How to Merge and Split of PDF Files

The Portable Document Format or PDF is a file format developed by Adobe Systems during the 1990s to present and exchange documents reliably, which includes text formatting and images. The biggest advantage of using a PDF file is that for opening a document you don’t require a special hardware, operating system or the software used for creating the document. Wherever you open a PDF, the layout of the document remains the same. Initially, it was a proprietary format controlled by Adobe Systems. However, in 2008 it was released as an open standard and published by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 32000-1:2008. You can easily view PDF files on Windows or Mac OS using the Acrobat Reader DC software. 

 Despite the many advantages, managing and handling PDF files can pose a challenge sometimes. In case the file size is too large it may take a lot of time while opening it in Adobe Reader. At the same time, if you have a large number of PDF files on your system, there is a possibility of files being misplaced or lost. In either of the above situations, you can split and merge PDF files to tackle file management issues. 

Why should you Split and Merge PDF Files 

• Managing a large number of PDF files can become a cumbersome task as they are prone to be misplaced or lost due to accidental deletion. In such a case, you can merge multiple PDF files into one. It will save your PDF files from getting deleted or misplaced. 
• Similarly, a large-sized PDF file can take a lot of time while it is being accessed or opened or your system may hang while opening the file. Also uploading and downloading large PDF documents can be a very time-consuming process. In this case, you can split a PDF file into multiple PDF files. This will ease the process of opening, downloading, or uploading the PDF file.

Here are two manual tricks that you can use to split and merge PDF files. They are a very handy option as they do not require any third party software and help you in handling PDF management issues. 

Split a PDF File into Multiple PDF Files:

If you have the full version of the  Adobe Acrobat Pro, you can easily split a PDF file into multiple PDF files. You don’t need any extra utility for this purpose. To  split a PDF file, follow these steps :

1. Launch Adobe Acrobat Pro on your computer. 
2. Go to the File tab and click Open or just press Ctrl+O.
3. Select the PDF file you want to split. Click Open to confirm the selected file.
4. The selected PDF file will appear in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Click Page Thumbnails to see every page of the file. 
5. Go to the list button and click Extract Pages.
6. The Extract Pages window will pop up. Enter the number of pages that you want to extract. The window gives you two options – Delete Pages after Extracting and Extract Pages as Separate Files. Choose the required option. 
7. To save the new PDF file, give a location before you click OK. Click OK to extract pages from the PDF file. New PDF files will be created at the user-defined location. 

Merge Multiple PDF Files into One

Just as you require the full version of Adobe Acrobat Pro to split a PDF file into multiple PDF files, the same goes for merging multiple PDF files into one. Follow these steps:

1. Launch Adobe Acrobat Pro on your computer. 
2. In the File tab, go to the Create option and click on Combine Files into a Single PDF.
3. Click the Add Files button and select all the PDF files from your system directory. 
4. Select the PDF files you want to combine in a single PDF. Once the files are selected, click Open to confirm. 
5. All the selected PDF files will appear. Click Combine for combining the PDF files. Select the files in the desired order. 
6. Once the selected files combined into a new file, save this new PDF file.
7. To save, click File >Save As. Save the new file in the desired location. You can also give a new name to this file. Finally, click Save.

You get a new file that contains all the previously selected files. 

A Direct Ways to Merge and Split PDF Files

In case you don’t have the full version of Adobe Acrobat Pro, you need a third party PDF Split and Merge tool. Here the Aryson PDF Manager, an all in one utility that comes to your aid. It combines the power of 6 utilities that help you to merge, split, secure, unprotect PDF files, extract data from PDF files, and convert PDF to HTML, TXT, and image as well. The interface is highly self instructive and user friendly and you don’t need any prior technical knowledge to use this software. In this section, we will be focusing on the split and merge PDF files function of this software. 

To split a PDF file into multiple PDF files, follow the steps given below:

1. Download, Install and Launch Aryson PDF Manager. 
2. Select the Split PDF option to split the large-sized PDF file.
3. Select the PDF file you want to split and click on the Next button. 
4. Get all the information about the selected PDF, then click on Next.
5. Select the PDF split option and continue. 
6. Give the file description and provide other encryption and location-related details. 
7. The PDF will split into smaller parts.

Merge Multiple PDF Files into One with Aryson PDF Manager 

To merge multiple PDF files into one, follow the steps given below:

1. Select the option to merge PDF files. 
2. Click on the Page Range setting. 
3. Select the PDF merging option then click on the OK button. 
4. Now, select the PDF files to merge and click on the Open button. 
5. Provide the description for the merged PDF file, apply the password, give the file a name, and provide the saving path. Then click on the Merge button. 
6. Wait for the process to complete. 
7. Soon all the PDF files will be merged into a single file. Click OK and exit.

Conclusion

If you don’t have the full version of Adobe Acrobat Pro, give this PDF  split and merge tool a try as it is very easy to use and will also help you in managing other PDF related functions like securing  PDF files or extracting data from them. It will ease the process of handling and management of PDF files. 

Related Post