How to combine scanned pages into one PDF
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To turn a stack of scans or phone photos into one document, use Scan to PDF to clean up and assemble the images into a PDF, Merge if you have several files, and OCR PDF to make the text searchable. Every step runs in your browser, so receipts, contracts, and IDs stay private.
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Quick steps
- 1Open Scan to PDF and add your photos or scans.
- 2Arrange the pages and export one PDF (use Merge to combine separate files).
- 3Run OCR PDF to make the text searchable.
- 4Optionally run Compress PDF to shrink it for email.
Capture or import the pages
Open Scan to PDF and add your photos or scanned images. It cleans up each page — straightening and sharpening — so a phone snapshot looks like a proper scan.
Assemble them into one file
Arrange the pages in order and export a single PDF. If your pages are already split across several PDFs, use Merge to combine them into one document.
Make it searchable
Scanned pages are images, so run OCR PDF to add a selectable, searchable text layer. Now you can search the combined document and copy text out of it.
Shrink it for sending
Scans can be large. If you need to email or upload the result, run Compress PDF (or its target-size mode) to bring it under the limit.
Private by design
Receipts, IDs, and contracts are sensitive. Every step here runs in your browser, so none of these documents are uploaded.
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Frequently asked
- Can I combine photos taken on my phone into one PDF?
- Yes. Scan to PDF cleans up each photo and assembles them into a single PDF; add OCR to make the text searchable.
- How do I make the combined scan searchable?
- Run OCR PDF on the assembled file — it adds a selectable text layer over the images so you can search and copy the text.
- The combined file is huge — how do I shrink it?
- Use Compress PDF, or its “To target size” mode, to bring a large scan under an email or upload limit.
- Are my receipts and IDs uploaded?
- No. Scanning, merging, OCR, and compression all run in your browser, so the documents never leave your device.
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