Combine customer [customer=Miguel Torres]’s email thread, invoice [invoice=2024-599], and return label into a single P…
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.
The 'Combine PDF' API is a way for computer programs to automatically merge files into one PDF without a person clicking buttons. You would use it if you need to combine many files often, or if you want to integrate this function into another software. It can handle up to 20 files and even lets you choose specific page ranges from each source document, which is very useful for large-scale automation.
If your original files already have page numbers, those numbers will restart with each new file you combine. For example, if you combine two files, both might have a 'page 1'. To fix this, you will need to add new, continuous page numbers to the combined PDF after you merge the files. This ensures all pages have unique numbers from start to finish.
No, merging files rarely makes the PDF smaller. Combining files mostly puts them together without changing their size much. If you need a smaller file, you should compress the PDF after you have combined all the documents. This will reduce the file size without affecting the content.
It's a good idea to keep your original files for a few days after you combine them. This is because sometimes you might need to combine them again if there was a mistake, or if you need to change the order of the files. Having the originals makes it easy to re-do the merge without losing your work or needing to recreate the source documents.