Extract Pages from PDF File

Extract pages from a PDF file, customize the output, and create a new PDF file with the configured settings. Use this action step to split PDF files, combine multiple PDF files into one, or extract specific pages to create a new PDF file.

Properties

File Settings
- Create Target PDF if it doesn’t exist
  
  Select this option to create the PDF file if the specified output file name doesn’t exist. Otherwise, the action step fails if the file doesn’t exist.
- Extraction Page Range
  
  The pages to extract from the input PDF. Use commas (,) to separate multiple ranges and EOF to specify the end of the file. This action step reads the pages in the specified order. For example, the value 1-5, EOF-6 outputs a file that contains pages from one to five in the original order and the remaining pages in reverse order, from last to six.
- Input File Directory Path
  
  Path to the input file directory.
- Input File is Password Protected
  
  If the input file is password protected, select this option and specify the password in the wizard.
- Input File Name
  
  Name of the input file.
- Insert Mode
  
  Select where to insert the extracted content in the output file. Available options: StartOfDocument, SpecificPage, or EndOfDocument.
- Insert Position
  
  Select the page after which to insert the extracted content. If the PDF file doesn’t exist, and Create Target PDF if it doesn’t exist is selected, the action step inserts the pages at the beginning of the document.
- Output File Directory Path
  
  Path to the output file directory.
- Output File is Password Protected
  
  Select this option if the output file is password protected and specify the password in the Wizard.
- Output File Name
  
  Name of the output file.

Inbound Variables

Input File Directory Path
Input File Name
InputFilePassword
Extraction Page Range
Output File Directory Path
Output File Name
OutputFilePassword
Insert Position

Outbound Variables

The Extract Pages from PDF File action step has no outbound variables.

Wizard

Input File Settings

Configure the settings for the input file to read: Directory path, File name, Page Range, and Password (if the file is password protected).
Output File Settings

Configure the settings for the output file to write: Directory path, File name, Page Range, and Password (if the file is password protected). Also specify if the action step creates the output file if it doesn’t exist and select where to insert the pages in the output file.