pdf/image files merge utility

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Note: This product is distributed on a try-before-you-buy basis. All features described in this
documentation are enabled. The registered version does not insert a watermark in your merged
pdf documents.

About A-PDF Merger

A-PDF Merger is a simple, lightning-fast desktop utility program that lets you combine
two or more image files or Acrobat PDF files into a single PDF document. Even
Microsoft Office files can be combined also if A-PDF Office to PDF installed. A-PDF
Merger provides special merge methods that allow you to combine documents and
document parts in a number of different ways to make your work more effective than
previous versions of our product.
A-PDF Merger's convenient features include supporting 'drag and drop' for adding files
to your documents, or even adding all files from a directory/folder with one click, as
well as time-saving by allowing you to create an 'import' list for frequently used sets
of documents to which you want to add specific additional PDFs or images.
Other features include the ability to change the Properties of the output PDF document,
change its security settings, bookmarks, how a merged pdf file is displayed, and even
add your own style and format of page numbering to the output PDF.
You can define the order of files/documents for your merged
output, and A-PDF Merger will even work with passwordprotected PDF files.
A-PDF Merger is so versatile and feature-packed that its the
equivalent of a Swiss Army knife for PDFs! And our language
options allow you to customize all menus and prompt displays.
A-PDF Merger does NOT require Adobe Acrobat, and produces documents compatible
with Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 5 and above.

Using A-PDF Merger

A-PDF Merger can be started either by launching the application via a desktop
shortcut, or directly from within Windows/Windows Explorer.
When you start the program, you will be presented with the primary screen from
which all actions are taken. Initially, only the File, Action, Tools, and Help links are
active on the toolbar, and Add is active on the icon bar.

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To create a merged pdf file, you must select each of the files you
wish to use to create your merged pdf. You can begin that
process by using the Add icon.
If you have maintained a project folder or similar for the images
you want to merge, you can import the entire folder contents by
using the Add a Directory option.
Note that if you have a repetitive merging task where the same
several files are used and one or more unique files are added,
then creating an import list from the common files (by using the
Export List option) and then using the Import List option from
the File menu will save you time.

Selecting a File
Clicking the Add icon or selecting File then choosing Add will open the standard file
browse and select window. From that window, you can navigate to the folder and find
the file you want to add to the list of files to be merged.
Alternatively, if you are using Windows Explorer
to locate files, you have the convenience of
being able to drag and drop files into the PDF
Merger window.
A-PDF Merger even allows you to select all files
in a particular directory/folder by using the Add
a Directory option from the File menu! Add a
directory also supports sub-folders and allows a
variety of file type filters to be applied to
determine which images are merged.

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Each added file is displayed in the PDF Merger window, as seen in the example below.
Note that details of any file in the list are available simply by placing your mouse
pointer on the file name file general properties information shows in a small pop-up.

You can view any of the files in the PDF Merger window by double-clicking them. That
will open pdf files in your default pdf reader program (usually Adobe Reader) or open
images in your default image viewer program.
With several files added, note that
other icons are active. The File
icon now has multiple options. As
well as Add or Remove, you can
export a list of the files shown in
the window. In cases where you
expect to produce multiple merged
documents that use a common set
of files, creating a list makes your
work faster and easier.
Your merged pdf document will be
generated in exactly the same
order as files appear in this
window. To change the order of
files, select any file with a single
click and use the Up and Down controls to re-order the list of files as needed.
A-PDF Merger uses smart menus: available options in both the second row of the
top-of-window menu and the dropdowns are grayed out when inapplicable. For
example, if the selected file has no security, then the Password options are grayed out.

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Adding Microsoft Office Files

To add Microsoft Office files, you must installed A-PDF Office to PDF (http://www.apdf.com/office-to-pdf) and run it successfully firstly. A-PDF Merger will convert the
Office files to PDF using A-PDF Office to PDF, and then merge them.
As alternative, you can also use A-PDF Word to PDF (http://www.a-pdf.com/word-topdf) to merge Microsoft Word files; use A-PDF Excel to PDF (http://www.apdf.com/excel-to-pdf) to merge Microsoft Excel files; use A-PDF PPT to PDF
(http://www.a-pdf.com/ppt-to-pdf) to merge Microsoft PowerPoint files.

Merging Files
When you have added all of the files you want to merge, and moved them into the
order you want in your final document, simply click the Merge icon or choose Action
and select Merge from the dropdown options.
If any of the files you want to merge are password-protected (security may be
set within Adobe Acrobat for Read and other permissions), then before merging
files you need to provide the file password(s).
Files that contain passwords show Need in the password column of the PDF Merger
window. Click the file name where Need is displayed and the Password icon becomes
active. Then clicking the Password icon produces an input box for each password
required.

With your files arranged in the order you want for the final merged document, and
any passwords needed having been entered, clicking the Merge icon or choosing
Action then Merge generates your merged document.

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The standard File Save dialog box opens allowing you to navigate to the folder where
you want to save the output file and to enter a filename for the merged document.
After a successful merge, PDF Merger offers the option to open the newly created
document.
Heres a timesaving tip. You can merge a single file. That allows you to change
the file properties and security, or change the default view layout of the file. Or using
the merge methods, you can reverse the page order or remove part of a file.

Special Merge Options

A-PDF Merger allows a number of special
merge options to make your work simpler,
faster, and more effective. When you select
merge method from the toolbar a new set
of merge methods are displayed.
The normal or default option is Whole
where the merged file includes all pages of
the selected file.
The other alternatives allow you to set the
merge method for any files in a wide variety
of ways to quickly achieve results that
would otherwise require a large number of
separate actions.
Note that if you use merge methods
other than whole for any file,
existing bookmarks may be lost.
One of the most powerful merge methods is to take advantage of
the part merge method and the very flexible range option which
supports a mixture of single page numbers and page ranges.
For example, if you wanted page 1, page 3, pages 5-12, and 14
of a 20-page document, you would choose the merge method
part with the range choices shown in the example image at right. Then choose Ok
to close the Set Merge Method dialog box, and choose Merge from the toolbar. As
simply as that, your new pdf file is generated containing only those pages in the range
you selected. That's a considerable time-saver over other methods of splitting and recombining files to achieve the same result!

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Another method that achieves fast results that would otherwise be very timeconsuming is the Reverse page option. Simply choosing Mix alternate, every page
(1), reverse page will generate an output pdf completely reversed from the original.
A few more examples of how these merge methods can be used illustrates just how
flexible and powerful they are.
Example 1: the pages of a book have been scanned into two pdf files. One contains
all the odd-numbered pages; the other contains all the facing even-numbered pages.
Merge them into a single, consecutively numbered file by choosing merge method
mix for one file, and merge method mix reversed for the other.
Example 2: you want to create a document from four files a cover, pages, an
inserted image (or file) named OnePage.jpg every three pages, and a back cover.
With those pdfs ordered in the file list window, choose the following merge methods:
Cover.pdf merge method Whole
Pages.pdf merge method Mix and step of 3 pages
OnePage.jpg merge method Repeat
BackCover.pdf merge method Whole
Example 3: you want to transform a simple pdf with pages numbered 1,2,3 . N into
a pdf file with each page twice, i.e. the pages in the merged pdf will be 1,1,2,2,3,3
N,N. Add the file to the file list window twice and select merge method Mix for each
file.

Special File Actions

A-PDF Merger allows you to undertake a
number of special actions to apply to your
output document. Choose Tools > Options
from the menu bar.
This brings up a multi-tab list with options for
accessing and changing your PDF document.
You can edit the Properties, adjust Security
settings (passwords, view/print permissions, etc.), merge Bookmarks in the document,
Add Page Numbering to the merged document with complete control over where and
how page numbering is displayed, as well as change the merged files view layout,
and add a blank page to odd-numbered merged output.

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The Properties changer allows you to add/edit Title, Subject, Author, and Keywords for
the PDF document. Clicking the Macro button displays a list of available macros for
each field and allows you to quickly select data for each field.
The Security and Bookmark options are self-guided and intuitively obvious making
them very simple to use. In each case, check the uppermost checkbox to activate
the alternative selections on either tab.

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By default, page numbering is OFF for merged documents. The page-numbering

feature allows you to select how page numbering is added to merged (or even single)
documents. Check the Add page number to output file box, and you can make
selections simply for your output document.

You can use any standard or .ttf font on your computer for displaying page numbers.
The small live preview shows you how your selections will look before applying them.
Truetype fonts will embed with your output PDF document.

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The Viewer option allows you to set various parameters as the defaults to be used
when your output pdf is viewed.
Use the dropdowns to set the
document options, and the
checkboxes to choose window and
interface options to completely
customize how your output
document first appears when
opened.
The option page will
automatically add a blank page to
each document in your merge list
that has an odd number of pages.
This allows your merged document
to have each new section to begin
with a right hand page when
printed.
The image option will set the
default DPI of images. If a image
has not contains DPI information,
A-PDF Merge will use the DPI value.
The watermark option will allow you to set another PDF file as watermark, e.g. a letter
header. You can use it as background or front.
A-PDF Mergers options add incredible flexibility to your merged document features
and presentation!

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Conversion Setting
Choosing Tools > Conversion
Setting from the menu bar allow
you to set how the Microsoft Office
files convert.
Generally, the program can find
correct conversion application
automatically. You can also special
the conversion application location
also. The program will use A-PDF
Word to PDF/A-PDF Excel to
PDF/A-PDF PPT to PDF
preferentially, instead of A-PDF
Office to PDF if installed. You can
force to use A-PDF Office to PDF
firstly.

Language Options
Choosing Tools > Languages from
the menu bar allows you to
customize how PDF-Mergers menus
and prompts are displayed.
New language file prompts for a
language name, and then opens the
default language file to allow you to
edit and save it. The next time you
start PDF-Merger, the language
options will include your new
language file.
Edit language file opens the language file with your default text editor. You can make
careful changes to the language file, then save your changes. Import language file
allows you to select a saved language file.

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Working Smarter
Create an import list when you have selected all of the common files that will be used
in various merged final documents. Export that list for use when you need to
generate different merged documents that contain those same common files.

Ending Your Session

When you have completed your work, choose the File option and select Exit from the
dropdown list.

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