![]() ![]() ![]() Combine PDFs also includes a number of “Box” options in its PDF Options menu unfortunately, the developer doesn’t explain what these options do, and I found no difference in the resulting merged PDFs when using any of them. (With PDFLab, it appears as though you can do this, but whenever I tried to move a page from within one source PDF to another, it wouldn’t let me.) You can also view a quick preview of any page in a document by double-clicking on that page-a useful feature when deciding which pages in a PDF to keep or delete (or, as noted below, rotate). Combine PDF’s biggest advantage is that it’s easier to reorder individual pages between PDFs-you just drag pages up or down in the list. However, each app has advantages over the other. To combine, you’ll want to use the Preview app on your Mac. (Interestingly enough, when you combine one or more protected PDFs-PDFs can be protected to require a password for viewing, printing, copying, or editing-using either utility, the resulting PDF loses that protection.) Whether for professional, education, or personal use, you may have to combine two or more PDFs into one file. You end up with a new PDF that includes all the source files if the original PDFs were searchable, the resulting PDF will be, too. With either app, you then choose the name and location of the resulting file. In Combine PDFs, you choose an internal document name and author name for the resulting file, and then click on Merge PDFs in PDFLab, you just click on Create PDF. You can rearrange pages, if desired, or remove pages you don’t want. RecommendedĜombine PDFs back in December 2005, and it’s still a good choice however, PDFLab has since become more compelling.īoth utilities work similarly: You drag multiple PDF files onto the application icon or into the application window. Although you can do this with commercial software, I’ve found two free (donations requested) solutions: Monkeybread Software’s Combine PDFs 2.1 ( ) and Fabien Conus’ PDFLab 2.0.3r2 ( ). Rather, it’s how to combine several PDFs into one. Interestingly, the most common request I see from readers for “PDF-editing ability” isn’t how to actually alter the content of a PDF file. PDF Pen, you have the ability to make changes to a PDF, and even Mac OS X’s Preview application can add basic annotations, but for the most part, PDF is a static format. ![]() Sure, if you have Adobe Acrobat or a utility such as On the other hand, PDFs are largely read-only to the recipient. PDF has become one of the most popular document formats for distributing information, and for good reasons: Everyone can read PDFs for free, you don’t (generally) need to worry about whether or not the recipient has particular fonts installed, and you have control over exactly how the recipient will see the document’s contents. ![]()
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