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Combining files
Last updated 4/7/2015
Add files and folders to a PDF Portfolio
You can add files and folders to an existing PDF Portfolio in either Layout (Preview) or Details (files list view) mode.
❖ In the secondary toolbar, click Add Files and choose Add Files or Add Folder.
Alternatively, you can also add files or folders by performing any of the following methods:
• In the Layout view, right click in the left pane and choose Create Folder. Else, if you are in the Details view, then
right click in the files list pane and choose Create Folder.
• To add files from your computer, drag any files or folders into the left pane (Layout view), or files list pane
(Details view). You can also drag file or folder onto a folder to add it to your portfolio.
For best performance, keep the total number of component files at 15 or less, and the total size of all component files
under 50 MB.
Remove files and folders from a PDF Portfolio
If you delete a folder, all of the files within it are deleted from the PDF Portfolio.
❖ Select one or more files or folders in the PDF Portfolio and press Delete. Or click the Delete File icon in the
secondary toolbar.
Sort, filter, and change the order of files or folders (Acrobat Pro DC)
By default, component files are arranged and sorted alphabetically by filename. Files appear and print in this order.
You can change or customize the order in which files appear. However, files always print alphabetically.
Note: Sorting files in Layout (Preview) mode changes the order only for the current session. The next time you open the
PDF Portfolio, it appears in the sort order specified in the Portfolio Properties dialog box.
1 Open the Portfolio Properties dialog box.
Note: If you are in the Layout view, then right-click in the left pane and choose Portfolio Properties. Else, if you are in
the files list view, then right-click in the files list pane and choose Portfolio Properties.
2 In the Portfolio Properties dialog box, do any of the following:
• To change the order of the columns in the files list pane, select a column name and use the Up or Down button
to rearrange.
• To specify the order in which files appear when the PDF Portfolio is initially opened, select a column name in
the Sort By menu, then specify the Sort Order. For example, to display files according to the date they were
modified, make sure Modified is selected in the Sort By menu and then specify the Sort Order as Ascending or
Descending.
• To specify the way PDF Portfolio is displayed, select the display option from the Initial View menu.
3 Save the PDF Portfolio.
Open, edit, and save component files
You can open, edit, and save a component file in its native application, as long as the application is installed on your
computer. Any changes that you make to component files do not affect the original files outside your PDF Portfolio.
1 Do one of the following:
• In Layout (Preview) mode, right-click/Control-click the file, and choose Open File In Native Application (for
non-PDFs) or Open File (for PDFs).