How to Convert Images to PDF

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This wikiHow teaches you how to turn an image file (such as a JPG or PNG) into a PDF file. You can convert images into PDF files on Windows and Mac computers, as well as on your iPhone, iPad, or Android.

On Windows

• Alternatively, if you have a picture that you want to convert on your desktop or in another similarly accessible location, right-click the picture, select Open with, and click Photos to open the picture in the Photos app. You can skip to Step 5 if you do this.

Type photos . This will search your computer for the Photos app, which is where all of your computer's pictures are stored.

• If you want to create a PDF with more than one image in it, first click Select in the upper-right side of the Photos window, then click each photo that you want to add to the PDF.
• If you don't see the image you're looking for, click the More tab and select Folders. You can then click Add a folder and select the folder to which you've saved your photo so it will be indexed by the Photos app.

Click the printer icon. You will see this in the upper-right corner of the window. Alternative, you can press Ctrl + P to open the print dialog screen.

Select Microsoft Print to PDF as the printer. To do this, just click the drop-down menu at the upper-left corner of the window, and then choose this option. If it was already selected, there's no need to make any changes here. [1] X Research source

Click the Print button. It's at the bottom-left corner of the window. Don't worry, this won't actually print your document—it will virtually "print" it as a PDF file instead.

Enter a file name. Type a name for your PDF into the "File name" text box near the bottom of the window.

Select a save location. Click a folder on the left side of the window to select it as your PDF's save location.

Click Save . It's one of the two buttons in the bottom-right corner of the window. This saves your photo as a new PDF file. [2] X Research source

On Mac

• If the image opens in an app other than Preview, right-click (or press Control as you click) the image, choose Open with, and then select Preview.
• If you want to add more images to the current file that you plan to turn into a PDF, click the View menu at the top and select Thumbnails. Then, drag any additional photos you want to add to the sidebar. [3] X Research source
• If you want to rearrange the order of the images in the file, drag their thumbnails to the desired positions in the sidebar.

Click Export on the menu. This opens options for exporting the document. If you are using newest version of macOS, you can also click on Export as PDF and then skip to Step 5 for saving the pdf version of image. [4] X Research source

Select PDF from the "Format" menu. When you choose this option, you can also choose to encrypt the file by adding a password, or to add a Quartz filter (such as a sepia tone) to the final document. [5] X Research source

iPhone or iPad

Open the Photos app. [[Image:|techicon|x30px|alt=]]. It's the multicolored flower icon on your home screen or in your App Library.

• If you want to select multiple photos to add to your PDF, tap Select at the top-right corner of the screen, then tap each photo that you want to select.

. It's the blue square with an arrow at the bottom-left corner of the screen. This opens the sharing menu.

Tap Print on the sharing menu. If you don't see this option, swipe up on the sharing menu to display the options below the icons.

• If your iPhone has 3D Touch, you can press down on the preview to open it in a new window and then press down harder to open the PDF preview.

. This time, you'll see this blue square with an up-arrow at the top-right corner. in the top-right corner of the screen. This will open a menu at the bottom of the screen.

Tap Save to Files . This option icon is in the bottom row of the menu. If you don't see it, swipe up on the sharing menu first. [7] X Research source

• If you have iCloud Drive enabled, you can select it as your saving location instead of your iPhone or iPad. [8] X Research source
• No matter where you save the image, you can create a new folder by tapping the folder icon with a plus sign in the upper-right corner if you'd like.

On Android

Download the Image to PDF Converter app from the Play Store

• Type image to pdf converter into the search bar and press Enter.
• Scroll down and select the app called Image to PDF Converter that has a black icon with a green sheet of paper, the word "PDF," and an arrow. The developer is DLM Infosoft. [9] X Research source
• Tap INSTALL.

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Open Image to PDF Converter. Tap OPEN in the Google Play Store once the app finishes downloading, or tap the "Image2PDF" icon in your Android's app list—it's the same black-and-green icon you saw before.

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• If it's your first time using the app, you'll be asked to give it permission to access files on your Android first.

Tap the image(s) you want to convert. You can select one or more images to add to your PDF. You should see a checkmark appear at the center of each selected picture.

Tap Done . It's at the top-right corner. This prepares a PDF document containing the selected image(s).

Tap the PDF icon. It's a white sheet of paper with a red design (the Adobe logo), and you'll see in the upper-right corner of the screen.

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Enter the PDF details. Type a name for the PDF into the top field. Then, you can make some optional adjustments, such as locking the file with a password or compressing it to a smaller size.

Tap OK to save the file. It's at the bottom-right corner of the window. This saves the PDF to a folder called DLMImageToPdf in your Android's default storage location. You'll be taken to this location immediately once the file is created.

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How do I convert a JPG into a PDF on my android phone? Community Answer

The easiest way is to go to cloudconvert.com. Upload your JPG and select the output file as PDF (Document > PDF). Click/tap on convert and then, when it's finished, download.

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A pic from my phone sent to my email and then saved to documents. How do I now change this to a PDF? Johann Hill Community Answer

The image you saved in your documents can easily be converter into PDF in just a few steps. (1) Upload your image to pngtopdf.net (2) Then click on convert button in blue. (3) Lastly, just download your PDF file by clicking the download button.

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I tried saving my picture as PDF in a 12x9inch format, but it keeps saving in 8x11inch format. What do I do?

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The converter might be using a page size of 8x11 inch - a larger page size might be necessary, or convert your picture into a smaller size that fits in the area 8x11 first. Use jpgtopdf.ae and you can convert it easily, just upload the image to the file uploader then it will automatically convert it to PDF document and then you can download it.

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PDFs are useful ways of storing multiple related images (e.g., your driver's license front and back, your passport pages, and/or your social security card).

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PDFs usually take up less space than do their picture counterparts, so you can expect your picture(s) to suffer a drop in quality.

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