Combine signed vendor quotes and financial analyses into one authoritative PDF, add bates numbering, and mark it as th…
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 usually does not make the PDF smaller. The new PDF will often be about the same size as all the original files put together, or even a little larger. If you need a smaller file, you should compress the PDF after you combine it. This will help reduce its size without losing too much quality.
No, if your original vendor quotes already have page numbers printed on them, they will not continue smoothly. Each new file you add will restart its page numbering from 1. To have continuous page numbers throughout the entire combined PDF, you will need to add new page numbers after you have finished combining all the files.
Keeping 'Preserve Bookmarks' on is important because it makes your combined PDF easy to navigate. Each original vendor quote will become a top-level bookmark in the new PDF. This means you can quickly click on a bookmark to jump directly to any specific vendor's quote without scrolling through the entire document. It helps keep your large document organized and easy to use.