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How to Scan Multiple Pages to PDF on Windows 11
This guide will show you easy-to-follow steps
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Imagine a situation where you have to scan multiple pages with your scanner. Typically, every time a page gets scanned, the software creates a new PDF file for each one. If the pages don’t need to be combined or if there are only a few of them to scan, then this process is no big deal. It does become a nightmare in the opposite situation.
Quite frankly, scanning multiple pages, to begin with, is already an annoying chore made worse by having to put everything together. Fortunately, many quality-of-life changes have been made in the consumer electronics industry, and scanning multiple pages has been made less tedious.
Nowadays, scanned pages can be easily thrown together into a single PDF file thanks to some newly updated apps and third-party software on Windows 11.
What are some third-party apps I can use to put multiple pages into one PDF?
Can Windows scan multiple pages to PDF? Yes, it can. One of the best apps you can use is Windows Fax and Scan, which, as the name suggests, is an integrated faxing and scanning app that is native to Windows 11. It’s a standard feature that’s available on all versions of Windows 11, or a least it should be. If it isn’t, you can always look in the Control Panel and activate it from there.
Of course, there are third-party apps available if you prefer a different option or you ultimately cannot activate Windows Fax and Scan on your computer. Also available are Windows Scan from the Microsoft Store which has a much cleaner user interface and PDFelement. The latter has a free version with extra keys locked behind a price tag.
This guide will show you how to scan multiple pages and merge them all onto a single PDF with Windows Fax and Scan. It will also show you how to do the same on Windows Scan, and then combine everything with PDFelement. Both Windows Scan and PDelement by Wondershare can be found on the Microsoft Store.
How can I put together multiple scanned pages into a PDF?
1. Activate Windows Fax and Scan
2. Combine with PDFelement
3. Scan via Windows Fax and Scan then compress
4. Scan via Windows Scan
Are there other things I should look out for pertaining to scanning on Windows 11?
An issue that may arise withWindows Fax and Scan is the inability to complete a scan. This could be caused by a variety of things, which is why it’s recommended that you always keep your drivers updated. The scanner itself may be missing a crucial update or fix.
And if you’re in themarket for a new scanner to go with your Windows 11 computer, the Fujitsu SP-1425 is among one of the most recommended machines out there. The device has a compact form factor, can work up to 25 pages, and load documents up to 120 inches long. It even comes with OCR software to convert documents into PDFs.
Now that you no longer wonder how do you scan with Windows 11, it’s also important to point out that there is a lot of otherscanner software that you can downloadinstead. All of them are carryovers from Windows 10 but work on Windows 11 just the same. Some of the features you can expect on other apps include being able to sign PDFs and support for tech recognition technology.
Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions on other Windows 11 apps or features. Also, leave comments about guides that you’d like to see.
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Cesar Cadenas
Networking & Security Specialist
Cesar has been writing for and about technology going on for 6 years when he first started writing tech articles for his university paper. Since then, his passion for technology blossomed into a prosperous writing career. He first started writing about tech in the entertainment world and would later move on to write about smart life tech and social media. He was recently a Technical Writer for tech company Extron where he wrote user guides for audio and video equipment.
He has since moved on to being a freelance writer looking to have a career in copywriting and hopes to share his love and knowledge of technology with the world. Recently, Cesar has written for the cryptocurrency news site, BTCPro and helping people understand tech.
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Cesar is a tech expert passionate about Windows, Microsoft, and anything surrounding the world of PCs.
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