Adobe® Acrobat® 9 PDF Bible

Chapter 12. Combining, Packaging, and Attaching PDFs

In Acrobat versions 6 and 7, we had a menu command for creating a single PDF from multiple files of different file formats. In Acrobat 8 we saw some improvements to combining files into a single PDF document, and we were introduced to PDF Packages. Acrobat 9 has not only built on features for combining and packaging files, the new improvements in the latest release are no less than spectacular.

Now in Acrobat 9 we can view content created in any application and convert pages, selections, and other user-defined content to PDF. PDF Packages have given way to the new PDF Portfolios, where you can combine multiple documents in a portfolio displayed in a new user interface, with many options you can choose to display your content such as adding Flash animation, animated views for scrolling documents, and creating custom cover pages.

In addition to using the Combine Files options and creating PDF Portfolios, I tossed in adding file attachments to PDF documents and cover the various options you have with adding attachments to PDFs and PDF Portfolios.

Read on to explore new Acrobat 9 features for merging files into single PDF documents and assembling files into PDF Portfolios, and learn some of the methods Acrobat provides you for attaching files to your documents.

Setting Up the Work Environment

Creating merged documents and PDF Portfolios requires no special tools loaded other than the default toolbars. However, later in this chapter I talk ...