pdf merge & split

PDF Merge & Split Combine multiple PDF files into one or split PDFs into separate documents. Overview This skill helps you: Merge multiple PDFs into a single file Split PDFs by page ranges Extract specific pages Reorder pages within a PDF Create custom arrangements How to Use Merge PDFs "Merge these 3 PDFs into one file" "Combine document1.pdf and document2.pdf" "Join all PDFs in this folder in alphabetical order" Split PDF "Split this PDF into individual pages" "Extract pages 5-10 from this PDF" "Split this PDF every 5 pages" Reorder "Move page 3 to the end" "Reorder pages: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5" "Reverse the page order" Merge Operations Basic Merge

PDF Merge Plan

Input Files | Order | File | Pages | Size | |

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| | 1 | cover.pdf | 1 | 50 KB | | 2 | chapter1.pdf | 15 | 2.1 MB | | 3 | chapter2.pdf | 22 | 3.4 MB | | 4 | appendix.pdf | 8 | 1.2 MB |

Output

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Filename

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combined_document.pdf

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Total Pages

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46

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Estimated Size

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~6.7 MB

Merge Options

[ ] Add bookmarks for each source file

[ ] Preserve original bookmarks

[ ] Include blank page between files

[ ] Optimize/compress output Advanced Merge

Advanced PDF Merge

Custom Page Selection | Source | Pages to Include | Insert Position | |

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| | main.pdf | 1-10 | 1-10 | | insert.pdf | All (5 pages) | After page 10 | | main.pdf | 11-20 | 16-25 | | appendix.pdf | 2-4 only | 26-28 |

Output Configuration

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Filename

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custom_merged.pdf

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Page numbering

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Reset to 1 / Continue from original

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Bookmarks

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Create from filenames / Preserve all

Quality Settings

Resolution: Original / Reduce to [X] DPI

Compression: None / Low / Medium / High Split Operations Split by Range

PDF Split Plan

Source

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File

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large_document.pdf

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Total Pages

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100

Split Configuration | Output File | Page Range | Pages | |

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| | part1.pdf | 1-25 | 25 | | part2.pdf | 26-50 | 25 | | part3.pdf | 51-75 | 25 | | part4.pdf | 76-100 | 25 |

Naming Pattern [original_name]_part[N].pdf Split by Size

Split by File Size

Source

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File

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huge_report.pdf

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Total Pages

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500

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File Size

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250 MB

Target

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Max file size

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25 MB

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Estimated splits

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~10 files

Output | File | Pages | Actual Size | |

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| | report_001.pdf | 1-52 | 24.8 MB | | report_002.pdf | 53-98 | 23.2 MB | | ... | ... | ... | Split by Bookmark

Split by Bookmarks/Chapters

Source Structure

large_manual.pdf

Chapter 1: Introduction (p.1)

Chapter 2: Setup (p.15)

Chapter 3: Usage (p.45)

Chapter 4: Advanced (p.120)

Appendix (p.180)

Split Output | File | Chapter | Pages | |

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| | ch1_introduction.pdf | Introduction | 1-14 | | ch2_setup.pdf | Setup | 15-44 | | ch3_usage.pdf | Usage | 45-119 | | ch4_advanced.pdf | Advanced | 120-179 | | appendix.pdf | Appendix | 180-end | Extract Specific Pages

Page Extraction

Source

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File

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contract.pdf (20 pages)

Pages to Extract

[x] Page 1 (Cover)

[x] Pages 5-7 (Terms)

[x] Page 15 (Signatures)

[x] Page 20 (Appendix A)

Output

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File

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contract_key_pages.pdf

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Pages

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6 total (1, 5, 6, 7, 15, 20) Page Operations Reorder Pages

Page Reorder Plan

Current Order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

New Order 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 8, 7, 9, 10

Changes

Page 3 ↔ Page 4 (swapped)

Page 7 ↔ Page 8 (swapped) Delete Pages

Page Deletion

Source

document.pdf (25 pages)

Pages to Remove

Page 3 (blank page)

Pages 12-14 (outdated section)

Page 25 (draft watermark)

Result

New page count: 20

Output: document_cleaned.pdf Insert Pages

Page Insertion

Base Document

main.pdf (10 pages)

Insertions | Insert | After Page | From | |

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| | Cover page | 0 (beginning) | cover.pdf | | Diagram | 5 | diagrams.pdf (page 2) | | Appendix | 10 (end) | appendix.pdf |

Result

New page count: 14 Rotate Pages

Page Rotation

File: scanned_doc.pdf

Rotations Needed | Page(s) | Current | Rotation | New | |

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| | 3 | Portrait | 90° CW | Landscape | | 7-9 | Upside down | 180° | Correct | | 15 | Landscape | 90° CCW | Portrait | Batch Processing Batch Merge

Batch Merge Job

Task: Merge PDFs by Project

Folder Structure /reports/ /project-a/ report1.pdf report2.pdf /project-b/ summary.pdf details.pdf

Output