User Guide
ARTS PDF Aerialist User Guide
Content Assembly
The Merge Options dialog allows you to specify the pages of the file you want
added to the final merged file. You can set which pages to merge by selecting
a predefined range:
• All pages
• Odd pages
• Even pages
• Last page
• First page
Alternatively, you can define the pages (using hyphens and commas to
separate the pages) i.e. 2, 6, 10-20; or by page range from page 1 to 6 for
example.
The ‘Validate page range’ option is only used for files that are not of an Adobe
Acrobat file type (*.pdf). If selected, the Merge function will convert the file
prior to merging it and will determine whether the page range entered is
valid. If not selected, the page range will not be validated and if an error
occurs during the merge process it will be stopped. Once the Merge function
knows the page range of the file (i.e. the number of pages within the file is
known) this option will be disabled. It is recommended that, when possible,
always have this option selected to ensure that no out of range errors occur
during the merge process.
4.4.2. Using a control file
A control file lets you perform multiple merging of PDF documents in one process.
Using a control file you can specify the output filename and the pages to be copied
from other PDF documents into the merged file. A control file is simply a text file
detailing the output filename and files to be used in the merge process.
To use a control file:
1. Click on the ‘Merge files’ button from the ARTS PDF Aerialist toolbar or select
‘Plug-Ins > ARTS PDF Aerialist > Content Assembly > Merge Files’ from
Acrobat’s Plug-in menu.
2. In the Merge files dialog, click on the “Control files” button.
3. Navigate to the desired control file (*.txt) and click “Open”.
4. A message in the ‘Merge files’ list box will appear. When you are ready to
start the process click “Merge”.
The structure of a merge within a control file is shown below. Note the ‘-f’ switch will
start a new merge file and you can add an unlimited amount of pages to the file.
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