I have a 60-page PDF and need to send just a few chapters to a colleague as separate files. Never done this before, so can someone walk me through splitting it into multiple PDFs?
Honestly, digging a few chapters out of a long PDF can be annoying at first. The simplest method I use is to open the PDF in Edge or Chrome, press Ctrl+P, and pick Save as PDF or Microsoft Print to PDF. In the Pages box, enter just the range for one chapter, such as 5-12, and save it. Then repeat the same steps for each chapter you need to send.
Easy job. Are you on Windows or a phone?
- Download PDFsam Basic (free, offline) or use any split tool in your browser.
- Pick “split by page ranges” and enter the chapter pages, like 1-12, 13-30.
- Run it and you get a separate PDF per range, named in order.
The easiest way is to open the PDF, choose Print, set the printer to “Save as PDF”, then enter the page range for each chapter and save each one with a clear name. Keep the original file untouched, and avoid uploading confidential documents to random online splitters.