How to Extract Pages From a PDF Into a New File

To extract pages from a PDF, open Extract PDF Pages, type the pages you want (for example 3 or 1, 4, 6-9) and download the new file. The original stays unchanged, and the new PDF contains only the pages you picked, copied exactly, with selectable text and full-quality images.

When Extracting Pages Is the Right Move

• Sending only the signature page of a long contract back to the other party.
• Uploading a single invoice or one month's statement instead of the whole year.
• Sharing one chapter or section of a report with a colleague.
• Meeting an upload limit on page count or file size by dropping pages the form doesn't need.
• Removing a cover sheet, fax header or blank pages from a scan.

Step by Step

1. Open Extract PDF Pages and drop in your PDF. The page count appears once it loads.
2. Type the pages to keep. Use commas between items and a dash for ranges: 1, 4, 6-9.
3. Click Extract pages and download the new PDF.
4. Open the new file and check that it contains the right pages before you send it.

Getting the Page Numbers Right

Page numbers in the tool count the physical pages in the file, starting from 1 at the very first page, including the cover. That isn't always the number printed on the page: a report whose numbering starts after a cover and contents page might print '1' on the file's third page. Your PDF viewer's page counter (for example '3 of 40') shows the number the tool uses.

Extract, Split or Delete?

• Extract when you want one new file made of a few chosen pages.
• Split when you want several files, such as one per page, one per chapter or parts under a size limit.
• Delete pages in the Edit tool when you want to keep almost everything and drop a few pages.

What Carries Over, and What Doesn't

Each extracted page is copied as it is, so the text, images, fonts and page size are unchanged. Some things belong to the whole document rather than to individual pages, such as bookmarks and file attachments, and these don't come across. Interactive form fields may also stop working in the new file, so fill in a form before extracting pages from it.

A Quiet Privacy Win

Sending only the pages someone needs is one of the simplest ways to protect personal information. A landlord who asks for proof of income needs one payslip, not a year of bank statements. Extracting pages also leaves behind the other pages' contents, which a black box drawn over them wouldn't. Our PDF privacy checklist has more tips like this.