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"Extract pages" always selects the first page of the pdf

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Acrobat Pro recently started to select the first page of the pdf when I try to extract pages. This is a problem if, for example, I want to extract pages 135-200. Is there a fix coming?

Celestial_user3704

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Five months later… and still no fix for this? It drives me bonkers. I constantly grab that first page when I don’t want to because it’s auto-selected.

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PriyankaVishwakarma

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Hi @2347XNhyub2,

Thank you for reaching out, and I'm sorry to hear that you're still experiencing this issue where the Extract Pages feature always defaults to selecting the first page.

This issue was addressed in Acrobat Pro May, 2026 release. However, since you are still encountering the problem, we'd like to gather a few details so we can investigate further and assist you more effectively.

Could you please help us with the following information?

Screenshot of the Acrobat Pro version you are using?
Which operating system are you using (Windows or macOS), including the build number?

Once we have these details, we'll be able to take a closer look and help you better.

Regards,

^PV

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Hi 2347XNhyub2,

Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the trouble caused.

This is a known issue, and the fix will be available in the future release. We will update you once it is available.

We appreciate your patience.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

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2347XNhyub2Author

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This is the same issue as reported at this link:

https://community.adobe.com/questions-9/problem-with-page-extracting-post-auto-update-this-morning-1557465

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Detail the process you use to extract the pages.

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2347XNhyub2Author

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open the pdf, navigate to the page(s) I want, click extract from quick tools menu

the page I’m on is highlighted, as well as the first page of the pdf

this is a problem since it:

1- requires extra clicks to deselect

2- is difficult to manage when working in a large pdf

this is new behavior and acknowledged by Adobe in other threads

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Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Since that gets you to Organize Pages, go there first and select the page(s) you want. Your first selection will deselect the first page.

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