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October 14, 2025
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Trouble Combining PDF Files

  • October 14, 2025
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I have tried multiple times to import a single page Adobe PDF file into a 20-page document. I used to be able to use (on a macOS) the short cut of Command + Shift + “I”. That was SO EASY. Now, with this horrible upgrade, I have to use this cumbersome "Combine files" tool which doesn't work. I tried to combine one single-page PDF file with a 20-page PDF file. That should have been easy, right? After I uploaded the two files, hit "Combine" it makes a "binder" and it will not allow me to "Save" nor "Save As." I am extraordinarily frustrated. Thank you in advance if you can help.

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creative explorer
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Community Expert
October 14, 2025

@AED Yeah, the recent interface updates have changed how some tools behave, especially on macOS, and unfortunately, that shortcut (Command Shift I) no longer works in the latest version.  Have you thought using the insert a page using “Organize Pages." Or you could try creating kyboad shortcuts through the System Preferences? Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts > Add Acrobat and define a custom shortcut for any menu item (e.g., “Insert Page”).

 

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Luke Jennings3
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Community Expert
October 14, 2025

Another option might be to drag and drop a pdf onto the page thumbnail panel (View> Show/Hide> Navigation Panes> Page Thumbnails). If you can only create a binder, this might be because one of the pdfs is signed or corrupt, try saving the single page pdf as PDF/X-1a, then combine.