Merge files with the webPDF portal

Merge files

In daily business, related information is often stored in separate files. Typical examples are application documents such as a cover letter, CV, and applicant photo. Especially in larger organizations, this leads to many files that must be stored in a structured way for fast retrieval. webPDF helps reduce administrative effort by first converting files to PDF and then merging related documents. This process can also be integrated into existing workflows.

This article shows, using the free webPDF portal, how to merge multiple files into one PDF document.​

Example: Assume you have three application documents: a cover letter as PDF, a CV as PDF, and an applicant photo as PNG.

The goal is to combine all data into a single PDF document.

First, open the webPDF portal at:

https://portal.webpdf.de/webPDF/

Note: The following guide refers to the German version of the webPDF portal. You can change the language in the top-right corner.

  1. Upload all relevant files by clicking [Browse].
  2. To merge files, all documents must be in PDF format. Therefore, convert the applicant photo to PDF first. Click [Convert document] (play icon, highlighted in red in the screenshot). A settings dialog opens. For this example, the default settings are sufficient. Click [Apply settings].

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  1. After all documents are available as PDFs, merge them by clicking [Merge] in the documents area.

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  1. In the dialog, add all available documents to [Documents to merge]. Start the process by clicking [Merge documents].

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  1. A new document now appears in the webPDF portal workspace, again named CoverLetter.pdf. It differs by page count, which is now three pages. This new file contains all content from the three original documents. Click [Download] to save it locally.