable thumbnails for the PDF documents. Click on the icon at top left and a drop down menu will appear. Mark on "Thumbnails". Alternatively, you can go to main menu and click on "View" and then "Thumbnails".

3. Now, click on the thumbnails of PDF files that you want them to appear after the other. For instance, select the thumbnails of PDF 2 and drag them to PDF1. To select all the thumbnails of a PDF document click on "COMMAND + A". Lastly, go to "File" and click on "Save as PDF". Rename the combined file and save it.

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Step 1. Select the Files You Want to Combine
Once you open PDFelement you will see four options: "Edit PDF", "Convert PDF", "Create PDF" and "Combine Files". Now click on "Combine Files".

Step 2. Combine Multiple PDF Files into One
On the window that appears, click on "Add Files" button to upload more PDF files you want to combine. Then click the "Combine" button to get a combined file.

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Published: Feb 26,2016 16:54 pm / Updated: Aug 16,2016 17:02 pm

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