How to split a single-page PDF into multiple pages in Acrobat Pro?

[joel prestonsmith]

I used Safari to save the info on a website as a PDF, but Safari saved all the info as a SINGLE page. I would have guessed it would save as 5-6 pages. 

How do we split one page into many pages? I've searched the documentation but haven't found a way to do it. 

Thank you. 

[AkanchhaS]

Hey there,

Edited response:

Thanks for reaching out. What you are looking for, is creating multiple file from a webpage that was converted to single page PDF. This is something can not be achievable.

Acrobat DC's organize Pages feature helps you to extract pages as separate file from a multiple PDF file. How exactly it works? For that you may go through the detailed steps given here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/organize-add-delete-pages-pdf.html

Hope this help!

Thanks,

Akanchha

[try67 · Accepted solution]

This does not answer their question. They have a PDF with a SINGLE page which they want to split into multiple pages. The Extract Pages command doesn't do that. To do it would require duplicating the page and deleting different parts of it on each copy. This can be done manually or by using a script. There's no built-in command in Acrobat that does it.

[joel prestonsmith]

Hi, Akanchha. I have Acrobat Pro, and do sometimes use it to extract pages. The problem with my file is that it's ONE page long (as if it were a sheet of paper two meters long). There are no pages to extract.

So what I'm really looking for is a way to turn one page into many pages. Like some way to tell Acrobat "Go down 8.5 inches and turn that into a page, then go down another 8.5 and turn THAT into a second page ... and keep doing that until you can't do it any more."

If you know how to do that, please let me know!

Joel Preston Smith

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[joel prestonsmith]

I think my low-tech workaround is going to be to get the one-page epic PDF (that I downloaded via Safari, which encoded about 12 pages as a single page PDF) onscreen in a readable size, then take screenshots. 

I can then drag all the screenshots into Acrobat as JPGs, after choosing Create>Combine Files into a Single PDF. And then clicking on Combine, saving it, etc.

That's the only solution I can think of that wouldn't require me to learn scripting (or beg (pointlessly) Adobe to add some functionality/editing options to overcome this kind of problem).  

[Gioyer07]

Low tech...yes. But if you choose a raster solution you can work directly in Photoshop and you'll probably face more quality.

[ted939]

I'm searching for the exact same thing, to convert a very long (tall, not wide) PDF into multiple 8.5"x11" pages PDF.

[eric_8998]

I was trying to do the same thing for far too long on Acrobat Pro today.  Try File > Ceate > PDF from Selection Capture.  It worked for my purposes.

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[billc45328689]

I don't have the option File > Create> PDF from Selection Capture    What version of Acrobat Pro are you using?   I use Adobe acrobat 9 Pro

[clarka.921]

This is a workaround, but as others have siad, splitting a SINGLE PAGE .pdf into multiple pages is not possible. If, however, you want to PRINT the single page .pdf as multiple pages, you can do that. When you Print, Sekect 'Poster' in the Page Size & Handling section, and then adjust your tile scale until you get the approximate number of pages you want. Then, just press print and you should be in business. Not perfect, but it will may get the job done. Good luck.

[try67]

It's possible to do it, even with a single-page file, using a script.

[Josh257974870sqb]

Oh! Yes, print to pdf & I've got exactly what I need. Excellent, thank you!

[Paweł30185421xvhv]

Thank you.

I had 14 pages printed on 7 pages and then scanned like than into pdf. I was tring to split pages for like an hour till i found your brilliant answer.

[Tariq Ahmad]

Hi @Paweł30185421xvhv and Others,

Thank you for reaching out with your feedback and questions. I understand how this feature could impact your workflow and how useful it can be. 
Sadly, this feature is not currently available in the product. You may submit this feature request here: https://adobe.ly/40TaA1q, and it will be sent directly to the product team. 

Thank you for your continued patience and support. 

~Tariq

[anthony carrabino]

brilliant solution, thank you. Had a single page that needed to be split into 28 pages. Used 155% and it worked.

[defaultwpy990w4teny]

A bit late, but I was looking for the same feature. PDF XChange Editor has a wonderful Split Pages feature that allows you to choose a page size, then customize the cut points before splitting the long pdf. This means you can prevent cutting a line of text or image in half. Arbitrary cut points are a side effect of printing to PDF. I wish Acrobat had a similar Split Pages feature.

https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgebase/493-How-do-I-split-pages-in-PDF-XChange-Editor

[Larry#2]

I would really like Adobe to fix this. I get site maps for Expo halls that come as large single page PDFs. Right now I have to import them into a drafting program and re-export as separate pages I have to divide. I often have to do this with drawings I am sent as PDFs as well. I just wish there was a simple way to do this inside Acrobat.  Anyone have any other ideas for how to pull this off?

[billc45328689]

I also have this issue of my PDF being long and narrow.   The map has road names but too small to read.   Also the processor on my modern Pixal 8a phone takes awhile to refocus each time I pan or zoom.    What can be done?  Attached is my 4 MB pdf map