{"id":94,"date":"2020-08-10T11:02:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T11:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/how-to-split-a-pdf-file"},"modified":"2022-03-16T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:08:26","slug":"how-to-split-a-pdf-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/how-to-split-a-pdf-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Split a PDF File"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Splitting a PDF file is easier than most things you will ever have to do in your life. We\u2019re actually serious about this, and not only can you split PDF files easy, you can also do it in multiple ways. Yes, we will go through all of them right here, in this article, right after this sentence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Split a PDF File Using Adobe\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to take the \u201cmost\u201d official route to splitting PDFs like a ninja splits onions, you probably want to use Adobe Acrobat. To split PDF files in Adobe Acrobat, you should:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your file in Acrobat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t have the right-hand side toolbar activated, go to the bottom of the screen and click on <\/span><b>Hide Right-Hand Panel.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the right-hand sided toolbar, click on <\/span><b>Organize Pages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-Pages-in-PDF-Adobe.png\" alt=\"how to split PDF in Adobe Acrobat\" width=\"789\" height=\"476\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You will be given the option to split multiple files or one file.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-Pages-in-PDF-Adobe2.png\" alt=\"how to split PDF in Adobe Acrobat step 2\" width=\"767\" height=\"439\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once split, the files will be saved in your default Adobe folder (where all files are saved by default) and renamed to make it easy to distinguish between them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe Acrobat is great, especially because it\u2019s perfectly integrated with the other tools in the Adobe suite. However, it is not a free tool (they only have a free 5-day trial and after that, you will have to give them your money (starting with $18\/ month for the more advanced package).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t have Adobe Acrobat, though, you can always go for one of the following options (no less than 10 of them!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Split a PDF File Using Foxit\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foxit is a popular alternative to Adobe Acrobat for those who want to <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/edit-pdf\/\">edit PDF files<\/a>. This tool will pretty much do everything Adobe Acrobat does, including splitting PDF files.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How exactly? Well, here are the steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open your file in Foxit. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><b>Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 <\/span><b>Organize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Split\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Organize toolbar. You will be prompted with a dialog box that has multiple options to choose from:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>a. Number of pages (the point in your doc where you want to make the split;<\/li>\n<li>b. File Size: (how large you want each file to be);<\/li>\n<li>c. Top-Level Bookmarks (splitting according to bookmarks you have previously set in your PDF file);<\/li>\n<li>d.\u00a0 Blank Page (splitting the file at each blank page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you have made your selection, click on <b>Output options<\/b> to specify where you want the new files to be saved, what their names should be, and so on).<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>OK.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Done! Really easy! Foxit is free for 14 days, so have your fun with it during that time. Once the trial period has expired, you will have to pay $139. The good news is that it\u2019s a one-time payment and you can use the tool for all the PDF files in the world, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forever<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Split a PDF File Using Online Tools\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t want to install a PDF editing software on your computer and are looking for a quick solution, there\u2019s always online tools you can resort to. Below we have gathered instructions on how to use some of the most popular ones, for PDF splitting, so keep rollin\u2019 if you want to find out more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using SmallPDF\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SmallPDF is a pretty nice online tool for editing PDFs. Among other things, it will allow you to split your PDF file online. To do this, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smallpdf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SmallPDF\u2019s site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Choose files<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and upload your PDF files. You will get two options here:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Extract pages (which will allow you to extract pages from a PDF file and it will generate one file with all of them). If you<br \/>\nclick on Extract pages, you will be rerouted to a step where you can choose the pages you want to extract. Once done, click on<br \/>\nExtract (top right-hand side of the screen) and then download your new file.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-SmallPDF.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with smallpdf\" width=\"970\" height=\"577\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Split 1 PDF into many (which will allow you to chomp off your PDF file and create more of them based on given criteria). Do<br \/>\nkeep in mind that this option is only available once for unregistered users. If you want to do more than one split, you will<br \/>\nhave to register (with a 14-day trial or actually paying for it. If you click on Split 1 PDF into many, you will be redirected<br \/>\nto a page where you can choose where exactly you want to split the PDF file. To do this:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hover your mouse over the dotted line to the right of the page you want to split. A scissors icon will appear. Click on it. Repeat this process with all the pages you want to split.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have made your selection, click <\/span><b>Split<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and download your file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SmallPDF is quite intuitive on its own, but as mentioned before, it will only be free for limited actionsand for a limited amount of time (14 days). If you want to pay for the tool, it will cost you $12\/ month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using ILovePDF\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILovePDF is for people who really love PDFs. Or just people who want to quickly edit PDF files in multiple ways &#8211; such as by splitting them, for example.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To split a PDF file using ILovePDF, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilovepdf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILovePDF\u2019s website.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload the file you want to split. In the right hand of the screen you will see two options here. You can either:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Split by range (and select the range you want to be included in the split)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-ILovePDF1.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with i love pdf\" width=\"1529\" height=\"709\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Extract files (which will extract your selected files and create a new one out of them).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-ILovePDF2.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with i love pdf step 2\" width=\"1801\" height=\"643\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have made your selection, click <\/span><b>Split PDF.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download your newly split file!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ILovePDF is a great free tool for registered users. However, it will only allow you to perform a number of similar actions on their site. If you have to do more splits, you can get a package (they start at $6\/ month).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using PDF2Go\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the aforementioned tools, PDF2Go can easily be accessed online &#8211; and yes, it can be used to split PDF files as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how you do it:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdf2go.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDF2Go\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload your files.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the scissors button at the right-hand side of the page where you want the split to occur. For instance, if you want to split after the second page, click on the scissors button on the right-side of the second page.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-PDF2Go.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with pdf2go\" width=\"641\" height=\"469\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have made your selection, click <\/span><b>Save as <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and then <\/span><b>Save<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your file will download automatically.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDF2Go can be used for free without registration for a number of actions. If you want more, you will (you guessed it) have to register.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using PDF.io.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDF.io is another popular PDF editing tool you can use online. To split a PDF file using PDF.io, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pdf.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDF.io<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Choose file<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and upload your file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the pages you want to split or list the page numbers in the box right next to the \u201cSplit\u201d button.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-PDFio.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with pdfio\" width=\"1606\" height=\"675\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the aforementioned <\/span><b>Split <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">button.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download your file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDF.io is (yay!) free to use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using PDFCandy\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDFCandy has some pretty good eye candy for those of you who want to split some good ole\u2019 fashioned PDF files for free.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, simply follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pdfcandy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDFCandy\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Add file<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the drop-down menu below the PDF preview box, you will be given four options:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Split into single-page files (which will generate as many files as pages there are in the PDF)<\/li>\n<li>Split by page ranges (which will generate new files based on the ranges you input in the box next to the drop-down menu)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-PDFCandy.png\" alt=\"split pdf with pdfcandy\" width=\"1319\" height=\"458\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Merge selected pages (in case you have selected multiple pages and you want to merge just those, and then separate\/ split them<br \/>\nfrom the main file)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-PDFCandy2.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with pdfcandy step 2\" width=\"993\" height=\"505\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Delete selected pages (in case you have selected multiple pages and you want to save only those that are not deleted, then<br \/>\ndownload a file containing just the remaining pages).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-PDFCandy3.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with pdfcandy step 3\" width=\"1328\" height=\"502\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have made the selection, click on <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or <\/span><b>Delete pages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if that is the option you chose).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download your new file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PDFCandy is free to use (yay again!) and it will also allow you to download an offline version of the tool (triple-yay!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using FreePDFConvert\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FreePDFConvert is not a tool dedicated to PDF editing in particular, but they do have some PDF editing options available for a price ($6\/ month to be more specific).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you decide to use this tool for your PDF splitting needs, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepdfconvert.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> FreePDFConvert\u2019s site.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Choose file<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hover over <\/span><b>More<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then Click <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the box right under the PDF file preview, enter the desired page range you want to split at.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select if you want to split the PDF as one or multiple files.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/staticresources123.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/blog-images\/Split-PDF-with-FreePDFConvert.png\" alt=\"how to split pdf with freepdfconvert\" width=\"1398\" height=\"629\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download your new file(s)!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy, as promised!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Split a PDF File Using Split PDF Chrome Extension\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need to split PDF files more often, installing a Chrome extension might be a good idea. To do this and use it, follow these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/category\/extensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chrome\u2019s Extensions webstore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search \u201cSplit PDF\u201d in the search bar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Add to Chrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (it\u2019s a blue button right next to the <\/span><b>Split PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option) for the extension called\u00a0 ZonePDF (do check you\u2019re adding the right one).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Add extension<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the pop-up that will appear on screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To use it, go to your Chrome extensions toolbar and click on <\/span><b>Split\u00a0 PDF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload your file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will have two options:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>All pages (it will split the PDF after each page and create a number of files equal to the number of pages in the original<br \/>\nPDF)<\/li>\n<li>Range (it will allow you enter the page number range after which you want the split to happen and then it will create a<br \/>\nnumber of new PDF files equal to the number of ranges you entered).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Split<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download your file(s)!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yep, splitting PDF files is that easy &#8211; and no, it doesn\u2019t have to give you a splitting headache. Naturally, Adobe is the safest and most popular choice, and if you handle PDF files with sensitive content, it might be more secure to go for a paid option. Safety first, right?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If, however, you want to split PDFs that do not contain sensitive data, you can use one of the free tools as well. They are tried, tested, and reviewed by most of the important sites in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/edit-pdf\/\">how to edit PDF files in every way imaginable<\/a>, check our super comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/edit-pdf\/\">guide on this<\/a>. If you want to know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/how-to-merge-pdf-files\/\">merging PDF files<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/123formbuilder.polarbuildingcleaning.net\/blog\/how-to-remove-pages-from-a-pdf\/\">removing pages from PDF files<\/a>, we have a couple of guidelines for you too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And, if you are fed up with PDF files altogether in your efforts to collect and <a href=\"\/data-management\/\">manage data<\/a>, try <a href=\"\/web-forms\/\">web forms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy splitting!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Splitting a PDF file is easier than most things you will ever have to do in your life. We\u2019re actually serious about this, and not only can you split PDF files easy, you can also do it in multiple ways. 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