How to Extract Pages from a PDF Document to Create a New One

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Do you have a large PDF file with only a few pages of information you need? Luckily, you can extract certain pages for free using built-in features in Google Chrome and your computer, or you can use Adobe Acrobat. Here's how to extract pages from a PDF document to create a new PDF document on your Windows or Mac computer.

Extracting PDF Pages with Chrome

To create a new PDF from extracted pages, open a PDF in Google Chrome and click the Print icon. Select Save as PDF for the Destination drop-down menu. Select Custom for the Pages drop-down menu, specify the pages you want, and then click Save.

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Using Google Chrome

Step 1 Open the PDF.

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Open the PDF file in Google Chrome. If Google Chrome isn't your default PDF viewer, right-click (or Command-click) the file, click Open with, and then select Google Chrome.

Step 2 Click the Print icon.

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Step 3 Set

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Set "Destination" as Save as PDF . Click the drop-down menu to see more options. If you have other printers connected, you'll also see them here.

Step 4 Set

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Step 5 Specify the pages you want to save.

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