Combining PDFs

frankfiel

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Feb 28, 2003, 11:30:18 AM2/28/03

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I have an eBook which consists of five different chapters and each chapter is a PDF. I want to combine the five PDFs into one big PDF. How do I do it?

GaryA

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Feb 28, 2003, 11:38:48 AM2/28/03

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Open the first chapter and do Document > Insert Pages.

Suzanne Cole

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Feb 28, 2003, 12:57:50 PM2/28/03

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Search the "Support by product" knowledge base for that exact text. You'll find this:

<http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/2e42e.htm>

(To find "Support by product" click the Support link at the top of any Adobe site page. Enter your search text and it will take you into the Support Knowledgebase.)

frankfiel

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Feb 28, 2003, 12:52:29 PM2/28/03

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Actually I tried that and I get this error message "These documents contain subset fonts that have the same name and cannot be merged". How do I get around this?

frankfiel

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Feb 28, 2003, 2:11:02 PM2/28/03

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I looked at the knowlege base and other threads about this subject and now realize that I have opened up a can of worms because there is no quick fix for this. Since this is a somewhat common occurence (combining PDFs) I would have thought that Acrobat could do this seamlessly.

Marc-Andre Matton

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Feb 28, 2003, 2:37:13 PM2/28/03

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Try to put your pdf with Acrobat 4, because acrobat 4 is less sensitive of acrobat 5

Marc

Aandi Inston

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Feb 28, 2003, 3:26:02 PM2/28/03

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You are right that Acrobat 4 doesn't put that message out. But, worse,
it will go ahead and combine PDFs with clashing fonts, leading to text
changes and drop-out...

Aandi Inston

frankfiel

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Feb 28, 2003, 3:08:49 PM2/28/03

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Do you know where it is possible to download and older version of Acrobat such as Acrobat 4?

Guy Smiley

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Mar 1, 2003, 12:59:33 PM3/1/03

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There is a very simple fix for this. Recreate your single-chapter PDFs, embedding all fonts *without* subsetting. They will then combine without any problem.
-Mike Nitabach

WS Chao

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Mar 1, 2003, 4:08:08 PM3/1/03

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To combine several PDF files into one large PDF file, you might want to try the following:

1. Open Chaper 1;
2. Click "Document" from Adobe Acrobat Menu bar;
3. Select "Insert Pages..." from dropdown menu;
4. Key in filename of "Chapter 2" then click "Select";
5. Make proper selections on "Insert Pages" dialog box then click "OK".

Guy Smiley

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Mar 1, 2003, 4:17:33 PM3/1/03

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WS:
It is best to read an entire thread before posting to it.
--Mike Nitabach

de Siem

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Mar 3, 2003, 5:17:24 AM3/3/03

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If you don't have the originals anymore, create ps files of all the seperate pdf's, by saving them as ps files.

Then follow solution 2 from the link Suzanne posted: <http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/ca62.htm>

It's much easier than it looks, really. This would be the quickest and easiest solution.

frankfiel

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Mar 10, 2003, 10:13:47 AM3/10/03

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Thank you all for your help. I will try your recommendations.

frankfiel

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Mar 10, 2003, 6:45:40 PM3/10/03

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I figured it out thanks to your help. Now I am an expert on combining PDFs.:-)
Thanks

Luther Squalls Jr

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Mar 17, 2003, 9:47:28 AM3/17/03

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I got the same error message "These documents contain subset fonts that have the same name and cannot be merged."

My problem may be slightly different because I have bookmarks that I would like to keep.

Any suggestions?

luther....@maf.nasa.gov

Guy Smiley

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Mar 17, 2003, 9:59:56 AM3/17/03

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Re-read post #8 in this thread.
--Mike Nitabach