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In Adobe Acrobat Pro click on:
Document  Split Document (specify “1 page” as the desired size)
This will separate a PDF file of any length into individual page PDFs.
WARNING: if you intend to re-merge them, first rename Part1 to Part9 as Part 0 1 to Part 0 9 so that they slot into the correct order when merged.
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When the Word version of the O&MM file is final, save it as a PDF. In MS Word, click on:
File  Export  Save as PDF
Next, split that PDF into individual PDF pages so that the other information (tech data, certificates and warranties) can be merged in the correct place). In Adobe Acrobat Pro click on:
Document  Split Document (specify “1 page” as the desired size)
Now merge all documents in order. In Adobe Acrobat Pro click on:
Combine  Merge files into a Single PDF  Add files
Choose the files from the O&MM folder in order, eg.
O&MM Part 1
O&MM Part 2
O&MM Part 3
O&MM Part 4
O&MM Part 5
_Combined TECH data
O&MM Part 6
_Combined Certificates
O&MM Part 7
_Combined Warranties
O&MM Part 8
_Combined Drawing Files
Click on “Combine files” and Save the file as O&MM jobname.pdf
Keep copies of the individual files in the “Back up” folder in case you need to make any last minute adjustments and then re-do this step.
NB: The PDF merging process numbers files stupidly : 1, 10 , 11, 12, then 2, 3, 4 etc. You can force the correct order by placing a zero in front of smaller numbers: 01, 02, 03, 04… 10, 11, 12.
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Assuming you’ve submitted warranties to a client and they ask for some detail (eg job address) to be added to each page:
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In Adobe Acrobat Pro click on:
Document  Header and Footer  Add then type in the required text.

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To remove a detail from a PDF (eg to take the price out of the tech data):
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Open Adobe Acrobat Pro
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Open the file you want to change
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Choose the Advanced Editing tool (via Tools  Advanced Editing)
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Select the “Touch Up Object” tool.
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Highlight the text to remove and hit the delete key.
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Save your changes.
Open your file in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Click on Comments  Comment and Markup Tools
From here you can choose to place shapes around part of a document (eg oval, rectangle, arrow, etc). Once the shape is placed you can further modify it by clicking on the shape and choosing “Properties”. Then you can select the line style, colour and thickness. Example below.
You can also highlight text in yellow.
Example of PDF modified via Comments option

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This may be necessary in a defect report where an updated photo is added to show that the defect has been rectified. You must use Adobe Acrobat Pro.
It is definitely possible to do this, but somewhat complicated!
First, make sure your photos are saved in an approved format (eg .jpg)
Next, insert a text box into the position that you want the photo to appear. Do this via Tools  Comment and Mark
Up  Text Box Tool
Then click on Tools  Advanced Editing  TouchUp Object Tool and click on the text box until the outside border becomes dotted.
This: should change to
Next, right click on the dotted box and choose Place Image.:
Go to the folder where the image is stored, select it and click “Open”.
If you receive this message, keep trying.
I can’t work out where the cursor is supposed to be for the image to be included. It might be necessary to return to the Tools  Advanced Editing  Touch Up Object Tool again before choosing Place Image.
Eventually the photo will pop into the document (probably behind the text box). You can easily slide the photo around the document to the desired location.
Finally, remove the Text Box via Tools  Comment and Mark Up  Text Box Tool. Select the text box and when it turns blue, hit the delete key.
Password protected PDFs can’t be merged with others (eg when collating tech data in an O&MM).

You can google for a number of different suggestions on how to unlock password protected PDFs. The following link allows you to unlock 2 files per hour for free! http://smallpdf.com/unlock.pdf
This video explains how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xoIaFTJscw
However, a DIY solution to unlocking a PDF is to create a whole new version!
Open the PDF in question. Click on PRINT then select “Microsoft Print to PDF” from the drop-down menu. Give the document a different name to the original and that version is able to be merged with others.