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Split a PDF

How to split a PDF into separate files with vivePDF by page ranges, a fixed number of pages, file size or bookmarks, step by step.

To cut a PDF into parts, open Tools › Split, choose your file, pick a split method and click Split. Each part is saved as its own PDF in a new folder next to the original.

  1. Open Tools › Split, or click the Split shortcut on Home, and choose the PDF.
  2. Pick a Split method. To pull out particular groups of pages, By ranges is the most flexible.
  3. Type the ranges in the Parts box, separated by semicolons: 1-2; 3-4; 5-6 makes three files. To pick the pages by looking at them, click Choose on pages.
  4. Click Split.
The Split tool: By ranges selected, 1-2; 3-4; 5-6 in the Parts box and 3 parts in the panel on the right

The other methods:

  • Every N pages: cuts the document into parts with the same number of pages.
  • Into N files: splits the document into as many equal files as you ask for.
  • Single pages: makes every page a file of its own.
  • By size: no part goes over the MB limit you set; handy for e-mail attachments.
  • Odd / even: puts the odd and even pages into separate files.
  • By bookmarks: every bookmark at the chosen level starts a new part; ideal for chapters.
  • By text: a new part starts on every page where the text you search for appears.

Only need a few pages?

To take a few pages out into one file, select them in the page organizer and use Extract selected instead of splitting.

To put the parts back together, see Merge PDFs.