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How to combine scanned pages or photos into one PDF
By Mergevanta · Updated · 2 min read
Quick answer
How do I combine scanned pages into one PDF?
Put your scans or photos in order, open Mergevanta's Images to PDF tool, add the images, choose A4 or Letter pages and press Merge — you get one PDF with one image per page. If your scans are already PDFs, use Merge PDF instead to join them into a single file.
Step 1: Scan or photograph the pages
- iPhone and iPad: in the Files app, tap the More button (•••) and choose Scan Documents. The pages are saved as one PDF.
- Android: in the Google Drive app, tap New (+) and choose Scan. Add as many pages as you need, then save — Drive stores them as one PDF.
- Any phone: photograph each page straight on, in good light, with the page filling the frame.
Step 2: Combine the images into one PDF
Already have several scanned PDFs?
Scanner apps and office copiers often save each scan as a separate PDF. Add them all to Merge PDF, drag them into order and press Merge to get a single file.
Which page size should you choose?
| Setting | Best for |
|---|---|
| A4 | Documents printed outside North America |
| Letter | Documents printed in the US and Canada |
| A4 landscape | Wide pages such as spreadsheets or slides |
| Fit to image | Photos and receipts, so each page matches its picture |
Can the combined PDF be searched?
Scans are pictures of text, so their words can't be searched or copied until the PDF has been through OCR (optical character recognition). Mergevanta doesn't run OCR; if you need searchable text, run the finished PDF through an OCR tool.