Assemble the lender support packet (loan agreement, condition photos, conservation references) into one PDF, attach th…
Open Adobe Acrobat.
Go to File > Combine Files.
Click Add Files and select the PDF files you want to merge.
Arrange the files in your desired order by dragging and dropping them within the list.
Click Combine to merge the selected files into a single PDF document.
Save the new combined PDF to your preferred location.
You can preview and reorder files before combining to ensure the final PDF is in the correct sequence.
This runs in the Acrobat app - there is no separate API for this task.
Bookmarks are like a table of contents for your PDF. When you combine files, keeping 'Preserve Bookmarks' on means each original file becomes its own bookmark. This makes your new, larger PDF easy to navigate. You can quickly click on a bookmark to jump to a specific document within the combined file, saving you time from scrolling.
No, combining files rarely makes the PDF smaller. In fact, it might even make it a bit larger. If your combined PDF is too big, you should compress it after you combine the files. Acrobat has a separate 'Optimize PDF' or 'Reduce File Size' feature that you can use for this purpose.
You would use the 'Combine PDF' API for automation and integration with other systems. The desktop app is great for manual, one-time tasks. However, if you need to combine many files regularly, or if you want to automatically create packets from a database, the API allows you to do this without manual clicks. It's useful for developers building custom solutions or for businesses with high-volume document processing needs.
If your original files already have page numbers, combining them will result in each file restarting its page numbering. For example, if you combine two files, both starting at page 1, your final PDF will have two sections that both start with 'page 1'. To fix this, you will need to add continuous page numbers to the combined PDF after it's created, overriding the original numbering.