How to add a cover page to a pdf document

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    Cover Page for PDF using Adobe Acrobat

    /t5/acrobat-discussions/cover-page-for-pdf-using-adobe-acrobat/td-p/10450868 Apr 26, 2019 Apr 26, 2019

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    Is there some way to make a cover page for a PDF, but not change the page numbers in the document? (not just the page number footer, the actual number of pages in the PDF itself).

    Many thanks for any assistance!

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    Community Expert , Apr 26, 2019 Apr 26, 2019 try67 • Community Expert , Apr 26, 2019 Apr 26, 2019

    Adding a cover page to a PDF file should not change anything on the other pages, unless they are set up with a field that dynamically updates based on the physical page number. In other words, it should not be a problem.

    Regarding the page labels: You can set the label of the cover page to something like "Cover" and then re-label the others, if they change.

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    /t5/acrobat-discussions/cover-page-for-pdf-using-adobe-acrobat/m-p/10450869#M140134 Apr 26, 2019 Apr 26, 2019

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    Adding a cover page to a PDF file should not change anything on the other pages, unless they are set up with a field that dynamically updates based on the physical page number. In other words, it should not be a problem.

    Regarding the page labels: You can set the label of the cover page to something like "Cover" and then re-label the others, if they change.

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    /t5/acrobat-discussions/cover-page-for-pdf-using-adobe-acrobat/m-p/10450870#M140135 Apr 27, 2019 Apr 27, 2019

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    Thanks very much indeed try67 - I used that "cover" page label trick and it worked great!!

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    /t5/acrobat-discussions/cover-page-for-pdf-using-adobe-acrobat/m-p/13331439#M386334 Nov 08, 2022 Nov 08, 2022

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    Labeling answer not working for me. When I change LABEL of cover page it says it still requires a NUMBER so I make it "Cover 1". I can set the numbering to start on the page 1 to #1. HOWEVER, when PDF is viewed my odd number pages are on the left side instead of the right side. This destroys layout. QUESTION: How do I make Cover Page on right side and the following page # 1 ALSO on right side that follows it?