The Complete Process for Transforming Multiple .JPG Images Into a Single PDF File

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What to Know

• On Windows, highlight the images, right-click, and selectPrint . Set the Printer toMicrosoft Print to PDF .
• On Mac, open all the images in the Preview app and selectFile >Print >Save as PDF .
• Alternatively, use an online tool like JPG to PDF converter in a web browser.

This article explains how to combine multiple JPEGs into one PDF on Windows and Mac.

Make Multiple JPEGs Into One PDF on Windows

Follow these steps to merge multiple images into one PDF on Windows:

1. Put all images in the same folder and order them the way you want them to appear in the PDF. To do this, you rename the files in alphanumerical order.
   If you have a lot of images, you can batch rename files .
2. Highlight your images by clicking-and-dragging or hold down theCtrl key and select the images one by one.
3. Right-click on any highlighted image and selectPrint .
   If you don’t seePrint , selectShow more options .
   
4. UnderPrinter , chooseMicrosoft Print to PDF .
   If you don’t seeMicrosoft Print To PDF as an option, you need to set up print to PDF in your Windows settings. On Windows 7 and 8, you need to install a PDF creator like doPDF.
   
5. Adjust the image quality and choose from the layout options on the right side. SelectOptions if you want to sharpen the image. If your images appear cut off in the preview, uncheck theFit picture to frame box.
   
6. SelectPrint , then enter a name for the PDF and choose where you want to save it. SelectSave to finish.
   

You now have a PDF file containing all your images you can print or attach to an email.

Websites like the JPG to PDF converter tool also let you upload images and then download a PDF.

Combine Images Into a PDF on a Mac

The easiest way to combine images in a PDF on Mac is using the Preview app .

1. Open your images in the Preview app. Press theCommand key as you choose multiple images, then right-click and selectOpen with >Preview .
   
2. Click-and-drag the photos in the sidebar to rearrange their order. When you’re satisfied, selectFile >Print .
3. In thePDF drop-down menu, chooseSave as PDF . Alternately, chooseSend in Mail to send the PDF to someone directly as an email attachment.
   
4. Give the PDF file a name, choose a location to save it to, and selectSave .

When you open the PDF, you can add more images by dragging them into the document. To delete an image, select it > go to the Preview menu > clickEdit >Delete .

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FAQ

• How do I put multiple JPEGs into one ZIP file?
  To create a ZIP file in Windows, right-click a blank space on the desktop and selectNew >Compressed (zipped) Folder. Then, name the folder and drag and drop the JPEG files onto it to compress them. On a Mac, move the JPEGs to one folder, right-click the folder, and selectCompress in the pop-up menu.
• How do I save multiple images as one JPEG?
  One way to save multiple pictures as a single JPEG file is to create a picture from a PowerPoint slide . After inserting the images onto a single slide, select the slide, go toFile >Save As (PC) orFile >Export (Mac), and save it as a JPEG. Alternatively, you can go to a third-party app, such as Aspose Merge JPG to JPG , and combine the files.

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