Adobe Acrobat 7.0

Organizing PDF Pages

Adobe Acrobat allows you to delete unwanted pages. In addition, you may extract pages from the original PDF file into a stand alone document. When extracting, you have the option to retain or delete those pages from the original PDF file. Further, you may reinsert a page back into the original PDF file after manipulating its content.

Deleting Pages
Extracting Pages
Inserting Pages

Deleting Pages

If you have unneeded pages within your PDF, you can easily delete them.

Deleting Contiguous Pages

Open the PDF file
From the Document menu, select Delete Pages...
The Delete Pages dialog box appears.
In the From text box, type the number of the first page in the range you want to delete
In the To text box, type the number of the last page in the range you want to delete
NOTE: If deleting only one page, the same page number should appear in both boxes.
Click OK
The Adobe Acrobat confirmation box appears.
To delete the page(s), click YES
To cancel, click NO

Deleting Noncontiguous Pages

Open the PDF file
In the Navigation pane, select the Pages tab
NOTE: The Navigation pane opens and displays the document's page thumbnails.
Select the first page to be deleted
Press and hold [Ctrl]
Select the other page(s) to be deleted
From the Document menu, select Delete Pages...
The Delete Pages dialog box appears.
NOTE: The Selected option will be designated.
Click OK
The Adobe Acrobat confirmation box appears.
To delete the pages, click OK

Extracting Pages

Acrobat gives you three choices once you have selected the pages you would like to extract. You may delete the extracted pages, save them as separate PDF files, or use them to create one PDF file.

Deleting Extracted Pages
Creating Separate PDFs
Creating One PDF

Extracting Pages: Deleting Extracted Pages

These steps will delete the extracted pages from the original document.

Open the PDF file
From the Document menu, select Extract Pages...
The Extract Pages dialog box appears.
In the From text box, type the number of the first page in the range you want to extract
In the To text box, type the number of the last page in the range you want to extract
NOTE: If extracting only one page, the same page number should appear in both boxes.
Select Delete Pages After Extracting
Click OK
A confirmation box appears.
Click YES

Extracting Pages: Creating Separate PDFs

Following these steps will save extracted pages as separate PDF files.

Open the PDF file
From the Document menu, select Extract Pages...
The Extract Pages dialog box appears.
In the From text box, type the number of the first page in the range you want to extract
In the To text box, type the number of the last page in the range you want to extract
NOTE: If extracting only one page, the same page number should appear in both boxes.
Select Extract Pages As Separate Files
Click OK
The Browse For Folder dialog box appears.
Select the Destination Folder you wish to store the newly created PDF files in
Click OK

Extracting Pages: Creating One PDF

Once the pages have been extracted, they will appear in a new Acrobat window. You may save and modify this document.

Open the PDF file
From the Document menu, select Extract Pages...
The Extract Pages dialog box appears.
In the From text box, type the number of the first page in the range you want to extract
In the To text box, type the number of the last page in the range you want to extract
NOTES: If extracting only one page, the same page number should appear in both boxes.
Click OK
The extracted page(s) appear in a new Acrobat window
From the File menu, select Save
The Save As dialog box appears.
Using the Save in pull-down list, select a save location
In the File name text box, type a filename
Click SAVE

Inserting Pages

Acrobat allows you to insert PDF pages and files into another PDF file.

Open the PDF file you will be inserting the pages into
From the Document menu, select Insert Pages...
The Select File To Insert dialog box appears.
Using the Look in pull-down list, locate the file to be inserted
Click SELECT
The Insert Pages dialog box appears.
From the Location pull-down list, select the appropriate option
Under Page, select First, Last, or Page
If Page is selected, in the Page text box, type the desired page number
Click OK