How To Split A Pdf Document

Apps to Split a PDF Document on Mobile

  • Voted Best Answer. Edit Answer (for another -27 minute) Acrobat allows you to split documents in different ways. To get to the split functionality, go to the 'Tools' pane on the right side. If the tools are not displayed, click on the Tools header until you see the different Tools panels.
  • In Acrobat DC, choose Organize Pages Split. Choose how you want to split the PDF file or whether you’ll split multiple files. Click Output Options to decide where to save the split the PDF file by page range or whether it should be named. Click OK, then click Split.
  • The Portable Document Format (PDF) was created by Adobe to promote a paperless working environment. PDFs can be viewed on any platform, but can't always be edited to remove or add pages. To do any kind of editing with the PDF, including splitting the file into separate pages, you must have Adobe Acrobat.
  • Select the 'Save Pages As Separate Files' option to create a single file for each page. Select the 'Delete Pages After Extracting' option If you want to delete the pages after you have extracted them. Or, you may deselect both options to leave the original PDF as is and create one, single file for all extracted pages.
  • A previous question answers your partially - how to split pdf documents, if you know where the barcodes are then you can split the documents easily: How can I split up a PDF file into pages (preferably C#) The recommendation is a library called PDFSharp and a sample demonstrating PDF splitting.
  • How to Split PDF Files - Adobe Acrobat Open the PDF you want to split in Adobe Acrobat. Click the 'Tools' button on the left side of the window. Expand the 'Pages' section of the Tools panel. Click the 'Split Document' button. Set how many pages you want each new file to be.

LightPDF (iOS)

LightPDF is an online PDF splitter which works well on many platforms, including iOS. This tool is bundled with various useful functions, from PDF conversion to PDF editing, from merging PDF to rotating PDF, and more. When it comes to splitting, it has two options – select pages to extract and extract every pages. The former means you can set the ranges and the site will extract the pages you choose, and you can decide whether combine all these pages into one PDF or have each range separately.

PDF Utility – Lite (Android)

How To Split A Pdf Document Into Single Pages

If you are an Android fanatic, then you can rely on PDF Utility to split PDF file. This app has the ability to merge many PDF files into one, extract images from PDF files, overlay two PDF documents and enable the adding of password protection. Additionally, it is built with a split function that can separate one big PDF document into multiple files. However, it’s “Lite” version has a maximum file size limitation of 1.5MB.

Once you've located your PDF Packet, you'll click on the Split button on the right side of the page. Then, the Split Window will open for you. You will use the Split Window to break down your packet into individual documents. On the left side under New Document Name, type the name of the first document in your packet.

How to Split PDF File on a Computer

For Windows – ApowerPDF

If you are using a Windows-based computer, then you can split your PDF file using a simple yet compact application called ApowerPDF. This program provides its users with various editing functions like deleting, cropping, extracting, merging, etc.

Most of all, this PDF editor even has a split function that can be used in separating a single PDF file into multiple files. It’s rare to see all of these functions in just one program, that’s why this program is worth trying. If you want to know how to split PDF files with ApowerPDF, follow these instructions.

  • Download and install the program from this download button.
  • Once installed, open a PDF file that you need to work on.
  • When the file is fully loaded, click “Pages” located at the right upper portion of the app. Now, from the drop down menu, click “Split Document”.
  • A window will appear from here you will be given options whether you want to split the PDF by number of pages, file size, or by top-level bookmarks.
  • Cick “Ok” to split a PDF document.

This program also has the option to remove the watermark from PDF. If you want a PDF editor, it would be a great decision to go for ApowerPDF as your all-round PDF solution.

For Mac – Preview

For Mac OSX users, splitting a PDF file can be done through the use of a built-in viewer application called Preview. This application allows users to view images as well as PDF files. It also has the function to turn a PDF page into separated ones. This tool currently supports number of image formats which is definitely a plus. To split PDF file with this tool, here’s what you need to do.

  • Simply open a PDF doc that you need to edit with Preview.
  • Next, hit the “View Menu” button located at the upper left part of the toolbar and from the dropdown menu click “Thumbnails”.
  • Still from the dropdown menu choose “Single Page”, or “Two Pages”.
  • Another window will appear, isolating the PDF page that you selected. To save the file that was split, hover your mouse into the certain PDF page then drag and drop it into the desktop.
  • The file will then be saved on your desktop.

Now you can split PDF files that you need using these applications mentioned above. Various methods are shown per platform to ensure that you’ll get the best PDF splitter that you need depending on your preference. Try the apps yourself and get to know which one is the best for you.

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I have a PDF file with 120 pages. How can I extract only pages 20-30 and save it as another PDF file? I am using free version of Foxit Reader. It doesn't have this facility. Any solution?

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marked as duplicate by CharlieRB, Kevin Panko, Mokubai, Tog, MosesDec 7 '13 at 17:07

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I've had pretty good luck with PDF Split and Merge for doing this. Annoyingly, the current version attempts to install another product as well, so you'd want to deselect it when installing, so you'll want to beware of that. That annoyance aside, it works pretty well.

I've split a 46 page document at page 10 and 15 here - in your case you want to set it at 19 and 50. You just need to add the pages you want to split at seperated by a space.

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Try using BullZip PDF Printer: http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php
It's free, doesn't require additional software (be sure to un-check AVG), and is easy to use. After you install it, just print your PDF to the BullZip PDF printer (instead of an actual printer) and select the page range you'd like to extract; that's it!

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