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Edit a collection

Update your collections by adding new files or removing files you no longer need—without affecting the original documents.

Keep your collections relevant by adding new files or removing files you no longer need, without affecting the original documents.

Add files to a collection from your local system

  1. Open the collection you want to edit.

  2. Select Upload files.

  3. Choose the files you want to add.

  4. Wait for the toast in the lower-right corner to indicate that the processing is complete, and then refresh your page.

The new files appear immediately in the collection.

Add files to a collection from files already uploaded to Acrobat Analyzer

  1. Go to Documents > Files.

  2. Select one or more files to add to the collection by checking the box(es) to the left of the file name.

  3. Select the Save to Collection button.

  4. Choose whether to add the files to a new collection or an existing one.

    • Select Use Existing Collection to pick an existing collection from the dropdown.

    The Collections page with the Save to Collection challenge exposed.

  5. Confirm the addition of the files.

The selected files appear immediately in the collection.

Remove files from the collection

  1. Open the collection you want to edit.

  2. Select one or more files to remove from the collection by checking the box(es) to the left of the file name.

  3. Open the More actions menu (ellipsis) and select Delete.

    The collection list of files with the Delete button highlighted

  4. A challenge is presented to ensure you really want to remove the files from the collection.
    If you own the file, you’ll see two options:

    • Remove selected documents from collection – removes the file only from this collection.
    • Delete selected documents from Acrobat Analyzer – permanently deletes the file from Acrobat Analyzer, removing it from all collections.
    Challenge to delete the file or remove it from the collection.

    If the file is shared or linked, you can only remove it from the collection.

  5. Confirm the removal of the file(s).

Once confirmed, the file is removed immediately from the collection.

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