I’m on a shared office computer where I’m not allowed to install anything, and I need to add a few pages to a PDF report before my boss sees it this afternoon. The report is only about 6 pages right now and I just need to slot in a signed cover sheet and two appendix pages.
I agree that is annoying on a shared machine. If Word is already installed, open all the files with Word, copy the cover and appendix pages into the report, then use Save As to make a PDF. For a browser option, Google Drive can open them in Google Docs so you can copy the pages in and download a PDF. To be fair, check the result before sending it.
Quick question first: are the cover sheet and appendix pages already PDFs, or Word docs? If they’re Word, convert them to PDF first, then use an online merge tool like iLovePDF or PDF24 right in the browser. Upload everything, drag the pages into the right order, download. Nothing to install, works fine on a locked-down machine.
Use a browser-based PDF merger: upload the report and the three extra pages, drag them into the right order, then merge and download the new file. I’d check your office’s approved tool first, and avoid uploading signed or confidential pages to a random website.
If Microsoft Word is already available, I would open a copy of the PDF there, insert the signed sheet and appendix pages as full-page images, then save the result as PDF. Check every page afterward, because Word can shift formatting during conversion. Honestly, avoid uploading a confidential office report to an unknown online service.
@guitar_mouse That is such good advice for avoiding weird formatting! I insert event scheduels as images when I am rushed, but Word can really change the page margins if they arent set to wrap behind text. What device are you on normally?
@Cameron2002 Good point about converting the Word ones first. In my experience PDF24 in the browser does the job fine, nothing to install. Make a backup copy of the original report before you merge, then check the page order in the downloaded file before you send it.
I just use the merge tool on something like ilovepdf or pdfcap, upload both files, drag the pages into order, done in under a minute. No install needed, works fine on locked down work computers.
PDFcap should do it without installing anything. Upload the report plus the signed cover sheet and appendix pages, arrange the page order, then export the merged PDF. Since it’s a shared computer, download it and remove the local copies when you’re done. Are the extra pages already PDFs or scanned images?