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How to Combine Multiple PDF’s or Other Documents That Need to Be Signed

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Open up: Adobe Acrobat DC on your computer

Adobe Acrobat DC application icon shown on desktop.

Click on the blue "See all tools" text.

Adobe Acrobat interface with See all tools link highlighted.

Once in the tools menu, you will be an option for “Combine Files”, click on it.

Tools menu showing Combine Files option selected.

You will then see this screen when you click on “Combine Files”. This is the place where you add all the documents that you want to combine, it can be in any Microsoft format or multiple PDF’s/etc. (example  Personnel Action, Performance Evaluation and Training Form can be combined into 1 document).

Combine Files screen with Add Files button and drag-and-drop area visible.

Once you have selected all of the files you need to combine, If you need to change the order of the files, you can just drag them and place them where they need to go.  Your screen should look like this:

Combine Files workspace showing multiple documents arranged with Combine button highlighted.

Click on the combine button, any document that was not originally a PDF will be converted automatically. Once the files are finished combining, you will notice that the document is called a Binder. Just click File, Save As and change the name of the document.

This document can now be ready to add signatures by following the steps to “get signatures”.

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