How to make combined pdf pages the same size.

[nfotx6708]

I have combined several pages into one pdf Binder.  Although all the pages were built on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, inside the combined pdf they are different sizes on the scree.  How can I achieve continuity between all the page sizes?

[Geоrge · Accepted solution]

Print to Adobe PDF with "fit" (uncheck from "actual size") in print settings.

[Luke Jennings · Accepted solution]

You can do this with Acrobat Pro.

Go to Tools> Print Production> Prefilght> FixUps (blue wrench icon)> Pages.

Select Scale pages to specified size

Go to the little fly-out menu and duplicate the prefilght, give it a new name.

Click on Edit, to change the desired final trim size and the method used to get to this size (scale, white border, etc.)

Click on Fix to apply the change.

[joes26459673]

Hi Friends, 

I lost sleep over this - it's so annoying lol. The pages are all 8.5 x 11 but the freakin images looked like they were different sizes.  

Here's what worked for me (on my MAC).  I emailed the document to myself. Then, I opened the attachment online, then I printed it as a PDF (save as PDF)- and then somehow the images of the pages were all the same size.   

Just for the heck of it, the above works also if you fill out a form and can't save it as a flattened document (bc of the security or whatever). If you do the above, it somehow works to flatten the document.   I hope this helps 🙂

[sostyping]

Hi everyone,

I have Adobe Acrobat Pro, I believe 9 or 10.  I received a document today in 2 pages that I need to combine into 1 page.  I believe the original page was bigger than a normal size piece of paper which is why I have 2 pages.  The problem is it cut the document in half and I need them side by side to be able to read the document.  I know I can use the vew menu and place them side by side but I also need to email this document out for other to read.  Can you help?

[CtDave]

Open the PDF  then go into the PDF's Document Properties (Ctrl+D).
Select the Initial View tab.
For Page layout select two up facing.
Save As to PDF.

Now, each time the PDF is opened the two pages will display side by side.

Be well...

[sostyping]

Perfect and thank you!

[Guest]

Now how do you get it to print with the side-by-side display?

[CtDave]

To print two pages side-by-side.

Open the PDF with Acrobat.
Select File - Print.
In the Print dialog use the drop-down menu for "Page Scaling" to select Multiple pages per sheet.
For "Pages per sheet" select "2" from the drop-down menu.

Be well...

[Guest]

Wow. Worked like a charm. Thank you! Especially for the visual... I may have overlooked the custom "2 per sheet" setting thinking I already did that in the "1 by 2" area.  There are a lot of people out there who need to read this thread.

Since you're on a roll, would you mind answering how I'd save the side-by-side layout into a new PDF so when other people receive it and print it, they don't need to know anything special besides just pushing the print button?

[Guest]

Thanks for the picture speaks more than a thousand words especially when you get to my age!

[Hermes15B9]

This method also allows you to print 4 PDF pages into one sheet of paper (2 by 2), for example. I used it to convert hundreds of DIN A6 labels (each one a different page) into DIN A4 pages with 4 labels in it. Printed them as a PDF, and sent that PDF to print so they didn't have to mess with these options.

[Tom5FA1]

Hello,

I am currently using adobe dc pro version 15 and windows 10 pro and after searching the web I could not find a way to do this so, I thought I post to the forum for help.

Let’s say I have various adobe pdf single files and what I would like is to combine all these files into a book with all the pages numbers 1, 2 3 etc and back to back.

Is there away to do this and if so how?

If more information is needed let me know.

Thanks

[try67]

You can combine PDF files in Acrobat via File - Create - Combine Files into a Single PDF, then you can number them using the Number Pages or Add Header & Footer tools (the former will change the labels of the pages, the latter will add an actual page number to them).

[JR Boulay]

Tuto: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/combine-files-into-pdf.html

[Chris Panny]

I have to scan an 80-page document via my Officejet Pro 6968. Each page has content on both sides and this device doesn't support scanning front and back. This means I'll have to scan the odd pages first to a PDF file and repeat this operation for the even pages, leaving me with two PDFs. 

If I were to combine these two into 1 PDF, is there a way to restore the correct page order, without having to do it manually with Organize Pages?

[Chris Panny]

I got this one sorted out. I didn't realize Acrobat DC has a Scan tool that has the option to scan both sides. (I don't use this app much). 

[Mike Bro]

Hello, @Chris Panny,

Take a look at the link below for a possible solution...

http://www.a-pdf.com/faq/how-to-merge-odd-pages-and-reversed-even-pages-together.htm

Regards,

Mike

[nfotx6708]

When I combine pdfs into one "Binder" often the pages appear in different sizes although everything began as 8 1/2 x 11" paper.  Is there a method for making all pages of a pdf the same size.  It does not present a very professional appearance - looks kind of dorky.

[try67]

If that's the case it means the files didn't have the same page size in the first place. Acrobat does not modify the page sizes when combining files, not to make them identical and certainly not to make them different from one another...

[nfotx6708]

To try67,

Thanks, but they were the same size. Perhaps it is due to different originating systems. Or, because I used “Comments” on each page, then saved, then “Combine files into one pdf . . .” it made the page sizes different. Is there a way to know what Acrobat “sees” as the page size before performing the “combine” function?

Thanks

[try67]

Maybe they look the same, but are not. You need to look at the zoom level you're at, not just at the size of the page on the screen...

And adding comments has no influence on the page size.

To see the actual page size go to Edit - Preferences - Page Display and tick the box that says "Always show document page size".

Then it will appear at the bottom left corner of each page you open, for example:

[Guest]

Hello,
I often take pdf web page captures, the problem is that the software, Adobe Acrobat Dc 2018 or other, splits them into several A4 pages and suddenly cuts right in the middle of the images or the table. Since these pdf are not intended for printing I would like to merge all A4 pages into one and the same pages, which will result in one huge page.
Is it possible to do this manipulation with Adobe Acrobat Dc or other and if so how?

I put a capture and the pdf as an example so that you can test if you want.
Can you help me please ?

Ps: Please answer in simple English because I am French and I use Google Translate.
Thank you ^^

[gary_sc]

Hi Adaline,

If they are just for your viewing (and not for printing), I'd suggest you use the free "Print Friendly" website. This is not affileated with Adobe at all.

Some websites do provide "print" options for saving but many do not.

What Print Friendly does provide is the option to view what you will get before you either Print or PDF the page and this included removing adds, images, or other items you do not want to keep in your PDF. Just mouse-over the undesired content and click on the trash can icon. 

Just go to https://www.printfriendly.com and follow the instructions for your browser. 

[Guest]

Thank you for your answer, I just tried but I click on the "Print" button of the site and then in my "print in pdf" browser or that I click on the "PDF" button of the site:
1) The layout is not the same as the web page, and in addition in the preview on the site, the web page is not split but in the final file they are split
2) The layout between what we see on the screen and differs from the final file.
3) On the other hand it splits the pages well without cutting the tables.
So there is better but I would still like to keep the layout of the original page.
Do you have another idea or parameter please?

[gary_sc]

Hi Adaline,

Did you try Print Friendly?

[Guest]

Yes, my previous answer concerns precisely Print Friendly.

[gary_sc]

Oh, OK, 

When I first read that I thought you had clicked a "Print" button on the web page in question. Also, you tapped your comment as the correct answer, not mine. If you find this a viable approach for you, please tap my suggestion as the correct answer so that others may benefit.

Glad I could help!