How to extract pages from a PDF
Need page 4 of a 60-page statement, or each chapter as its own file? Here’s how to pull pages out of a PDF.
Long PDFs often contain one or two pages you actually need to send: the summary page of a bank statement, a single invoice from a batch, or the signature page of a contract. Sending the whole document is clumsy and can share more than you meant to.
Extract specific pages
- Open Split PDF and add your document.
- Choose Extract pages into one file.
- Type the pages you want, for example 1, 4-6.
- Select Split PDF. You get one new PDF containing just those pages.
How page ranges work
- 5 means page 5 only.
- 2-7 means pages 2 to 7.
- 10- means page 10 to the end.
- Combine them with commas: 1, 3, 8-10.
The page numbers are the PDF’s own page order, which can differ from the numbers printed on the pages. If a document has a cover and contents pages, printed page 1 might be page 4 of the PDF. Check the page counter in your PDF viewer.
Split into several files
Choose One file per range to break a document into parts. For example, 1-12, 13-30, 31- gives you three files, which is handy for separating chapters or splitting a big file to email in parts. Choose Every page as its own file to get each page separately. Multiple files download together in a single ZIP.
Removing pages instead
If it’s easier to say which pages you don’t want, use Organize PDF. Delete the unwanted pages from the thumbnail view and save what’s left.
Does it affect quality?
No. Pages are copied exactly as they are, so text stays sharp and selectable, and nothing is recompressed.
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