Batch Object - Append To Previous

Appends selected items to the previous Batch Folder in the batch, reorganizing the batch structure.

Remarks

The Append to Previous command moves the selected items to become children of the previous Batch Folder in the batch sequence. If a folder is selected, all its children are moved as well. This command is useful for grouping related items together, correcting batch structure, or consolidating documents after separation or import.

Use this command when you need to merge items into an earlier folder, such as combining supporting documents with a main document or correcting misgrouped pages.

> Note: The command is only enabled when the previous sibling of the topmost selected item is a Batch Folder and the selection is contiguous.

Example: Before and After Appending to Previous

Suppose you have the following batch structure, and you select "Page 2" and "Page 3" to append to the previous folder:

Before Append to Previous

 Batch
  ├─📁 Folder 1
  │  └─📄 Page 1
  ├─📄 Page 2
  ├─📄 Page 3
  └─📁 Folder 2
     └─📄 Page 4
 

After running Append to Previous, "Page 2" and "Page 3" are moved into "Folder 1":

After Append to Previous

 Batch
  ├─📁 Folder 1
  │  ├─📄 Page 1
  │  ├─📄 Page 2
  │  └─📄 Page 3
  └─📁 Folder 2
     └─📄 Page 4
 

This operation can be repeated to further consolidate or reorganize batch content as needed.

See Also

BatchBatch FolderBatch Page