How to Remove Pages From Pdf

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How to Remove Pages From a Pdf – Click on “File” and then click the “Print” button to print the webpage. Click on “file” and then click on “Save as PDF” or “Export as PDF” to save you the webpage as a pdf file. How does this work? When Chrome prints a webpage it actually writes to a .pdf file. So where there was once a webpage, now there is a .pdf file. Anyone can access this file by right-clicking on the web page and choosing “Save As…”

Have you ever needed to remove pages from a pdf? I often need to do this when working with clients. In this post I’m going to show you how it’s done, so you can easily delete useless pages from a pdf file. The same methods apply for removing any kind of content from a pdf.

Did you know that the average lifespan of a book is 200-300 years? I can tell you from personal experience books should be preserved. However, this doesn’t mean you have to keep all your books in good condition for centuries to come. In this article, I’m going to quickly show you how to remove pages from a pdf. I know, it’s a bit of a strange topic to start off an article with but hey, it could come in handy one day.

Delete pages from PDF using Acrobat

  1. Open the PDF in Acrobat.
  2. Choose the Organize Pages tool from the right pane.
    The Organize Pages toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar, and the page thumbnails are displayed in the Document area.
  3. Select a page thumbnail you want to delete and click the Delete   icon to delete the page.Delete page from PDF
  4. A confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click OK to confirm.
  5. Save the PDF.

More Options

Method1Using Preview on a Mac

  1. 1Double-click the PDF to open it in Preview. If it opens in another program instead, such as Adobe Reader, right-click the file, select Open With and then click Preview.
  2. 2Click the View menu. It’s in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
  3. 3Click Thumbnails on the menu. This displays all of the pages as thumbnails (small images).
  4. 4Select the page(s) you want to delete. If you want to delete more than one page, press and hold the Command key as you click each page.
  5. 5Press the Delete key on the keyboard. If you’d prefer, you can click the Edit menu at the top of the screen and select Delete instead. This removes the selected pages from your PDF.[1]

Method2Using SmallPDF on the Web

  1. 1Go to https://smallpdf.com/delete-pages-from-pdf in a web browser. This opens SmallPDF’s Delete Pages from PDF tool. SmallPDF is a free online tool you can use to quickly remove pages from a PDF.
    • You can use SmallPDF to delete pages from 2 PDFs each day at no cost. If you want unlimited edits, you can get a 7-day free trial, which also allows you to make other changes to PDFs in your web browser.
    • SmallPDF is one of many similar sites that allow you to work with PDF files online at no cost. If you don’t like SmallPDF or need to work with more than 2 files per day, you can search the web for “delete pages from pdfs online” to find alternatives.
  2. 2Click CHOOSE FILE. It’s at the middle of the page.
  3. 3Select your PDF and click Open. This uploads your file to SmallPDF and displays the pages as thumbnails (small images).
  4. 4Hover your mouse cursor over a page you want to delete. You’ll see a few icons appear at the top of the thumbnail image.
  5. 5Click the trash icon on the page. It’s at the thumbnail’s top-right corner. This removes that page from the file.
    • Repeat this step for all other pages you want to delete.
  6. 6Click APPLY CHANGES. It’s the blue-green button at the bottom-right corner. This removes the selected pages and displays a preview.
  7. 7Click Download to save the file. This saves the new version of the PDF to your computer.

Method3Adobe Acrobat Pro

  1. 1Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat. If you have the paid version of Adobe Acrobat (including Acrobat 2020, Acrobat DC, or Acrobat 2017), you can use it to remove pages from any PDF.[2]
    • If the PDF doesn’t open in Acrobat, right-click the file, choose Open with, and then select Acrobat.
    • You could also get a full-featured trial version of Adobe Acrobat, which will cost you nothing at all for 7 days. To get the trial, visit https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/free-trial-download.html.
  2. 2Click Organize Pages. It’s in the right panel (in the secondary toolbar). You’ll now see thumbnails (small versions of each page) in the Document area.
  3. 3Select the page you want to delete. Clicking the thumbnail of the page you want to delete will select it.
    • If you want to select multiple pages at once, click the Page Thumbnails button in the left panel to display thumbnails in a panel called “Page Thumbnails.” Then, press and hold Ctrl (PC) or Command (Mac) as you click each page you want to delete in that panel.
  4. 4Click the trash icon to delete the selected page(s). If you just selected one page, click the trash icon right next to it. If you selected multiple pages, click the trash icon at the top of the Page Thumbnails panel.[3]

Method4Using Adobe Document Cloud on the Web

  1. 1Go to Adobe’s PDF page deletion tool. You can access it in your web browser by visiting https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/acrobat/delete-pages?x_api_client_id=adobe_com&x_api_client_location=delete_pages.
    • This tool is a part of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. If you have a subscription to Acrobat Pro, you can use this tool as much as you need. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up for a free 7-day trial.
  2. 2Sign in with your Adobe account. If you don’t have an account, click Create an account to sign up now.
  3. 3Click the blue Select files button. It’s at the center of the page.
  4. 4Select your PDF and click Open. This uploads your PDF to Adobe’s servers and displays it as thumbnails (small images of each page).
  5. 5Select the page(s) you want to delete. To select multiple pages, hover your mouse over each page you want to delete, and then click the checkbox at its upper-left corner.
  6. 6Click the trash icon. It’s at the top of the page. This removes the selected pages from the document.
  7. 7Click the Save button. It’s at the top-right corner of the page. This saves the PDF file without the deleted pages.

Conclusions

It’s a common question asked by business owners who have been provided a pdf file from their printer. How do you separate the whole book into single pages from the pdf? Well, it’s not that hard to do if you have this recipe.

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