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Hi,   I have a HP Scanjet which I love.  I know how to scan into a pdf and scan multiple pages.  Is there a way to take a Word doc and scan a document and turn them both into a 2 page pdf?    A better way than what I did?  I printed my word doc and scanned it in and scanned my letter to get a 2 page pdf.  It would seem like there would be a way to combine them since my word doc is already on the pc .   Christine Dimension E520 Desktop MS Media Center Edition 2005 - Current Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6300 2GB dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM Integrated Audio - SigmaTel High Def Video - NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE 320GB HD D: is Philips DVD-Rom DROM6316 E: is NEC DVD+-RW ND-3650A Monitor is E207WFP Inspiron 6000 Win XP sp2 - Current Intel Pentium M 730 (1.6ghz/2MB) Accelerator 900 Graphics 80GB HD Intel PRO/wireless 2200 Comcast Cable Modem to Alpha Shield firewall to Netgear Router. Wireless to Inspiron 6000 and wire to Dim E520.

volvogirl1 · Answer

I can make a pdf file.  I want to combine a scanned letter and a Word doc into the SAME pdf file.  How better can I get them both together w/o printing and scanning the word doc?   Christine

europa303 · Answer

I use a free program called Primo PDF to convert any file to a pdf file.  See site and instructions here:   http://www.primopdf.com/

volvogirl1 · Answer

I have a letter that was mailed to me.  I have to scan it in.  And I want to add a word doc and make 1 pdf file so I can email it.  What format should I scan my letter in?  Maybe I could scan it as a image and paste it into my word doc first.  Or can I make 1 pdf out of 2 pdfs?  Can I add more to an existing pdf?    Thanks, Christine

europa303 · Answer

Sorry about that.  If both documents were or could be saved as  .doc  documents then you could import one document into the other, thus creating a two-page document and when you 'print'  it using (in my case) Primo PDF then it would become a 2-page pdf file.  If I continue to misunderstand your question I apologize.  No scanner is used using my method if both are or were .doc files.  If that is not the case, what kind of document or file is the non-Word document?

europa303 · Answer

I would scan it and then use the OCR software that came with the scanner to convert it to a Word document. Have done so many times.   If/when that is successful then you could open that document, then copy and paste your other Word document (or import the whole document), thus creating one two-page document.  The I would use my Primo PDF to 'print' it to a two-page pdf file.  I don't think you can make 1 pdf from 2 pdf's, but there may well be software for doing this.

85rx-7se · Answer

If you went to the site for primopdf and read all the features, you would see
that is has a Merge and also an Append function

Features

* Completely free, not just a trial version, and no user registration is required.
* Ability to optimize PDF output for screen (online viewing), print (standard laser printers), ebook, and prepress.
* Resultant PDF output conforms to the PDF 1.4 specification.
* Secure PDF files with 40- or 128-bit encryption.
* Add document information (e.g. title, author, subject, keywords) to converted PDF files.
* NEW: Full support for 64-bit machines.
* NEW: Double byte character support.
* NEW: Support of non-TrueType fonts.
* NEW: Enhanced support for Microsoft Windows 98, ME, XP and Vista as well as improved PDF viewing support on non-Windows platforms.
* NEW: Ability to merge/append PDF files upon conversion.

http://www.primopdf.com/primopdf_free_idx.aspx

So yes, you can make them into one file with little or no trouble at all

Message Edited by 85rx-7se on 09-18-2007 06:53 PM

JRosenfeld · Answer

I use eDocPrinter PDF Pro. It also has merge options (append to or insert before) You create a pdf of the first item. save as some file name, then create a pdf of the second item, save as select the same file name and the options pop up. It has addon for MS Officeapps (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). It has very good bookmarking and hyperlinks in a Word document are carried over into the pdf.

But it is not free.

http://uk.iteksoft.com/

Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 09-19-2007 12:22 AM

KnaufIT · Answer

I use Open Office instead of MS Office. It lets you import a scanned image into a word compatible document and then output it as a PDF, all without pdf writer add ons etc.

RoHe · Answer

If your scanned letter is saved as .bmp, .jpg or .tiff, on Word toolbar click Insert>Picture>From File and browse to and select the saved scan. That will import the scan directly into your Word doc. Then you can create one pdf with the scan and whatever text you want on the second page.

If necessary, you can resize the "picture" in Word by selecting it and hovering mouse at its edge or corner where pointer should turn into arrow. Then drag the pointer to the size you need (eg, make scan fit the page).

Ron

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