How to merge PDFs into a single document

As you prepare your required lender documents for your PPP loan, be sure to scan documents
as single files vs. multiple PDFs for the same document. Use this guide to merge PDFs.

Mac
Open Finder
Find the PDF you want to open (just select 1 of the pages) and right-click to Open with
Preview
In Preview, click Edit then click Insert, then click Page from File...
Find your file from your computer and click Open
Repeat this process above until you have all the documents you need in this single preview
view
Once all the pages are in this single preview view, click File and Save
Save the file with the correct naming convention. Don’t forget to save as a PDF!

Windows
Download PDF Creator. This program is free to use.
Install PDF Creator.
Open PDF Creator.
Open Start.
Open File Explorer.
Make sure that File Explorer isn't maximized.
Select your PDF files.
Copy the PDF files into PDF Creator.
Click Merge.
Click Merge All.
Enter a name for your PDF.
Click Save.

How to convert JPG or HEIC to PDF on Mac

Open the image in Preview
Click File and Export as PDF
Click File and Save
Mac

1. Open Finder
2. Find the PDF you want to open (just select 1 of the pages) and right-click to
Open with Preview

3. In Preview, click Edit then click Insert, then click Page from File...

a. Note: You can only do this if your document is a PDF already. If your document
is not a PDF, see instructions on how to convert your document to PDF.
4. Find your file from your computer and click Open

5. Repeat this process above until you have all the documents you need in this
single preview view
a. Pro tip: You can select multiple PDFs at once on this view so you only need to do
it once.
6. Once all the pages are in this single preview view, click File and Save

a. Double check your thumbnails they are in the right order before clicking save!

7. Save the file with the correct naming convention. Don’t forget to save as a PDF!
Windows

1. Download PDF Creator. This program is free to use.

○ To download:
i. Go to https://ninite.com/
ii. Check the "PDFCreator" box in the "Documents" section.
iii. Scroll down and click Get Your Ninite

2. Install PDF Creator.

○ Double-click the purple Ninite icon, wait for the PDF Creator app to install, and
click Close when prompted.
3. Open PDF Creator.
○ Double-click the PDF Creator icon on your desktop.
4. Open Start.
○ Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
5. Open File Explorer.
○ Click the folder-shaped icon in the lower-left side of the Start window.

6. Make sure that File Explorer isn't maximized.

○ If File Explorer opens in full-screen mode, click the two-box icon in the
upper-right corner of the window to make the window smaller.
7. Select your PDF files.
○ Go to the folder in which your PDF files are saved by clicking the folder in
question on the left side of the File Explorer window, then hold down Ctrl while
clicking the PDFs that you want to combine.
8. Copy the PDF files into PDF Creator.
○ Click and drag a selected PDF file onto the PDF Creator window, then drop the
files there. This will add all of the selected PDF files to the PDF Creator window.
i. If you need to reposition the File Explorer window so that you can see the
PDF Creator window, you can click the top of the File Explorer window
and drag the window over.
○
9. Click Merge.
○ It's a grey button at the bottom of the PDF Creator pop-up window.
10. Click Merge All.
○ You'll see this at the bottom of the window.

11. Enter a name for your PDF.

○ Do so in the "Filename" text field at the top of the page. You'll have to delete the
text here first.
 12. Click Save.
○ It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Your PDF file will be saved in the
same folder as the other PDF files that you selected.

How to convert JPG or HEIC to PDF on Mac

1. Open the image in Preview
2. Click File and Export as PDF
3. Click File and Save
a. Make sure the title of your doc ends with .pdf