Combining Multiple PDF's with the Same Form Field names, But Different Text.

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I need to combine daily field sheets into a single PDF for submittal. However, I can not combine the pages without all of the fields changing to match what is in first daily field sheet. I know I can change the field names, but there are dozens of them. I also can't save the PDF so that the fields are gone, but the information in the fields remains. I've tried saving the PDF as an image (jpeg, png, etc.) but then I am unable to reopen the file with Acrobat. I have tried archiving the PDF, but then all the forms are deleted, along with all of the information in them. There are dozens of forms per daily report, and multiple reports per project, with hundreds of projects a year. I need an efficient way to combine these files.

try67 · Accepted Answer

You need to flatten the files before combining them. If you have Acrobat Pro run an Action on them that executes this code:

this.flattenPages();

This will convert the form fields to static contents and you'll be able to merge the files and maintain the unique values in each one.

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