How to Attach Files to PDFs in Adobe Acrobat

[@erinwrightwriting]

All the steps shown in this video are listed on my blog at erinwrightwriting.com/attach-files-to-pdfs-in-adobe-acrobat/. Thank you for watching!

[@gavhlev2853]

Wow, one of the most amazing presentation I’ve ever heard!!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is very kind of you to say. Thank you for watching!

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

Thank you Ms. Wright. Nice tutorial as usual. Take care.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you very much!

[@virtualassistantmimi]

Thorough and extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@tiffanymusic902]

Thank you! Great information - very clear and easy to understand.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your positive feedback!

[@riajuddin3533]

thank you, save my to days work

[@erinwrightwriting]

I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@goldguilder9554]

The issue is how to send a pdf to adobe on the iphone when there isn’t a way to select the app

[@assenort]

Thank you, madam.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching!

[@baolbardotbulsara]

Thanks, Erin. I'm wondering if there is a way to link a part of the text to one of these attachments. Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! I have a separate tutorial showing how to create links to attachments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SYqmadpJhpe6M. Thank you for watching!

[@CamilleWorrell]

Great video Erin. Can you do a video on combining many documents together and attaching and exhibit page to the beginning of each document. Thank you.

[@erinwrightwriting]

That's a great suggestion. I will definitely add it to my list. Thank you for watching!

[@jungeunyoon4478]

Can you also add a specific icon so that when you click it, it opens one of your attached files?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! You can create a page view button to an attached file. I have a separate tutorial about page view buttons that you may find helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaOzkn1na5Kbos0. I wish you all the best with your PDF project!

[@TrungNguyen-fx1ns]

excelente app

[@rachael8223]

Very helpful! Have you found a way to reorder your files in the Attachment menu? I would like mine to appear in alphabetical order, but it seems like only the default order in which you add is possible? Thanks!

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is an excellent question! Unfortunately, I'm not aware of a way to reorder the attachments. If reordering is important for your project, you may want to consider creating a portfolio (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ2YZ6inaNeenrs) instead of using attachments because each file added to a portfolio can be reordered as necessary. Thank you so much for watching!

[@messrsandersonco5985]

Will the attachments all print?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! Unfortunately, Acrobat doesn't currently offer a way to automatically print the attachments with the PDF. I do hope that feature is added in the future.

[@Gimmickster]

Hi so I created a fillable pdf on adobe pro and when I hit attachment. It give me to the option to add any attachments I want. Not all of my co workers has Adobe pro but has adobe reader. When they open the fillable pdf in adobe reader and hit the file attachment button. There is not an option or paper clip + available to attach anything. Why is that? Thanks in advance

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching! Adobe Readers doesn't offer the option to attach files to PDFs. However, Reader users should be able to view attachments created in Adobe Acrobat.

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

Ms. Wright, your fav KZbinr here again. Quick question. I need to add a zip file of emails to the PDF. Will that work too? I am afraid to attempt to do stuff on this one and ruin everything. I am almost finished. Thanks.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Hello! Yes, you can attach a .zip file to a PDF in Acrobat. However, Adobe doesn't recommend doing so because it creates security risks. As such, they make it hard to open the .zip once attached; the reader has to change advanced settings within their own software. If you would like to research it a bit more, here is an article from Adobe support: helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/attachments-security-risks-reader-acrobat.html. Best of luck!

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

@@erinwrightwriting Thank you so much. Perhaps I will get this done by mid April hahhah . Just joking. I wouldn't want you to shut down your channel. 😎

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

@@erinwrightwriting Ok, well I will have to simply add each one to a page I guess so they are all in one place? There are going to be like 80 of them.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Sorry for the late reply! Creating individual pages in Acrobat is quite time consuming, so if possible, you may want to consider pasting the emails into a Word file and then attaching the Word file to your PDF.

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

@@erinwrightwriting Ok. I didn't think about that. I guess if you taught grade school, I am bringing back a lot of memories. 😂 Thank you for all that you do. Take care,

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

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[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for sharing! I am honored to have been of some assistance with such an important project. I wish you, your wife, and all involved the very best!

[@shubhvyas8787]

Can i attach a vcf file in pdf?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching my video. I have never attached a VCF file to a PDF; however, this thread from the Adobe Community forum indicates that it's possible to have a VCF open from within a PDF. Best of luck! (Thread: community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/vcard-vcf-in-pdf/td-p/10458955?page=1)

[@RR-nl2ep]

What gives? I got Adobe Acrobat DC and I don't see a way to delete attachments.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! If you open the Attachment pane on the left side, the trash icon is in the toolbar for that pane (second from the end).

[@RR-nl2ep]

@@erinwrightwriting Someone said deleting attachments requires Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard, Acrobat Reader can't do it.

[@sa-ma_7795]

Hi Erin, you attached an external file to your pdf via the Edit Tool. I noticed it is also possible via the Comment tool which seems to have the added bonus of allowing to attach the file in a specif area of the pdf document. The same cannot be said for the procedure via the Edit Tool, that defaults to storing the attachments in the Attachment panel, with no useful reference to where they belong in the pdf.?! Thank you

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is a great question. The Attach File tool in the Comment toolbar isn’t the same as the Attach File tool in the Edit PDF toolbar. The one in the Comment toolbar is for review purposes only because it is technically a comment. Before a PDF is finalized for publication, all comments and markups need to be removed. When the Attach File comment is removed, the attached file will also be deleted. On a side note, my other video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SYqmadpJhpe6M) shows how to create in-text links to attachments, so you can reference how the attachment and the main PDF belong together.

[@sa-ma_7795]

@@erinwrightwriting Hi Erin Thank you for the feedback. May I ask an unrelated question? I work a lot with pdf documents, but hardly ever do we get sent a “proper” pdf (created as such from a Word file for instance). Even big and reputable companies just email through a badly scanned copy of a document. These documents are meant to be used merely as reference documents so one cannot even say that the intention is to prevent the documents from getting edited. I think sending a scanned copy instead of a proper pdf is just sloppiness! Anyway, what is the most efficient way of making the document “recognizable” and editable please? I have Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and I wonder which does it best between Edit Text & Images or Scan & OCR (which allows to enhance either of a picture or a scanned document)? Thank you

[@erinwrightwriting]

@@sa-ma_7795 If you are dealing with a document that has already been scanned, then Scan & OCR is probably the way to go. However, I don't think there really is a perfect solution....yet. Best of luck!

[@zhonggonghao7440]

Sorry, in my opinion, even you use 'Comment tool', you still cannot attach the file in a specific area of the PDF document like what we can do in Window's Acrobat, there you can even add a 'Graph' or 'Paper Clip' icon anywhere on any page. When you click that icon, boom, you get directly see the picture you attached before! Very efficient!

[@2derekjeter2]

when i hit edit my page open up a pop up trying to charge me....

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching my video! By chance, are you using Acrobat Reader? Unfortunately, you can only attach files with Adobe's paid software, Acrobat. Best of luck!

[@2derekjeter2]

@@erinwrightwriting i was actually just trying to get the basic Acrobat reader . i use to have acrobat reader x pro and now cant find that download ...the one that keeps popping up for download is the acrobat reader DC seems like a newer version.

[@benjaminfeliciano6710]

For some reason the video is not playing. :(

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for trying to watch! I just checked it on my end and it is playing correctly. I hope it was just a momentary glitch.

[@IAmHermaeusMora]

You need to post a disclaimer this only works for the overpriced, paid version of Acrobat.

[@aaront7247]

Lmao