Preview – merge PDFs lost?

Hi,
I can't seem to find a good way to merge PDFs using Preview like I could before upgrading to Snow Leopard. Is this function actually gone, or is it just hiding from me? Before, I could just open up the Sidebar in Preview, drag and drop another PDF where I wanted it, and it was done. But now if I do that the newly added PDF will show up in the Sidebar, but when I Save As, it doesn't save with the new PDF. What's the deal? Thanks for any insight!

Bruce De Benedictis wrote:
If there is only one page, drag the next file on top of the page, rather than below it. The icon will become a booklet icon which you can open, and then you can drag pages into the booklet.
Why does Apple make it so difficult to figure this feature out? In 10.5, I got used to dropping the pages in before or after other pages. Then in 10.6, it seemed to not work. Now, thanks to you, I know the trick.

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