Merging PDFs: Explanation and Step-by-Step Tutorial

Go to the PDF24 Tools homepage. The very first option you should see will be the “Merge PDF” tool. Click on the button to open the function.

In the next step, upload the PDF documents that you want to combine. This works using drag and drop or by uploading the files via the file path. In addition to that, the icons in the bottom right edge of the upload window allow you to import PDFs directly from Google Drive or Dropbox.

To change the order of the uploaded documents, click on one of the PDFs and drag it into the right position. You can then already export the new file. Simply click on the “Merge” button.

If not all pages from the individual files should be combined into the new PDF, and you should start the extended editor model by placing a checkmark next to “Advanced mode”:

In the advanced mode, PDF24 Tools shows you all pages individually. Select those that you need in the new PDF. The quickest way to do this is using the plus and minus symbols. This allows you to add all pages in a row:

The selected pages will be displayed with a brown border and can be recognised at a glance:

In the last section of the advanced mode, PDF24 Tools shows all pages that you have selected for the merged PDF. Before exporting the file, you also have the option here to adjust the order of the pages. To do so, click on the desired section and drag it to the new position. Once you’ve finished editing, you can start exporting the file by clicking on the “Merge” button.

The new PDF has now been created. To save the document locally, click on “Download”:

Alternatively, you can also use other export options – such as sending by email, saving in Dropbox or Google Drive as well as sending by fax. The program also enables you to edit or reduce the document, set up password protection as well as split the document into multiple PDFs in the last work step. Click on the three points to open the menu for these extra options:

Download and install PDF24 Creator and then open the PDF software launcher. At the beginning, you’ll have a range of features available. Select the option “PDF Creator”.

Now select the PDF files you’d like to combine into a document. You can do so by double clicking on the PDF or using drag and drop:

As soon as you’ve opened all documents, merge them together. In this example, we combine PDF 1 and PDF 2. We drag the pages of PDF 2 into the area of PDF 1. PDF24 Creator then automatically combines them into a single document.

The documents are displayed by page. This means it’s also possible to just add individual pages from multiple PDF files.

Insert all the pages of the new document in the first row. If you wish, you can change the order by dragging the page to the desired position. When you’re finished, click on the floppy disk symbol to save the PDF.