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Creating Adobe PDF files from multiple files
You can convert different types of files and combine them into one Adobe PDF file by
using the Create PDF From Multiple Files command in Acrobat. You can also use this
command to combine PDF files. This command uses the conversion settings specified in
the Convert To PDF preferences.
Adobe PDF documents created from multiple files have structured bookmarks that enable
you to print, delete, or extract individual documents from the combined PDF document.
(See Extracting, moving, and copying pages and Deleting and replacing pages.)
After you have created a composite PDF file, you can add headers and footers, including
page numbers, and a background or watermark to improve the document's appearance.
(See Adding headers and footers and Adding watermarks and backgrounds.)
To convert multiple files:
1. Do one of the following:
● Choose File > Create PDF > From Multiple Files, or click the Create PDF button on
the toolbar and choose From Multiple Files.
● In the Organizer window, select files and then click Create PDF From Multiple files.
2. In the Create PDF From Multiple Documents dialog box, do any of the following to select
files to be converted:
● Click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS) to locate the first file to be converted.
Double-click the file, or Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to add
multiple files from the same folder.
● Select Include All Open PDF Documents to automatically add all open PDF files to the
list of files to combine.
● In the Include Recently Combined Files menu, select from the last 10 combined files.
● Select a PDF file and click Preview to view it. Click OK to close the viewing window.
You can add the same file more than once if, for example, you need to add blank
pages or transition pages between other files.
3. Rearrange files in the list as needed (files are converted and consolidated in the order
shown in this list):
● To move a file up or down in the file list, select the file name and click Move Up or Move
Down.
● Drag files within the list.
● To remove a file from the list, select the file name and click Remove.
4. Click OK. Acrobat converts and consolidates the files into one Adobe PDF file.
Depending on the method used to create the source files, a progress dialog box may show
the conversion of the files. Some source applications may start and close automatically.
When the conversion is complete, the consolidated PDF file opens, and you are prompted
to save the file.
To specify conversion settings for different file types:
1. In the Preferences dialog box, click Convert To PDF on the left.
2. Select a file type from the list.
3. Click Edit Settings, and specify options as desired.
Note: Not all file types have settings that can be edited. For those file types, the Edit
Settings button is unavailable.