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Armadillo77
Armadillo77
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April 3, 2018
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Opening page 4 of a PDF in Illustrator doesn't work

  • April 3, 2018
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I've been opening PDFs in Illustrator for years now. Open PDF from the Illustrator menu, select which page I want to edit or capture images from, and click Open. Lately though (and it doesn't matter which PDF I open), I'll select any PDF page to open (except Page 1) and ONLY Page 1 opens. I feel like there is a new way to do this with the latest Illustrator update -- but I can't figure it out.

My workaround is to duplicate the PDF file. Then from inside Acrobat, delete all other pages except the one I want to open in Illustrator, then open it in Illustrator. Is this nuts?!?

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Correct answer Jeff Witchel, ACI

In Range field, type 2–2. Works here!

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Jeff Witchel, ACI
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Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity Expert
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April 4, 2018

You should be able to open a single page, a range of pages or All page in a dialog window (see screenshot below).

The question is, do you really want to? Illustrator is NOT a PDF editor and the file can very easily get screwed up.

Most editing can now be done very easily in Acrobat DC. Here's a video about the edit features: http://www.jeffwitchel.net/2015/08/edit-pdfs-like-never-before-in-acrobat-dc/

Armadillo77
Armadillo77Author
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April 4, 2018

I know this menu and use it often. But since the last update, when I select a page other than Page 1 (let say Page 2 in the blue area of your example), and then click OK, Page 1 opens. Always Page 1. Doesn't matter which PDF or which page (other than Page 1) I select to open, when I click OK I always get Page 1!

BTW I open PDFs in Illustrator to capture and work on illustrations and images, and NOT for editing the PDF (although I will make quick text edits from time to time). When I'm done it gets saved as an .AI file for placing in InDesign.

Jeff Witchel, ACI
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Jeff Witchel, ACICommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 4, 2018

In Range field, type 2–2. Works here!

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