Can't scan multiple pages into one PDF

Load the pages in the feeder, usually face up with the first page on top (check the icon on the tray), choose PDF, and start the scan with the feeder selected as the source. If the printer supports two-sided scanning, double-sided originals can go in together.

When scanning from the glass to a USB drive, email or the maker's app, many printers ask whether to scan another page after each one, as long as PDF is the file type. Place the next page and confirm each time, then choose done or finish to save a single file.

JPEG and PNG hold one image each, so a multipage scan in those formats is always split into separate files. Choose PDF, or a multipage TIFF if your software offers it.

The full software for most all-in-ones includes a scan app with an add page, scan more or plus button after each page and an option to save all pages as one PDF. If you only have the basic driver, install the full package for your model from the maker's official support site.

In the Windows Scan app, choose Feeder as the source and PDF as the file type, and the stack is normally saved as one PDF. Scans from the glass are usually saved one file per scan, so combine them afterwards.

If your pages are JPEG or PNG files, name them in page order, select them all in File Explorer, right-click and choose Print (on Windows 11 it may be under Show more options). Choose Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer and the full page layout, untick Fit picture to frame so nothing is cropped, then click Print and save the PDF.

Windows has no built-in tool for joining PDF files. Use a PDF editor you already have, or the combine feature in many makers' scan apps. Be cautious with online merging sites for private documents, because your files are uploaded to someone else's server.

Open Image Capture, select your scanner and click Show Details if you only see a basic view. Choose the document feeder if you have one, set the format to PDF and tick Combine into single document if it's shown, then click Scan.

Scan each page from the glass as a PDF, open the first one in Preview and choose View > Thumbnails. Drag the other PDFs into the thumbnail sidebar, or use Edit > Insert > Page from File, drag the thumbnails into order, then choose File > Export as PDF.

If you've installed the maker's Mac scan software, look for an add page button and a setting that saves a multipage PDF. Download it only from the maker's official support site and check it supports your macOS version.

Most makers' apps let you scan from the printer, tap a plus or add page button for each extra page, and save or share the result as one PDF.

For a short document and no scanner nearby, open Notes or Files and use Scan Documents. It captures several pages in a row and saves them as a single PDF.

On Android, the Google Drive app's Scan button works the same way: add each page with the plus button, then save one PDF to Drive.