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April 14, 2021
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Inserting a PDF Within a PDF

  • April 14, 2021
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I want to insert a PDF within a PDF like the following:

What are some ways to achieve this?

 

Thank you.

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Joel Geraci
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April 15, 2021

Import PDF 1 as a layer to PDF 2.

Participating Frequently
April 16, 2021

If PDF #2 contains multiple pages, what is the best way to apply the PDF #1 template to all pages without doing it one by one?

I tried importing PDF #1 (the template page) as a layer to all pages of PDF #2, but that will cover some contents of PDF #2.

 

Thom Parker
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April 19, 2021

A water mark will apply a layer to all pages, or a page range, all at once.  You can use an Action, custom Command, or a folder level automation script for this.  I'm partial to Automation scripts because you can activate them from toolbuttons on the Acrobat Quickbar.

 

   

 

 

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Thom Parker
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Community Expert
April 15, 2021

If this is a something you need to do on a consisten basis, and one of the PDFs is uesed all the time, then you should create an Action or Command to apply it.

 

 

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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April 15, 2021

Yes, this is something we will be doing on a consistent basis. The first PDF will act as a template with our header, footer, project name (will be changed every time a new project is created).

 

How can I create an Action or Command for this?

Luke Jennings3
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April 15, 2021

Place both PDFs into InDesign, export to a new PDF.

Participating Frequently
April 15, 2021

Is there a way to do it within the Adobe Acrobat program?

This is something that a team of 30 will be using and getting them all to switch between Acrobat and InDesign will be challenging.

Document Geek
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Community Expert
April 15, 2021

Import as watermark.

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April 15, 2021

This may work actually!

If PDF #2 contains multiple pages, what is the best way to apply the PDF #1 template to all pages?

I tried inserting PDF #1 (the template page) as a watermark to all pages of PDF #2, but that will cover some contents of PDF #2.

 

Document Geek
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Community Expert
April 15, 2021

Reduce the absolute scale.