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How to extract specific data from a PDF?

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Participants Bryan Fowler7Jack HayesOlivia Phillips2Alex Hill86silverpuma3Walter Jackson48
Bryan Fowler7 Bryan Fowler7 MemberOP
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joined Apr 2018
#1 ·
So, I’ve got this massive 208-page PDF sitting on my desktop, but honestly, all I actually need is like... 8 pages of it.
Is there some way I can just pick out those specific pages and save them as a brand-new PDF? Or maybe even shove them into a Word doc?
What kind of software am I even looking at to make this happen?
Jack Hayes Jack Hayes Newcomer
7 messages
joined Nov 2008
#2 ·
Bryan Fowler7 said:I've got this massive PDF document that's 208 pages long, but I actually only need about 8 specific pages from it.
Is there any way I can just pick those pages out and save them as a brand new PDF (or maybe even a Word file)?
What kind of software should I be using for this?

You can actually "print" those specific pages to a new PDF by using Adobe Acrobat. 👍
Bryan Fowler7 Bryan Fowler7 MemberOP
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joined Apr 2018
#3 ·
Look, I don't really need some fancy PDF creator or whatever when it's already a PDF file.
What I'm actually trying to do is just grab a few specific pages out of that PDF and save them off as their own separate file.
Olivia Phillips2 Olivia Phillips2 Newcomer
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joined Nov 2009
#4 ·
file -> File -> Print -> Pages to print -> Pages (just pick your range here) -> Print to PDF -> Print
Jack Hayes Jack Hayes Newcomer
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joined Nov 2008
#5 ·
Don't bother printing the whole document; just select the specific pages you actually need. That way, you end up with a new PDF containing only those selected pages. 🙂
Bryan Fowler7 Bryan Fowler7 MemberOP
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joined Apr 2018
#6 ·
Henry Evans37 said:file -> File -> Print -> Pages to print -> Pages (pick your range) -> Print to PDF -> Print

So I tried doing everything exactly how you laid it out, but now I'm just getting stuck with this error message

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Alex Hill86 Alex Hill86 Newcomer
8 messages
joined Apr 2012
#7 ·
http://www.hellopdf.com/

It’s just a simple little tool for converting your PDF files over to Word.

If the site asks you for a code, just solve the math problem to verify you aren't a bot and you'll be good to go.

Man, this forum is totally dead. 🙂
silverpuma3 silverpuma3 Newcomer
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joined Nov 2012
#8 ·
Check out this free PDF toolkit, it's a lifesaver: http://www.angusj.com/pdftkb/#pdftkbuilder
There's even a portable version available if you use the PortableApps platform.

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Walter Jackson48 Walter Jackson48 Active Member
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joined Feb 2010
#9 ·
Bryan Fowler7 said:I followed every single step you laid out, I really did, but now I'm just staring at this error message

Look, just give it another shot following @Start's instructions, but listen—instead of selecting Microsoft Print to PDF , try picking whichever physical printer you actually use normally. It ought to work that way.

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