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Anonymous
Nov. 9, 2015 8:29 AM UTC
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Split ONE PDF page down the middle into TWO new pages (Acrobat XI Pro), can it be done?

I scan a lot of pages from books on my job, and I need to be able to cut the individual PDFs in two, in order to get one book-page on each PDF.

I am too lazy to scan each page individually- can Acrobat XI Pro do that?

It ought to.. I mean, it´s pretty expencive:-o

    try67
    try67Antwort
    Community Expert
    Nov. 9, 2015 9:49 AM UTC

    There's no built-in feature that allows you to do that in Acrobat directly. You can use the Crop Pages tool to remove (or rather, hide) half of the page, but that is a manual process.

    Alternatively, you can use a script, like this one I've developed: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Split Pages in 2 Parts and Combine to a New File

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    M_Raman
    Participating Frequently
    Jan. 14, 2025 9:13 PM UTC

    This is the procedure that I use in Acrobat DC, and it works well even though it is a bit laborious

    1. Go to Organize Pages
    2. Click on each page and create a copy (Ctrl+C) and immediately paste (Ctrl+V); this will create a copy of the page right next to each other
    3. In the Organize Pages menu bar, click on More and select Set page boxes
    4. In the Set Page Boxes popout menu, do the following:
      - under Margin Controls, adjust the Right until you only have the "left side of the page visible"
      - under Page Range, select All, and under Apply to, select Odd Pages Only
      -       click OK
    5. Now you will have only left side pages in the correct size for "odd pages"
    6. In the Set Page Boxes popout menu, do the following:
      - under Margin Controls, adjust the Left until you only have the "right side of the page visible"
      - under Page Range, select All, and under Apply to, select Even Pages Only
      -       click OK
    7.  Now you will have only right side pages in the correct size for "even pages"
    8. Click Close in the Organize Pages menu bar and you will have the correct "left" and "right" pages.

     

    See screenshots below.

     

     

     

     

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      MaterLuporum
      MaterLuporum
      Inspiring
      März 30, 2026 10:23 PM UTC

      Thank you, thank you, Raman, for the time and effort you put into your clear, easy to understand instructions. Not many people as so generous. You saved me at least an hour’s frustration.

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      Nelson25521656brkk
      Participant
      Aug. 4, 2022 2:53 PM UTC

      There is an easy way to do this In Adobe Pro

      choose print

      Select Adobe PDF as the printer

      In Page Scaling select -> Tile Large Pages

      Adjust scale, overlap etc to split the pages as you wish then press OK

      Adobe will then split the pages into a new PDF.

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        IBDJ
        IBDJ
        Participant
        Aug. 7, 2022 10:15 AM UTC

        Hi @Nelson25521656brkk I don't quite agree to consider that an easier way; the whole point is that is is still the same document and should be printet as a new one. 

        I cannot believe that Adobe still doesn't have this. 

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        Milenko24638742hq6n
        Participant
        Mai 28, 2022 1:39 PM UTC

        Best thing to do is to export it as PowerPoint or Word, and edit it.

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        Luke Jennings3
        Community Expert
        Luke Jennings3Community Expert
        Community Expert
        Mai 28, 2022 5:39 PM UTC

        Here is a link to a related discussion with additional work-arounds:

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/how-do-you-split-all-pages-to-same-size/m-p/12915995#M361343

        (You can place your spread pages pdf into a single page InDesign file, change the single InDesign pages to spread pages, then export to a new single page pdf).

        You can add your voice to an Acrobat feature request here:

        https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/38129110-spreads-to-single-pages

         

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        Adam23744521yb3x
        Participant
        März 25, 2022 2:01 AM UTC

        I feel you on that one, I am so irritated right now because I signed up for the 7-day trial to do exactly what you are describing thinking that was certainly an option in the "edit pdf." Nope. Nothing like it exists, how freakin utterly stupid Adobe is to not have this very **SIMPLE** and **PRACTICAL** option to include in software that is all about optimizing the use and editing of PDF's. Adobe are charging up the ass for what? And cant even include something as simple as this. What a bunch of phonies and rip off con artists. Sometimes it seems like these large tech companies, Adobe included, keep updating their programs but instead of making them easier and more optimal for use, they dumb them out and make them more ass-anine and annoying without actually giving us the options we need and screwing us out of money simultaneously. They should change their company name from Adobe to Abobo. Bobo the CLOWN!

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        Nora_Nora
        Nora_Nora
        Inspiring
        Aug. 13, 2021 1:12 PM UTC

        ugh this always drives me crazy.  I like to send PDFs of scanned books (grad school life) to my kindle so I print less, but it's way too tiny if it is a full spread (2page) instead of a single page.  Of all the features on adobe acrobat, it blows my mind that this still does not exist...

         

        Sincere thank you to those who provided scripts and alternatives, but seriously... how can adobe not have built in a feature as simple and useful as this...it can't be that hard... Does anyone know of relevant feature request pages I could upvote?

         

        Also is there better search terminology than "split"? Because that usually yeilds results about splitting the document, not an individual page.

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          Nora_Nora
          Nora_Nora
          Inspiring
          Aug. 13, 2021 1:15 PM UTC

          wow. I just noticed it's been 6 years since this thread was begun...

          glad to see so much progress has been made on this feature in the last half decade... (sarcasm)

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            charlesh43486114
            Participant
            Dez. 29, 2021 8:35 PM UTC

            I couldn't agree more. I was choked to find out that Adobe doesn't have this simple but important feature as part of scanning optinization. 

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              yahyab37162314
              Participant
              März 27, 2021 6:35 PM UTC

              Heres an answer:

              https://superuser.com/questions/791022/how-can-i-split-in-half-a-double-page-scanned-pdf-in-a-single-pass/791039#791039

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                Ganon6000
                Participant
                Mai 31, 2018 1:34 AM UTC

                Recently someone gave me an PDF Ebook that was scanned from an original paper book. The person had scanned 2 pages together making 1 page (2 book pages on one page). This wouldn't work/ fit while viewing it on my kindle. Today I've been searching far and wide on how i can split 1 horizontal page into 2 separate pages. I finally found a fast and free way to do it. I uploaded my PDF Ebook to this website and it split all the pages down the center of the book and created a whole file for me to download. I hope this helps in the same situation.

                Split PDF Down the Middle A3 to A4 Online

                I just tried using it again... i guess the first time is free and you have to pay after that -_- . At least I got my PDF taken care of.

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                  Jejoma@hpti.co.uk
                  Participant
                  Sept. 29, 2018 10:49 AM UTC

                  Having seen the horrific price of Quite Imposing I followed your link and it did exactly what I wanted.Thank you.

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                  awakk2563640
                  awakk2563640
                  Participant
                  Apr. 27, 2017 5:49 AM UTC

                  Just for a reference purpose for other people, you can use Adobe PDF printer to 'reprint' your document into halves. First, select the output size in Print > Properties. Then, use the "Poster Print" option to cut it down.

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                    angelap90478958
                    Participant
                    Juli 21, 2017 5:17 PM UTC

                    This works the best! I had to reduce the "overlap" to "0.00". So if your crops aren't coming out right, play with that number on the print settings.

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                    alexandrem73790797
                    Participating Frequently
                    Aug. 11, 2017 6:24 PM UTC

                    Hi,

                    This works if you want to print. I tied to save and it does not work. Have you an idea to make it work?

                    Thanks

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                    akatherine1
                    Participant
                    März 20, 2017 12:30 AM UTC

                    I've been super frustrated with that as well. I've found a great app that does that for you. Cut/Break PDF pages into pieces. [A-PDF.com] Hope this helps.

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                    Flattener
                    Participant
                    Jan. 19, 2016 9:43 PM UTC

                    I'm using the Take a Snapshot tool and inserting the snapshot back into the file. Was using the crop tool, but this is easier.

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