Combine all protocol pages and supporting attachments for the [study=12-month stability study] into one official PDF f…
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.
Combining files rarely makes the file size smaller because it just adds documents together without changing their content much. If you need a smaller file, you should compress the PDF after you combine it. This process reduces the file size without losing too much quality, making it easier to share or store.
If your original documents already have page numbers, combining them will result in each document starting its numbering again from page one. To fix this, you will need to add continuous page numbers to the combined PDF after it's created. This will give your entire new document one smooth sequence of page numbers.
| Feature | Combine Files | Insert Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Creates one new PDF from multiple separate documents. | Adds pages from another PDF into an already open PDF. |
| Starting Point | You start with many documents (PDFs, Word, Excel, etc.). | You start with one open PDF document. |
| Output | A brand new PDF file. | The existing PDF file is changed to include new pages. |
Yes, you can combine specific pages from different PDFs. When you use the 'Combine Files' feature, after you add your PDF documents, you can often select page ranges for each file. This means you don't have to include the entire original document. This is helpful if you only need certain parts of each file for your new combined PDF.