There are times when life does not give you a complete PDF. If you have multiple pages left or a PDF document in multiple parts, you’ll want to merge it into a single file on your Mac before sending it. Here’s How to Merge multiple Pdf files on mac using built in tools

The latest versions of Mac-OS Mojave and Catalina make merging PDF files extremely easy, all thanks to MacOS Finder. The new Finder shows previews of your files and adds a context menu on the side, allowing Mac users to perform a series of quick actions. One of those actions is the ability to create PDF files from the selection.

You can find the quick action menu on the right side below the individual properties of the files you have selected. If the Create PDF function is obviously not available, clicking on the More icon should bring it up.

METHOD 1

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number” size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ] Open Finder and select all the PDF files that you want to combine.

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[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number2″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ] Once you have selected the files you wish to merge, the Finder window will show a preview of the files with a Create PDF button underneath. click that and a new PDF is created for you.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number3″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ] You can open the newly created file with Preview. The page order can be changed simply by dragging and dropping the page thumbnails on the left side. You can also annotate or rotate pages as needed.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number4″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ] Once finished, be sure to rename the newly merged file so you know what it is. Select File> Rename to do this.

METHOD2

Use Preview to combine PDFs on your Mac

Preview is one of the hidden gems of macOS. Not only is it great for editing images and signing documents, but you can also perform simple PDF operations without paying for a dedicated PDF editing app.

With the Preview application, you can easily merge multiple PDF documents. You can also add a couple of pages from a different PDF document.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number” size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ]Open your PDF file in the Preview app. Then make sure you can see the Thumbnails bar on the left side of the window. If you can’t see it, click the “Sidebar” button and click the “Thumbnails” option.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number2″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ]Choose View > Thumbnails to show page thumbnails in the sidebar.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number3″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ]To indicate where to insert the other document, select a page thumbnail.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number4″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ]Choose Edit > Insert > Page from File,* select the PDF that you want to add, then click Open.

[icon type=”vector” icon=”brankic-icon-number5″ size=”24″ hover_animation=”border_increase” ]To save, choose File > Export as PDF.