What Leaves With an Extracted PDF Page Set
An extracted PDF is a new file assembled from the pages you name. That makes it the right tool when the reader needs a self-contained subset rather than the whole document with pages hidden.
Why this comes up
Long reports are routinely shared as a single file because nobody wants to rebuild them. Extraction splits the difference: the recipient gets a document that starts and ends where their interest does, without a modified master copy.
Check before you run it
- Write the range with hyphens and commas. A range such as 1-3,5,8- is accepted, and an open-ended 8- runs to the end. Count the result against the source before you download.
- Decide whether the outline should come too. Bookmarks that point at the kept pages travel by default. Tick discard when the extract is a standalone handout and a full-document outline would only confuse.
- Name the extract for the reader, not the archive. The file-name pattern defaults to the source name, which makes a series of extracts hard to tell apart. Set a pattern before you produce several similar ones.
When to reach for it
- A signed page must be filed as its own record. The signature page and its terms become a single document that can be stored without the rest of the pack.
- A reviewer only needs the current terms, not the superseded annexes. Extract the live sections into a clean reading copy while the master keeps its full history.
One question we get
How do I keep only some pages?
Type the pages to keep — like 1-3,7 — or pick them on the cards, then save. Everything else is left out of the new PDF you download.
Where it fits
The tools people usually open next to Extract Pages:
- Split by text — Split when specific text changes from page to page.
- Flip — Mirror PDF pages horizontally or vertically.
- Compare PDF — See what changed between two versions of a document — page by page, side by side, with every meaningful edit named.
Every tool works on a copy, so the original file is never touched. Uploads are stored under an unguessable id and deleted automatically two hours after you last open them; nothing is listed, shared or indexed. More on the security page.