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2011-07-12 13:48:53
DHuck1
Registered: Jul 12 2011
Posts: 2
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I have Acrobat Pro 9
I often create PDF's with the Form Editor and insert text fields as a header for each page.
 
These PDF's are often very similar but not identical. However when I try to merge these files into a single PDF Adobe changes all of the headers to be the same as the header on the first page.

Is it possible to avoid this action?

DHuck1

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
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2011-07-12 15:29:27
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
Do the fields on the header have the same name?

If so, you need to change the field name on each form being merged prior to merging.

Most fields with the same name share the properties of any member of that group, for text fields this also include the value of the field. Other form fields like check boxes or radio buttons have an export value unique to each individual button.

George Kaiser

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2011-07-13 05:15:17
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DHuck1
Registered: Jul 12 2011
Posts: 2
Yes they sometimes have the same name. Example: I might have 4 pages that have P-1 in the header, followed by 4 pages that have P-2 in the header, followed by 4 pages that have P-3 in the header. When I do a merge the headers all become P-1.

DHuck1

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2011-07-13 08:25:39
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
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Are you talking about form fields placed in the header location or placing a header text in the PDF?


George Kaiser

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