I’m trying to save just a few pages from a long PDF on my phone, but I’m not sure how to separate them. Is there a way to do that without saving the whole file again?
Honestly, that is an annoying limitation on phones. I usually open the file in Drive or Chrome, tap the share option and then Print, set the page range, and pick Save as PDF. On iPhone the same print option can save the selected pages to Files. To be fair, the button names vary a little, but I would start with the print menu.
iPhone or Android? Either way, the print trick works. Open the PDF, tap share, then print. Set the page range you want, then choose save as PDF instead of an actual printer. You get a new file with just those pages and the original stays untouched.
Open the PDF, tap Share or Print, choose the page range you need, then select “Save as PDF” instead of printing. I’d check the page numbers first, and avoid editing the original so you don’t accidentally overwrite the full file.
On my phone, I usually use the Print option, choose only the page range I need, then save that print preview as a new PDF. It keeps the original file untouched and makes a smaller copy for sharing. Avoid taking screenshots unless the pages are very simple, because text can become blurry.
@cameron2002 You’re totally right about the print trick! I use it contsantly when I just need to send a single signature page from an event contract, and it really saves the day. What kind of device do you usually work on when you do this?