Dividing PDF Documents into Individual Pages

You can divide PDF documents into individual pages.

NOTE
The divided PDF document is stored in the same location as the original document. PDF documents in a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library cannot be divided unless you have edit permission or higher. You cannot divide more than one PDF document at the same time. If the original document is a PDF document with Reader Extensions, the Reader Extensions function is deleted from the document after division.

NOTE

The divided PDF document is stored in the same location as the original document.

PDF documents in a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library cannot be divided unless you have edit permission or higher.

You cannot divide more than one PDF document at the same time.

If the original document is a PDF document with Reader Extensions, the Reader Extensions function is deleted from the document after division.

Select the PDF document to divide in the File List View Window.

Click

(Separate into Single Pages) on the ribbon.

Or, right-click the File List View Window and select [Separate Document into Single Pages].

The [Separate Document into Single Pages] dialog box is displayed.

NOTE
The [Separate Document into Single Pages] dialog box is displayed when the [Select original document processing when separating document into single pages] check box is selected. [File] menu > [Option] > [System Settings] > [Browser] > [Display Dialog Box] > [Select original document processing when separating document into single pages] This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Browser, see the following to display them. Setting Buttons on Toolbars Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars

NOTE

The [Separate Document into Single Pages] dialog box is displayed when the [Select original document processing when separating document into single pages] check box is selected.

[File] menu > [Option] > [System Settings] > [Browser] > [Display Dialog Box] > [Select original document processing when separating document into single pages]

This operation can also be performed with the tool buttons on the toolbar. If tool buttons are not displayed on the toolbar of Desktop Browser, see the following to display them.

Setting Buttons on Toolbars

Lists of Ribbon Commands/Toolbars

Select the processing method for the document that will be divided.

[Original Document Processing]	Select the original document's processing method.
[Keep original document]	Keep the same processing method for the original document.
[Do not keep original document]	Move the original document to the Recycle Bin.
[Do not show this dialog box again]	From now on, the [Separate Document into Single Pages] dialog box is not displayed. The processing mode selected in [Original Document Processing] will be applied to the original document. Even if you set to not display the dialog box, you can display it by selecting the [Select original document processing when separating document into single pages] check box. [File] menu > [Option] > [System Settings] > [Browser] > [Display Dialog Box] > [Select original document processing when separating document into single pages]

NOTE
If [Do not keep original document] is selected, the original PDF document is processed as follows. Personal Library: Moved to the Recycle Bin Document Server Library: Moved to the Recycle Bin SharePoint Server Library: Deleted Network Library: Deleted

Click [OK].

A separate PDF document is created for each page.

NOTE
Each of the divided PDF documents is saved with "_1" or "_2" appended at the end of the source PDF's name. However, if another document with the same name exists in the destination folder, "(2)" is also appended to the document name. The [Enter Version Comments] dialog box is displayed when dividing a PDF document in a library with [Create Version] set. The [Enter Version Comments] dialog box can be hidden. For more information, see the following. Hiding the [Enter Version Comments] Dialog Box

NOTE

Each of the divided PDF documents is saved with "_1" or "_2" appended at the end of the source PDF's name. However, if another document with the same name exists in the destination folder, "(2)" is also appended to the document name.

The [Enter Version Comments] dialog box is displayed when dividing a PDF document in a library with [Create Version] set. The [Enter Version Comments] dialog box can be hidden. For more information, see the following.

Hiding the [Enter Version Comments] Dialog Box