Posted by svazquez on 3/1/13 10:48pm
Msg #458869

Scanning and file issue

I still have a flatbed scanner that only scans one page at a time. Its a pain and I will be getting a different one when the checks start to come in but until then I have a question. I scanned in an independent contractor agreement to a tc today page by page almost 17 pages. I attached to the email and then got a return email from them asking me to please resend it as one attachment. How do I do that? Please help!

Reply by OR on 3/1/13 11:25pm
Msg #458872

I dont know unless it is in the computers program. My program in my computer says add more pages after it scans as another option. That is where I would start. I would tell Title that you dont have a feeder scanner (yet) and see what they say to you. Then I would run and get one tomorrow and rescan if you can't find a fix the file tonight. Good luck

Reply by JanetK_CA on 3/2/13 3:32am
Msg #458880

Check your settings to see if there is a choice for multi-page vs. single page somewhere. That might let you keep adding to the same file, one at a time. I used to be able to do that with my old set-up.

Reply by hodgy on 3/2/13 5:57am
Msg #458883

You can get PDF merge & split software but for now you can try this free site online to merge files

http://www.pdfmerge.com/


Good Luck

Reply by VT_Syrup on 3/2/13 5:56am
Msg #458882

I use the Image to PDF Converter available free at http://www.pdfarea.com/

First I scan the images in as pictures, using the software built into the scanner. Then I use the settings in Image to PDF Converter to instruct the program to combine the pictures as one letter-size (or legal size) PDF. The output is a multi-page PDF.

I've only had two issues. One is that if a document has a mix of letter and legal size, I have to create two different PDFs, one for each size. The other is that my hand-scanner will only produce color images, and I haven't found a convenient way to convert them to grey scale, which would produce smaller documents.

Reply by EileenHI on 3/2/13 10:45am
Msg #458907

There are programs available on line that will take all your scanned pages and put them together as one file. I have used one called PDFill tools (free) that does the job perfectly.

Reply by svazquez on 3/2/13 10:49am
Msg #458908

Thanks everyone I will give it a try!

Reply by ikando on 3/2/13 6:12pm
Msg #458956

I recommend PDFill a lot. The free version is good for a lot of things, but for only $20, you can do some stuff that Adobe does. I use it all the time.

And as far as combining pages to one doc, this program will do that. Try it.

Reply by Eric Andrist on 3/3/13 4:20pm
Msg #459042

I have an HP Scanjet, and added a top feeder accessory. Having said that, when I use the software that came with it, if I scan in as photos, it does one at a time. If I chose "documents" it scans and then asks me if I want to add more pages.

See what setting you're choosing to scan for in the first place and if there's a "document" setting, try that.