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christopherv49693365
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January 18, 2016
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How do I rearrange pages in a PDF Portfolio file

  • January 18, 2016
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Acrobat is forcing me to combine 2 PDF documents as a PDF Portfolio File.  OK, got that done, but I need to rearrange the pages and i can't drag and drop.  What am I doing wrong?\

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Correct answer IcedTea42

OMG - thanks so much.

I'm looking at using portfolios to appease customers who want to be able to rearrange the sections in our release notes.

Solution: Save each 'section' as a separate PDF and bundle them all in a portfolio. Customers can reorganize the sections to their heart's delight.

Bonus: The many illustrations and tables no longer need to be formatted to fit a document (section break/landscape/etc).

If DC has broken the ability to rearrange files in a portfolio, it definitely is not for me.

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Robertlopez
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January 19, 2016

If you are using Versions 11 or earlier arranging files in a portfolio is a simple case of drag and drop. For reasons which only an software engineer would know the process in DC is ridiculously complicated. In DC go to View/portfolio/details. You will then see a list of your documents. Right click and select document portfolios. You will then see a list with check boxes (Name, Display name etc). Create a "new field (select add) and name it what you like but put it at the top of the list. Then check that field and unchecked all the others. Then select sort by the name of your new field. Once that it done highlight a pdf and right click on the document that you want to appear as the first page in your portfolio. Select "edit value" and on the right you should be able to see the name of the new field you created. Select it and number it "1". Select the PDF you want next and number it "1.1" and so on. Be careful with the numbers if you go over "10" it seems to get jumbled. There may be another way but this does work. To be honest I keep a 10X version to order our portfolios.

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    IcedTea42Correct answer
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    October 18, 2016

    OMG - thanks so much.

    I'm looking at using portfolios to appease customers who want to be able to rearrange the sections in our release notes.

    Solution: Save each 'section' as a separate PDF and bundle them all in a portfolio. Customers can reorganize the sections to their heart's delight.

    Bonus: The many illustrations and tables no longer need to be formatted to fit a document (section break/landscape/etc).

    If DC has broken the ability to rearrange files in a portfolio, it definitely is not for me.

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