Dividing PDF Documents

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You can divide a PDF document into two while viewing the document in the Preview Pane on the Desktop Browser screen.

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The divided PDF documents are stored in the same location as the original document. In Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library, you cannot divide the PDF document stored in the location for which you do not have the 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 documents are stored in the same location as the original document.

In Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library, you cannot divide the PDF document stored in the location for which you do not have the 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.

In addition, refer to the following as necessary.

Cautions and Restrictions

Select a PDF document to divide from the File List View Pane.

Display the page where you want to divide the document in the Preview Pane.

When using the thumbnail view, select the page where you want to divide the document.

If Preview Pane is not displayed, follow one of the steps below.

Click

(Show/Hide Preview Pane) on the Toolbar

Select the [View] menu > [Layout] > [Preview Pane].

Note
If buttons are not displayed on the Desktop Browser Toolbar, set the buttons on the Toolbar. For more information, see the following. Setting the Icons Displayed in the Toolbar You cannot view a PDF document for which a permissions password is configured. For details on buttons in the Preview Pane, see the following. Displaying in the Preview Pane

Click

(Separate Document at Selected Preview Page) on the Toolbar.

Or, follow one of the steps described below.

Select [Separate Document at Selected Page] in the [Edit] menu

Right-click the preview pane and then select [Separate Document at Selected Page]

The [Separate Document at Selected Page] dialog box is displayed.

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If buttons are not displayed on the Desktop Browser Toolbar, set the buttons on the Toolbar. For more information, see the following. Setting the Icons Displayed in the Toolbar The [Separate Document at Selected Page] dialog box is displayed when the [Select original document processing when separating document at selected page] check box is selected. [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Browser] > [Display Dialog Box] > [Select original document processing when separating document at selected page]

Note

If buttons are not displayed on the Desktop Browser Toolbar, set the buttons on the Toolbar. For more information, see the following.

Setting the Icons Displayed in the Toolbar

The [Separate Document at Selected Page] dialog box is displayed when the [Select original document processing when separating document at selected page] check box is selected.

[Settings] > [System Settings] > [Browser] > [Display Dialog Box] > [Select original document processing when separating document at selected page]

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 at Selected Page] dialog box is not displayed. The processing mode selected in [Original Document Processing] in the source PDF will be performed.

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If [Do not keep original document] is selected, the original 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].

Two PDF documents are created.

Note
Each of the divided PDF documents is saved with '_1' or '_2' appended at the end of its original document name. If another document with the same name already exists in the location to save to, the document name has "(2)" added after "_1" or "_2." When you divide a PDF document in a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library for which [Create Version] is enabled, the [Enter Version Comments] dialog box is displayed. You can set the [Enter Version Comments] dialog box to not display. For more information, see the following. Not Displaying the [Enter Version Comments] Dialog Box

Note

Each of the divided PDF documents is saved with '_1' or '_2' appended at the end of its original document name. If another document with the same name already exists in the location to save to, the document name has "(2)" added after "_1" or "_2."

When you divide a PDF document in a Document Server Library or SharePoint Server Library for which [Create Version] is enabled, the [Enter Version Comments] dialog box is displayed.

You can set the [Enter Version Comments] dialog box to not display. For more information, see the following.

Not Displaying the [Enter Version Comments] Dialog Box