Combine or merge files into single PDF

Choose Tools > Combine Files. The Combine Files interface is displayed with the toolbar at the top.

Drag files or emails directly into the Combine Files interface. Alternatively, choose an option from the Add Files menu. You can add a folder of files, a web page, any currently open files, items in the clipboard, pages from a scanner, an email, or a file you combined previously (Reuse Files).

In the Thumbnail view, drag-and-drop the file or page into position. As you drag, a blue bar moves between pages or documents to indicate the current position.

In the Thumbnail view, hover over the page or file and then click the Expand pages thumbnail . In expanded view, you can easily move the individual pages among the other pages and documents.

To collapse the pages, hover over the first page and then click the Collapse Document thumbnail .

In the Thumbnail view, hover over the page, and then click the Zoom thumbnail .

In the Thumbnail view, hover over the page and then click the Delete thumbnail .

In the List view, click the column name that you want to sort by. Click again to sort in reverse order. The order of files in the list reflects the order of the files in the combined PDF. Sorting rearranges the pages of the combined PDF.

In the List view, select the file or files you want to move. Then click the Move Up or Move Down button.

Click Options, and select one of the file size options for the converted file:

Reduces large images to screen resolution and compresses the images by using low-quality JPEG. This option is suitable for onscreen display, email, and the Internet.

Note: If any of the source files are already PDFs, the Smaller File Size option applies the Reduce File Size feature to those files. The Reduce File Size feature is not applied if either the Default File Size or Larger File Size option is selected.

Create PDFs suitable for reliable viewing and printing of business documents. The PDF files in the list retain their original file size and quality.  

Creates PDFs suitable for printing on desktop printers. Applies the High Quality Print conversion preset and the PDF files in the list retain the original file size and quality.

In the Options dialog box, specify the conversion settings as needed, then click OK.

When you have finished arranging the pages, click Combine.

A status dialog box shows the progress of the file conversions. Some source applications start and close automatically.

Choose Tools > Organize Pages. The Organize Pages toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar.

In the secondary toolbar, choose Insert > From File.

Alternatively, you can right-click a page and select Insert Pages to get the insert options.

Select the PDF you want to insert and click Open.

In the Insert Pages dialog box, specify where to insert the document (before or after the first or last page, or a designated page). Click OK.

To leave the original PDF intact as a separate file, choose Save As, and type a new name for the merged PDF.

Open the document containing the content that you want to add. Select the content, and then copy the selection (in most applications, by choosing Edit > Copy File To Clipboard).

Choose Tools > Organize Pages. The Organize Pages toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar.

In the secondary toolbar, choose Insert > From Clipboard.

Alternatively, you can also right-click a page and select Insert Pages to get the insert options.

In the Insert Pages dialog box, specify where to insert the selection (before or after the first or last page, or a designated page). Click OK.

To leave the original PDF intact as a separate file, choose Save As, and type a new name for the merged PDF.

• Choose the OLE container application’s Insert Object command or Insert Hyperlink command.

• (Windows) In Acrobat, choose Edit > Copy File To Clipboard, and then choose the Paste Special command in the container application.