PDFs are great for storing documents, but sometimes you have a PDF that needs some of its pages removed. Luckily, there are several ways to do this without printing or scanning the whole document. In this article, they’ll show you a few different ways to remove pages from a PDF document using Adobe Acrobat, Preview on Mac OS X, or Windows 10’s built-in Reader app.
Add or Remove PDF Pages Using Adobe Acrobat
- Open Adobe Acrobat
To add and remove pages from a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat, open the application and select the document you would like to work with. You can either click on the main toolbar or select File > Open in order to navigate through your files.
- Select Edit
Once you have navigated through your files, double-click on the PDF document you would like to edit in order to open it up in Acrobat Reader’s editing mode. Once this window opens up, select EDIT from the top menu bar and choose Remove Pages from this dropdown menu if you wish to delete PDF pages from an existing PDF file. Likewise, choose Add Pages if you would like more than one page added into an existing PDF file (this does not affect any of its formatting).
Adobe Acrobat professionals say, “You can revert to your original document if you want the file version before you make page deletions.”
Remove PDF Pages with PDF2Go
Download PDF2Go and open the PDF file you want to work with. Select the pages you want to remove by clicking on them, then press Delete or Backspace on your keyboard. Click Save when you’re done.
Delete Pages from PDF on Mac Using Preview
If you want to delete a page from a PDF:
- Open the file in Preview.
- Select the page you want to delete by clicking on it or pressing Command+Shift+A to select all pages.
- Press Command+X to cut that page from the document and then go back to Finder (the application where your files are stored).
- Click on File > New Folder and name this folder “Removed Pages” or something similar.
- Press Command+V (or choose Edit > Paste) on your keyboard and paste into this folder all of the pages that were removed from the PDF file.
- Rename each page according to its original order number so that they can be easily re-inserted later when needed.
Remove PDF Pages using Windows 10’s Built-In Reader
To remove PDF pages using Windows 10’s built-in Reader, first open the PDF. Then, click the “More” button in the top-right corner of your screen and select “Delete Pages.”
Next, select which pages you would like to delete from your file: check off each page by clicking it once (you can also uncheck them if needed). When all desired pages are checked and visible on the screen, click “Delete.”
Hopefully, these steps above will help you successfully remove PDF pages from your documents. If you are looking for a more detailed tutorial, check out How To Remove Pages from a PDF guide online.
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