How to remove unwanted pages from a PDF
By PDFEditor.ae · Published
Count positions, not printed numbers
Delete Pages works with the position of each page in the file: the first page is 1, the second is 2, and so on. That is often different from the number printed in the footer — a report may start its numbering after a cover and contents page. Open the PDF in a viewer and use the page counter (for example "3 / 12") to find the positions you want to remove.
Steps
- Keep a copy of the original PDF.
- Open Delete Pages and upload the file.
- Enter the positions to remove, separated by commas, with ranges where useful — for example 1,4-6.
- Click Delete Pages and download the new file.
Check the result
- The new page count equals the old count minus the pages you removed.
- The pages on either side of each gap are the ones you expected.
- If you entered every page, the tool stops and asks you to keep at least one.
Keeping pages instead
If you want to keep a few pages out of many, it is quicker to list the ones to keep with Extract Pages.