Combine Chapters 1

[artj]

Anyone know how to combine chapters into a single document in Quark 6 for windows? I didn't realize I couldn't create a single pdf file by printing all chapters from my book to the acrobat distiller. Now, it looks like the only solution is to combine all the chapters into a single Quark project.

If there's a way to create a single pdf from all my chapters I'd prefer that.

AJ

 

[MarcusStringer]

Hi
If it's anything like v.4.1 then you open both files. change your view to thumbnails, click on the pages to select from the document you want to move them from and drag them into the thumbnail view of the target file until you get a sideways arrow on the last page, then release. And hopefully the pages should combine together.
Hope this helps

 

[artj]

Hi Marcus,

Thanks for the tip. It worked like a charm.

AJ

 

[MyFavoriteLetterIsB]

Also, once you have your chapters as individual pdf files, you can use the Document:Insert Pages command in Acrobat to bring all the chapters into a single pdf file.

B

 

[signal49]

Also, in Acrobat 6 Professional (maybe Standard, too) you can create a single pdf from multiple files.

 

[signal49]

Also, in Acrobat 6 Professional (maybe Standard, too) you can make a single pdf from multiple files under the Create PDF drop down menu.

 

[artj]

Thanks for the acrobat tips. However, I'm a little concerned about using that method. I used Marcus' tip to combine all my chapters, and ended up with two pages less than I had in my separate chapters (12 chpts, 392/390pp). It makes me wonder if there's some kind of pagination bug in Quark 6. If I combine the pdf files I may not end up with the right pagination/page count.

AJ

 

[tad1952]

It's a simple fix. In individual files, all your chapters start on a right hand page. You probably have 2 chapters ending on a right hand page. When you combine them into one document or one pdf, the next chapter will automatically start on the next available page. If you insert a blank page at the end of the 2 chapters ending on a right hand page, all the chapters will start on on a right hand page and your page count will be back up to the 392. It doesn't matter if it's combining pdfs into one pdf or chapters into one quark file - the fix is the same.