How to Create a Closing Binder in PDF

Create a PDF binder.

Electronic closing binders are often used for legal transactions. After a legal transaction occurs, such as the purchase or sale of real estate, the attorney customarily presents the client with a closing binder of all pertinent documents for the transaction. Adobe Acrobat (full version) is the Portable Document Format (PDF) creation tool that enables the user to easily create PDF binders from single PDFs and other document formats. In addition, non-PDF documents may be included as attachments in the binder.

Things You'll Need

• Adobe Acrobat (full version)
• Transaction documents, scanned

Instructions

1. Click the Windows "Start" button and open the "Adobe Acrobat" application from the Programs list.

2. Click the "File" option and then select "Create PDF..."

3. Click "From Multiple Files." A File Manager window will open.

4. Click the "Browse" button in the "Add Files" section to open a file navigation window.

5. Navigate to each of the transaction documents to be included in the binder. Add each of the transaction documents to the Binder File Manager by clicking on them, one at a time. The transaction documents will be posted into the PDF binder in the order listed in the File Manager.

6. Move files up or down to organize and order the documents by clicking the "Move Up" or "Move Down" buttons.

7. Click the "OK" button when all files are added and ordered. The PDF binder will be created and displayed in the Adobe Acrobat interface.

8. Visually verify the binder PDF by scrolling through the transaction document and ensuring that all documents are included and in order in the PDF binder.

Tips & Warnings

• Click the paperclip icon in the lower left side of the document interface to open the "Add Attachments" window. Click the "Add" button to attach files.

References

• Adobe: Acrobat for Legal Professionals -- Creating Electronic Closing Binders
• Adobe Tutorials: Build a PDF Binder From Multiple Files

Resources

• Adobe: Acrobat Dynamic PDF