Combining multiple PDF files into one File.

[Tony Baldwin]

darkfena313 wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 09/03/2009 01:13 PM, Kipton Moravec wrote:
>>   
>>> I am trying to put together an information packet for a Triathlon.
>>>
>>> All of the course maps are on individual .pdf files (one map per file). 
>>>
>>> I need to be able to put marks on the maps (where I want to place safety
>>> volunteers), and combine a bunch of maps into one multipage .pdf file to
>>> email to some of the volunteers.
>>>
>>> Is there a tool in Ubuntu that lets me do this? Is it multiple tools?
>>> What are they called?
>>>
>>> Kip
>>>     
>> OK... I'll start again :-)
>>
>> Try pdfedit for an all-in-one. You in insert other documents, annotate
>> (a little kludgy IMO) etc. If you have a lot of maps, might be easier to
>> use pdftk first to merge & then pdfedit.
>>
>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/pdfedit
>>
>>
>>
>>   
> what ever you do don't use pdfedit for merging. i tried it and the 
> program would kill itself. so just advising to maybe move on to another 
> suggestion like pdftk. i have to try that myself. of course adobe 
> acrobat professional does it, it works under wine as well, but its expensive
> 

use pdftk

/tony

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