Combine the corridor study PDF and its three appendices into a single, sequential PDF named [filename=Corridor Study C…
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 PDFs rarely makes the file size smaller. This is because Acrobat adds all the data from each original file into one new file. If you need a smaller file, you should compress the PDF after you combine it. This helps reduce the overall size without losing important content.
If your original files already had page numbers, combining them will often cause the numbering to restart with each new file. To fix this, you need to add continuous page numbers to the combined PDF after it's created. This will give your entire document one smooth sequence of page numbers.
In Adobe Acrobat, 'Combine Files' means taking many different documents (like Word, Excel, or other PDFs) and putting them into one single PDF. The term 'merge' is often used similarly in other software. Acrobat's process is designed to bring various file types together into a unified PDF document, often preserving elements like bookmarks from the original files.
It is a good idea to keep your original files for a few days. This is because if you find a mistake in your combined PDF, or if you need to change the order of the files, you can easily combine them again. You won't have to recreate the original documents.