How this tool works
Pages are copied out of a document into a new one, either as a single extract or as one file per page delivered in a ZIP. The page count is read as soon as you choose a file, which matters because the numbers you type are file page numbers and those are frequently not the numbers printed on the pages.
A range is written as pages and spans separated by commas: a lone number is one page, two numbers around a hyphen are inclusive, and a hyphen with a number missing runs to the start or the end of the document. Duplicates are ignored and the pages come out in document order. A range outside the document is refused with the reason rather than silently trimmed.
Getting the right pages
- Printed numbers are not file numbers: a cover and a contents page mean printed page 1 is often file page 3. Count from the first sheet in the file, not from the numbering.
- An open-ended range is the safe way to finish: writing a range that ends with a hyphen runs to the last page whatever the document turns out to contain.
- Per-page mode gives you a ZIP: each page becomes its own PDF named after its position, which is what you want for distributing forms or certificates individually.
- Splitting is not redaction: the pages you extract come out whole. Removing information from a page is a different operation, and dropping a page does not remove what other pages say about it.