Pages are inserted out of order.

[Ron_Hare@adobeforums.com]

Acrobat 5.0, OSX10.3.9

I've scanned 100 pages (100 individual .pdf files) and am trying to combine them into a single document by opening the first pdf and inserting the other 99.

The file names are sequential (001 - 100), BUT when I select multiple files for insertion, Acrobat inserts the pages out of sequence relative to their filenames or time of creation. I've tried to discern some logic to the order, but it seems random.

Is there any way to force Acrobat to insert multiple files in a predetermined sequence?

Or, is there a better way to create a multi-page Acrobat document?

[sws@adobeforums.com]

This is a known issue that was fixed in Acrobat 7's "Create From Multiple Files..." feature. "Create From Multiple Files..." was new in Acrobat 6 and was kind of a glorified way of handling many file types. The user was given an interface in which they could order the files prior to combining. I'm sorry to say, but probably the easiest way to solve your problem is to upgrade to Acrobat 7.

I may not remember exactly how it was ordered, but I do remember there was some wierd pattern the Mac followed, far too obscure for me to remember. Windows was much worse in this case. Almost totally random.

[Ron_Hare@adobeforums.com]

Thanks. I guess it's time to do that anyway!