Preview: open all PDFs in one window

There used to be an option in Preview to open a group of PDFs in one window. There still is this option in v3.0.4 except that you can only do it with images now, and not PDFs.
So is there a way around this; is there any way to get a group of PDFs to open in one window. Say a keyboard shortcut maybe?

Hi Christiaan
Tiger's preview has seemed to have lost a bit from its previous Panther version, but here is a workaround.
You can batch print by creating a printer icon on your Desktop.
In Printer Setup Utility, select the printer under Printers, choose Create Desktop Printer. This will allow you to drag multiple items onto it on the desktop and batch print them.
regards roam

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