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1. When you combine files, keep the 'Preserve Bookmarks' option turned on.
2. This makes each original file a top-level bookmark in the new PDF.
3. Bookmarks act like a table of contents, helping users quickly jump to different sections that came from your original files.

This issue can happen if the original source files have hidden problems or corrupt data. Acrobat might struggle to process them correctly, leading to a repeated first file or a frozen process. To fix this, try saving each source file again using 'Save As' to refresh its internal structure. Adding files one by one can also help Acrobat process them more smoothly and prevent this error.

In Adobe Acrobat, 'merging' and 'combining' PDFs generally mean the same thing. Both terms refer to the process of taking multiple separate PDF documents or other file types and putting them together into a single, unified PDF file. The feature is typically called 'Combine Files' in the Acrobat interface, but many users also refer to it as 'merging'.

No, if your original files already had page numbers, the combined PDF will likely show restarts for each new document. For example, if you combine two files both numbered 1-10, your new PDF will have two sets of pages numbered 1-10. You will need to add new, continuous page numbers to the combined PDF after it is created to have a single numbering sequence.

Yes, you can automate combining PDFs using the Adobe PDF Services API. This allows developers to write code that sends requests to Adobe's servers to perform the 'Combine PDF' operation. You can combine up to 20 files at once and even specify which page ranges from each file to include. This is very useful for large-scale or repetitive tasks.