PDF management - How to merge multiple PDFs into a single document

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Purpose: Most documents submitted for eFiling are PDFs (Portable Document Format). Editing PDFs can be tricky, especially merging multiple documents into one PDF. To prevent unnecessary costs and rejections by the clerk, use the following steps when combine multiple PDFs is necessary.

Note: Many third-party sites offer options for merging PDFs. These sites are not affiliated with the Wisconsin Court System. As such, the Wisconsin Court System cannot confirm the security of third-party sites. Use them at your own risk.

Before downloading anything onto your computer, work with your IT department. Understand what happens to a document once you utilize the software, especially if the document contains confidential information. For instance, some free compression applications may save a document copy to the cloud for future access.

Applicable Users: eFile users

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How to merge multiple PDF files with Adobe Acrobat

1. Within Acrobat, click on the Tools menu and select Combine Files.
   
2. Select Add Files to select the files you want to include in your PDF.
   
3. Click, drag, and drop to reorder the files and pages. Double-click on a file to expand and rearrange individual pages. Press the Delete key or use the Trash icon to remove unwanted content.
   
   
   
4. When finished arranging files, click Combine to merge your files.
   
5. Click the File menu and select Save to save the combined document.

Merge PDFs with a third-party website

Many third-party sites offer the ability to merge PDFs. Note: The above disclaimer applies to all third-party sites. Users access these sites at their own risk.

• https://www.pdf2go.com/
• https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/merge-pdf.html
• https://smallpdf.com/
• https://www.ilovepdf.com/

How to merge multiple PDF files with www.pdf2go.com

1. Select [Merge PDF] on the left side of the site.
2. Select [Choose file] and select the PDFs you wish to merge.
   
3. Once you have selected all of the PDFs you want to merge, you may rearrange the order you would like the files to display by dragging and dropping them.
   
4. Once you have arranged your files, select [Save as] in the upper right corner, then select [Save].
   
5. On the next screen, select the green Download You now have a merged PDF.

How to merge multiple PDF files with a Google Chrome extension

1. Copy the following link and paste it into your Chrome browser URL: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/merge%20pdf
   If the link doesn’t work, go to the Google Chrome web store and search for “Merge PDF”.
2. Click on the Merge PDF extension.
   
3. On the Merge PDF pgae, select [Add to Chrome].
4. Select [Add extension] on the pop-up that appears to download the Merge PDF extension from the Chrome Web Store. Close the Welcome to Zone PDF! Pop-up window.
5. Click on the Extensions icon, then click on the three-dot menu to the right of the extension, and then select Merge PDF.
   
   
6. Select [Click or Drag to choose PDF files] to launch a file explorer window and locate the documents you wish to merge. Select multiple documents by holding Shift + Left Click. Select [Open] when you have chosen your documents to merge.
   
7. Once you have added your PDFs, click [Merge] to combine your documents.
   
8. Once the files have been merged, click [Download] to download a new PDF made from your combined documents.
   

Additional tips and tricks

Additional tips and tricks can be found in the Troubleshooting document issues article.