Adobe Reader: Save individual pages - how it works

If you want to save individual pages with Adobe Reader, you will quickly face a problem: This function does not exist. We show how you can still get individual PDF pages.

Extract page with Adobe? It's only possible with Adobe Acrobat

With the free Adobe Reader you cannot save individual pages from large PDF documents. If you don't have the paid version of Adobe Acrobat, you have to make small detours. In the following paragraphs we show you four different ways.

Save individual pages of a PDF with Google Chrome

The Google browser Chrome offers an easy way to solve single pages on a PC and Mac from a PDF. Follow these steps:

1. Open your PDF document by dragging it into the open Chrome browser.
2. Move the mouse into the lower right corner of the window and click on the printer icon.
3. Under the "Target" menu item, click on "Change" and select "Save as PDF" as the target.
4. Again in the "Target" menu item, enter the desired page numbers in the "Pages" category that you want to extract.
5. Click "Save" and choose a new file name and location. Your single page PDF will then be created.

For Mac users: Save individual PDF pages via "Preview"

1. Open your PDF in the "Preview" program and activate the thumbnail in the left sidebar.
2. In the thumbnail view, mark the pages you want to extract. To mark several contiguous pages, click on the first page, hold down the Shift key and click on the last desired page. You can also mark additional individual pages from the document by holding down the [Ctrl] key and marking the corresponding pages.
3. Now select "File"> "Print" in the menu, or the shortcut [Ctrl] + [P].
4. Mark the checkbox "Selected pages in the sidebar".
5. Select the "PDF" button in the lower left corner and then the "Save as PDF" option.
6. Then click "Print" and choose a file name and location for your shortened PDF.

Save individual pages with the help of free online services

1. You will also find numerous services on the Internet that you can use to take individual pages from your PDF documents free of charge.
2. A good example is Split PDF Online.
3. With these solutions, however, always bear in mind that your documents for conversion leave your computer and security is not always guaranteed. For sensitive documents, you should therefore use the other options described.

Save individual pages with the help of freeware programs

A good freeware tool is also "PDFsam", which we introduce to you in our "Instructions" and show you how to save individual pages.

You can read about the individual steps here.