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How to Merge an ID document PDF

Updated 2026-09-17 · 2 min read

The usual reason to merge an ID document PDF is needing to share proof of identity with parts of it hidden.

Merging keeps fonts, links and form fields intact instead of flattening everything into images, provided the tool combines rather than re-renders.

PDFfont edits PDF text in the document's own embedded font — no white cover boxes.

Steps to merge an ID document PDF

Open the first document, then insert the others in the order you want them.

Drag pages in the page view to fine-tune the order and rotate anything scanned sideways.

Delete blank pages the scanner added and duplicate any page you need twice.

Export the combined file, compressing images if the result is large.

With this kind of document, redaction is the only appropriate tool here, because it removes the data rather than covering it.

One caution worth stating plainly: never alter an identity document — only redact what the recipient does not need.

Doing the tidying before export means writing the file once rather than three times.

As many as your device's memory allows; dozens of ordinary documents are fine.

Yes, though duplicate field names across files may need renaming.

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