Creating a PDF File from Multiple Files

Benefits of Creating a Single PDF File from Multiple Files

You are able to combine multiple documents, including existing Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, and other files into a single PDF file or PDF Package.

Merging Multiple Files

Click on the Create PDF button, and select From Multiple Files.
Click the Add Files button on the window that appears, and select the files you want to merge into the PDF file. To select multiple files at the same time, hold down the Control (Ctrl) key. Click Add Files after you have selected the files.
After you have added all the files, you may rearrange their order, choose subsets of pages within each of the individual files, and choose the quality of the PDF you are creating.
Click Next to start the process of creating the PDF file. On the next window you are asked whether to merge the files into a single PDF, or to assemble the files into a PDF Package. Merging the files into a single PDF creates a single file containing all the documents you selected – this is likely what you will be choosing, and is the default selection. Assembling the files into a PDF Package creates a set of PDF components in which each file appears separately and has its own pagination. Component files also retain their individual security settings, forms features, and default views, and digital signatures. Click Create to begin the merging/assembling process.

The speed at which the PDF file is created is dependent upon the number of files being merged, and the size of each respective file.

Caution

Specialty and international fonts, as well as unusual document formatting, may not be accurately treated when converting files into PDF format. For assistance with this, please visit the ATC in Fuller Labs B24.

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Last modified: May 29, 2007, 10:37 EDT

Creating a PDF File from Multiple Files

Benefits of Creating a Single PDF File from Multiple Files

Merging Multiple Files

Caution

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