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davidl14942607
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November 29, 2018
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Combine Files in Desktop Acrobat Reader DC

  • November 29, 2018
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I recently upgraded to a new pc with Windows 10.  Since, I am no longer able to combine files and perform other tasks within Acrobat Reader DC, it now forces me to go to a website to perform this function.  This is not efficient for me, as many of the files I often need to combine do not need to be saved until they have been combined.  Performing this, and other, functions online requires me to save each individual file before combining.  Can someone please help???

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Correct answer davidl14942607

I think you are correct regarding "reader" I didn't even pay attention to that.  I am currently downloading the pro app.  Just as an FYI, you can combine files online through adobe

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Joe-Irvine
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March 18, 2023

I have that problem as well, I use some of those tools a lot, how can they do this without letting anyone know? I suppose they are trying to drive everything to the cloud. 

try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
March 19, 2023

Reader could never perform such tasks. These tools are basically a marketing technique to get you to buy Acrobat, if you want to use them. In the past they didn't appear at all in Reader.

~graffiti
~graffiti
Legend
November 29, 2018

Make sure you are actually using that. It sounds like you may also have Reader and that is what you are using to open the files. Acrobat doesn't have a way to combine files online. You've got the subscription but you also need to download and install the program.

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davidl14942607AuthorCorrect answer
Participant
November 29, 2018

I think you are correct regarding "reader" I didn't even pay attention to that.  I am currently downloading the pro app.  Just as an FYI, you can combine files online through adobe

    ~graffiti
    ~graffiti
    Legend
    November 29, 2018

    Correct. As I mentioned, you can combine files via Acrobat Reader if you have a subscription but, the free Reader alone cannot do that. Glad you got it figured out.

    ~graffiti
    ~graffiti
    Legend
    November 29, 2018

    IT sounds like you may have had the full version of Acrobat before. Reader has never been able to combine files although you can get a subscription that is accessible through Reader to combine files online.

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    davidl14942607Author
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    November 29, 2018

    I currently have an Acrobat Pro DC Subscription

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    Legend
    November 29, 2018

    It catches out a lot of people: that Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Reader are two different apps. If you're paying for Acrobat Pro, you need to download it and use it instead of Reader. It's reasonable to expect that Reader will change to give you the extras when you pay for them, but it won't.

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