How to scan multiple pages to send in one email?

[CATERHAM]

I have an inexpensive HP Deskjet 3522 printer that only can scan one page at a time.
But I want to be able to scan a few pages so that I can email as one document.
I've been told there is a way to do this on my computer but I just can't figure it out.

If some one can explain how to do it, in terms that a computer dummy like myself can understand I'd appreciate it?

 

[eljefino]

How does it scan, to pdf? png?

If you could get some pngs you could start a document with open office then "insert images" of the scans, one per page, then "print" to pdf.

 

[Quattro Pete]

What format are they being saved as? JPEG? If so, open up a Word document and paste each one in the same Word document. You can use the "Insert"... "Picture from file" function in Word.

EDIT: Jeff beat me by a minute.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Alternatively, if they save as PDFs, there is this free online PDF merge utility, but I haven't used it, so I don't know how good it is or if it inserts any annoying watermarks into your documents...

http://www.pdfmerge.com/

 

[DBMaster]

I use pdf reDirect. It has a virtual print driver and can easily combine multiple pdf's into a single. I have been using it at the office for five years.

http://download.cnet.com/PDF-ReDirect/3000-10743_4-10255233.html

 

[cchase]

I'm not sure how the HP printer/scanners work, but our Canon printer/scanner can scan in as PDF, you just put in one page, click scan, then put the next page in, click "Continue" or something and it will make a multi-page PDF.

Might be worth checking in the manual if it can scan in as a PDF.

 

[itguy08]

Check the scanner settings. I remember some of the HP's had an option to scan multiple pages and then combine them into 1 PDF.

If not, and you are on Windows:
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57344712-285/how-to-combine-multiple-pdfs-into-one-document/

If you're on a Mac, just open them all in Preview, drag them to combine into 1 PDF and Save that out. Easy and Done!

 

[PurpleT]

Great question Caterham. I have been struggling with the same issue.

 

[Garak]

CATERHAM, does it use HP's own scanning software? If so, after you scan the first page, it should give you the option about scanning more pages. I can't remember the exact wording, but the behaviour is that if you don't want to scan more pages, it'll save the .pdf and open the directory where the file now is.

If you choose the other option, it will append to the same document. My HP printer at the office can automatically feed documents, but as everyone knows, not everything will feed, so I deal with this on a regular basis, and I don't like having multiple files for what should be one scan, either.

Give it a try and let me know how it turns out, same for you PurpleT. If it doesn't work, let me know, and when I head into the office, I'll do some checking and get some clear instructions.

 

[CATERHAM]

Thanks guys.
I've downloaded PDFBinder as itguy08 suggested and it seems to work fairly easily.

Thanks again.