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Prepare Evidence Bundle

Combine the witness statements, emails, photos and forensic logs for [case=Case 2026-07] into a single PDF, add sequen…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Combine the witness statements, emails, photos and forensic logs for [case=Case 2026-07] into a…+
Combine the witness statements, emails, photos and forensic logs for [case=Case 2026-07] into a single PDF, add sequential Bates numbering across the bundle, and deliver it to external auditor [auditor=Janet Miller] with a confirmation of numbering consistency.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before sending the evidence bundle to external auditor [auditor=Janet Miller], make it…+
Before sending the evidence bundle to external auditor [auditor=Janet Miller], make it audit-ready: combine documents into one PDF with continuous Bates numbers on every page, include a contents page mapping Bates ranges to document types, ensure image resolution meets auditor specs, and flag any missing chain-of-custody entries that would make the auditor push back.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

How to do it

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  1. 1

    Open Adobe Acrobat.

  2. 2

    Go to File > Combine Files.

  3. 3

    Click Add Files and select the PDF files you want to merge.

  4. 4

    Arrange the files in your desired order by dragging and dropping them within the list.

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    Click Combine to merge the selected files into a single PDF document.

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    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.

Glossary

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Evidence BundleA collection of documents gathered together to support a claim or argument.ExampleThe lawyer submitted an evidence bundle containing all witness statements and police reports.
Combine filesA tool in Acrobat to put many files together into one PDF.
BookmarksLinks in a PDF that let you jump to different sections, like a table of contents.ExampleThe document's bookmarks allowed us to quickly navigate between different sections of the report.

The real tasks

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Prepare a single evidence bundle of related documents for an external auditor with consistent numbering.

Who does this

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FAQ

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  1. When you are in the 'Combine files' window, look for the 'Options' button.
  2. Make sure the 'Preserve Bookmarks' option is checked. This will turn each original file's name into a bookmark in the new PDF.
  3. After combining, you can see these bookmarks in the 'Bookmarks' panel on the left side of Acrobat. Click them to jump to different sections.

Combining files rarely makes the file size smaller. Acrobat just puts the files together. If your combined PDF is too large, you should compress it after you combine the files. Acrobat has a 'Optimize PDF' tool that can help reduce the file size without losing too much quality.

If your original documents already have page numbers, combining them will likely result in restarted page numbers for each new document section. For example, if you combine two documents, each will start numbering from page 1. To fix this, you can add continuous page numbers to the entire combined PDF after the merge is complete, which will override the old numbering.

In Adobe Acrobat, 'combining' and 'merging' PDFs usually mean the same thing. Both terms refer to the process of taking several separate PDF files and joining them together into one single PDF document. The feature is called 'Combine files' in Acrobat's menu.

Yes, you can combine many different types of files, not just PDFs. Acrobat's 'Combine files' feature can convert and merge Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, images (like JPGs), and even web pages into a single PDF. You just add them to the list like you would a PDF, and Acrobat handles the conversion during the combine process.

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