How To Merge PDF Files On Your Mac

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00:00 Intro
00:32 Merge Using the Finder Quick Action
02:08 Show the Quick Action As a Button
03:14 Merge More Than Two PDFs
04:00 Using Preview To Merge PDFs
06:50 Drag and Drop In Preview
07:41 Other Ways To Duplicate the File First
08:38 Use Copy and Paste For More Flexibility
09:47 How To Split PDF Files

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[williamalgat]

thumbs up for Gary guys, he is the best in MacOS world

[CeesVerhoog]

Just 4 hours ago I was figuring out how to do this.... I thought it could be done in the native Mac Apps, but I didn't found out... But now I now better, another reason to use a Mac; thanks a lot!

[collinwood]

Another example of how versatile MacOS is as well as Preview.

[JeffreyForner]

I was not aware of the Quick Action option to merge multiple PDFs together into a single one, so that alone made this video worth watching. Thank you!

Something I’ve often done is select multiple pages in a PDF via the thumbnails, then drag the selected pages into a Finder window. That will automatically create a new PDF with only the pages I selected. From there it’s a pretty straightforward process to rename the file in Finder.

[Drunkmonkey]

Thank you Gary. Another useful Macmost video. I'm surprised you didn't mention dragging and dropping a pdf file into an open preview pdf file. I've been doing that for years, now you enlightened me on some other ways.

[carolinebarlow]

Thanks very much. Gary, for this informative video! This is essential learning.

[stephenbridges]

I've always liked Preview. Cool tips.

[ThierryLalinne]

Thank you Gary! macOS will never cease to amaze me. I always learn something new when watching your videos 👍💔

[loisskiathitis]

A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary! 👏🏻❤️

[williamgates]

Gary, as always, it was an excellent presentation, and I did it the old-fashioned way. Now, this insight will make my editing much more productive.

[georgee]

As usual, a very useful tutorial. Many thanks!

[gracechen]

Very informative and helpful! Thank you!

[carolinemyddelton]

Super-useful as always, Gary—thanks! 👍 I love the variety of ways you show us, so there's a quick and easy way to get the PDFs just the way i want them every time.

[garyisaacs]

G. / I just saw you yesterday and stumbled upon your channel today .... You da man ! 😶

[Mudge]

Compositing documents from individual song lyrics sheets into set lists is available to me in a separate app that uses pdfs, so it refreshing and useful to see that an in-house method is at hand. They’re always being rejigged for ongoing set lengths and venue types so flexibility to retain original elements is key to the process. Great work Gary.

[alagolowe]

Gary, these techniques are so helpful. Thanks for sharing.

[carpenterhillstudios]

This is a game-changer, but you knew that. I just spent two weeks rebuilding a multi-page document to be printed. Let me just say, had I seen this a few weeks ago, I would have been done with the printing and the dicuments would have been in the hands of people I needed to get them to, moving my time frame fro, m behind to on time.
I tell you this, not for sympathy but to underscore just how valuable what you do with your channel really is for the restof us. Thank you once again and constantly.

[GreginND]

You can also drag a pdf file from the finder and directly drop it into the preview thumbnail pane.

[chaby]

Excellent, simple and to the point explanation

[davidgagnon]

Thanks a lot, Gary, that was very instructive!
A few years ago, I tried to create this exact fonction using Automator, and the results were not always consistent. Now, I know why it always works! ;-)