<p>I would like to scan bunch of documents (no pictures) and keep all pages in one file. The scanner I have creates one file for each page. I did insert all the scanned images in a word file. However, the file size becomes huge.</p>
<p>When I was working we had a scanner/copier that took multiple pages and created a pdf file. So is there a way to scan these pages and create one file that is not huge?</p>
<p>FedEx-Office will do that but they charge $1/page. I have more than hundred pages (several wills and other legal documents).</p>
<p>If you do this often it pays to go ahead and get Acrobat Pro. When you were at work they may have had that program. Mine did the same thing until I got Pro. I could not figure out how to it otherwise.</p>
<p>We have PrimoPDF - which is a free download. I scan a document as a jpg, then create PDFs by “printing” to Primo (shows up as one of the printer options.) When the save screen appears, it has a button for “options.” Clicking on that button allows me to select “append to existing” - which allows me to add more pages to an already existing pdf file.</p>
<p>I’m a big fan of Fujitsu ScanSnap. It’s a nifty, very fast, sheet-fed scanner that takes up very little space on your desk. You can control the file size by changing the compression, and you can either create separate files or a single file.</p>
<p>If you have Adobe pro there is a ‘shrink file’ function available</p>
<p>You might also just have to play around with your scanner, I have had home scanners for at least 5+ years, always the cheap ones and usually figured out a way to do what you ask, but sometimes it was not easy.</p>
<p>If you are desperate for a quick fix, PM me, you could fax the docs to my fax service which turns all faxes into a PDF and I would email it to you :D</p>
<p>The software that came with my print/copy/scanner (it is an epson) gives me the option to scan to either a picture (like a jpeg or a bmp), OR a document (a pdf). When selecting the pdf option it will put things in one document with multiple pages.</p>
<p>It wasn’t REALLY clear in the initial setup menu, but it’s there. Can you find some sort of output settings options menu, where this could be changed? You may have to hunt in the different options.</p>
<p>BTW, I checked this when I got home from work today. I have to go to “File Save Settings”, then “Image Format”…that is where I can select jpg, bmp, pdf, etc. If pdf is selected it asks if you want all the pages in one file or not. </p>
<p>“If you are desperate for a quick fix, PM me, you could fax the docs to my fax service which turns all faxes into a PDF and I would email it to you”</p>
<p>Thanks.Well that is the offer I should not refuse…</p>