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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.
This can happen if there's an issue with the internal structure of your source files. Acrobat might struggle to process them correctly. To fix this, try saving each original source file again using 'Save As' before combining. This often refreshes their structure. If that doesn't work, add the files one by one, or use 'Help > Repair Installation' in Acrobat.
The 'Combine PDF' API is a way for computer programs to automatically merge PDF files without a person clicking buttons. It's useful for developers who need to build tools that combine many documents regularly. You can send up to 20 files and even choose specific page ranges from each file to include in the final PDF.
No, if your original files already had printed page numbers, the combined PDF will likely have page numbers that restart with each new document. This is because Acrobat combines the pages as they are. To get continuous page numbers across the entire new document, you will need to add new page numbers after combining the files.
The order of files you see in the 'Combine Files' window directly controls how they appear in the final PDF. Acrobat merges them from top to bottom. Always drag the file thumbnails to arrange them exactly how you want them before you click 'Combine'.