A contract packet is rarely one file. The main agreement is one PDF, the exhibits are three more, and the signature pages arrived from legal as a separate scan. The reviewer's experience is the moment that matters — if they have to chase six attachments in their inbox, the review slips too.
The fastest path is to merge them into one well-ordered PDF before sending. DocShop does this with a free sign-in, without uploading to a sketchy server, and deletes every file within an hour.
What goes in the merged packet
For a typical commercial contract, the packet order is:
- Main agreement (the body of the contract)
- Exhibit A — scope of work or statement of work
- Exhibit B — pricing schedule
- Exhibit C — data processing addendum
- Signature page (last, so the reviewer doesn't have to scroll past it)
The signature page at the end is the small detail that makes the biggest difference. Reviewers consistently say it speeds up execution.
How to do it in DocShop
- Open the Merge PDFs tool.
- Drag in the files in the order above. The first file becomes page 1.
- Review the file order — drag to reorder if needed.
- Click Combine PDFs.
- Download the merged file. It's ready to email.
The result is a single PDF, one continuous page count, no watermarks or branding added.
When to split instead
The opposite move is useful too: if you received a 200-page contract and only need to redline pages 14-22, the Split PDF tool extracts just those pages. Useful when the appendix or the schedules are unchanged from a prior version and you only want to focus on the body.
Mark it as draft if it isn't ready yet
If you're sending a working draft to your reviewer before execution, the Watermark PDF tool stamps "DRAFT" (or your client's name) across every page so it can't be confused for an executed copy. Watermarks are baked in — they can't be removed without re-exporting the original, so save your un-watermarked master.
What about confidentiality?
DocShop runs the merge on an isolated worker, deletes every upload and result within an hour, and never reads the content of your files. There's no archive, no human access, and no training on your documents. This is verifiable — the privacy policy lists every byte path your file takes.
If your contract is highly sensitive (M&A, IP licensing), consider Pro tier for 200MB file support, 90-day activity history (with hashed filenames, not originals), and share links with optional password. The free tier is fine for routine contract packets.