Deta Studio

Open and merge files in a workspace

Use the large + card to import a PDF into a workspace or combine files into one new document.

Updated

Find the controls

Import a PDF

Workspace file list → large + card

Before you start

Open the destination workspace or folder. To work locally instead, use Open and save a local PDF.

Steps

Open a PDF in the workspace

  1. Click the large Plus icon Import a PDF card in the file list.
The large plus card labeled Import a PDF, with Choose source underneath.
  1. In Import from, choose where the file is stored.
Import from chooser with This computer, a connected Dropbox account, other workspaces, Merge files, and Connect a source.
ChooseWhat it does
Computer icon This computer, or your connected deviceUploads a PDF into the workspace. The local file stays separate.
Dropbox icon Dropbox or Google Drive icon Google DriveImports a PDF from that account and adds the synced drawing to this workspace.
Workspace source icon Another workspaceCopies the document's pages here. Its markups, comments, and history stay in the original workspace.
  1. Select the PDF to import. It appears in the workspace’s file list.

If your provider is missing, click Plus icon Connect a source. Follow Connect Dropbox or Connect Google Drive.

For linked PDFs, see how Deta handles source updates.

Merge files into a new document

  1. Click Choose source beneath Import a PDF (or From… if a source is already saved), then choose Merge icon Merge files…. You can also choose it in Import from.
  2. Choose Add documents from [workspace], Upload from this computer, or More sources, then select PDFs, JPGs, or PNGs. Use Plus icon Add for more files.
  3. Leave All pages selected for each file, or open it and choose Custom to select a range of pages.
  4. Put the files in order using their Drag handle handles or Move up Move down arrows.
  5. Enter a Document name, then click Create document.
Merge dialog with a Southern Serenity demo row, page selection, order arrows, document name, and Create document.

The new document appears in the destination workspace or folder. Originals stay unchanged. Their Deta markups and comments are not copied, and the merged document is not synced to them.

Remember a source

Select Always import from the source I pick in Import from to skip that chooser next time. The source selector beneath the large + lets you switch sources or choose Ask every time.

Troubleshooting

  • A synced file is already in another team: a synced drawing can belong to only one workspace. Open it there, or choose that workspace as the source to copy its pages here.
  • A file cannot be merged: use a PDF, JPG, or PNG. Remove damaged or password-protected files before creating the document.