Split PDF
The Split PDF tab allows the user to set options when splitting a PDF
document to multiple PDF documents. The tab has the following sections:
- Split Options - This section sets the options when splitting
the document into multiple documents:
- Split Method - Use this section to tell PAS how to split
the document into multiple documents. The available options in
this section are:
- Split into documents of - Use this method to split
the document into equal size documents of a given number of
pages. Enter the page count in the text field.
- Split by page range - Use this method to split the
document into multiple documents based on page range. Enter
the page range in the text field. Dash is used for a page
range, comma to separate pages within the same document, semicolon
to separate documents. So for instance, 1,3-5;7-10 will output
2 documents, the first document with page 1,3,4,5, the second
document with page 7,8,9,10.
- Split by blank page - Use this method to split the
document when a white page is encountered. The white page
will be used as a separator between documents and will be
dismissed.
- Split by bookmarks - Use this method to split the
document based on bookmark at level 1. You can also choose
the split up to a higher level, for instance up to level 3;
in this case the document will be split at bookmark level
1, level 2 and level 3. In this method, we assume that the
bookmark contain go to page action within the PDF document
itself and that bookmarks have been created in ascending page
order.
- Split by text - Use this method to split the document
when specific text in the document is encountered. When the
text is encountered in page, this page will set as the first
page of the next document.
- File Name Pattern - Use this section to tell PAS how to
name the output PDF files (the PDF documents obtained by splitting
the incoming document):
- Append - For each output PDF file, you can choose
to append the page range or an incremental counter starting
at any given number. PAS will start with the original PDF
file name (note that the original PDF file name can first
be altered using the Change the PDF File Name section
below).
- When the "page range" option is chosen, PAS
will append a string containing the page range for instance
test_p4-p6.pdf. When the "split by page range"
method was selected, the page range formula will be appended
as a string, for instance for the page range formula 1,3,5-10,
the output file name will be test_1_3_5-10.pdf. Note that
an underscore character precedes the page range formula
and commas are replaced with an underscore character.
- When "incremental counter" option is chosen,
PAS will append an incremental counter. The counter will
be reset for each new incoming PDF file.
- Append bookmark name - This option is only available when
the "split by bookmarks" method was selected. This will
append the name of the starting bookmark to the output documents
names. So for instance if "Cover Page" is the first
bookmark name, the first output document will could be named test_p1-p1_CoverPage.pdf.
Only letters, numbers, hyphen and underscore characters are preserved
in the bookmark name to guarantee that all operating systems will
accept this file name. Commas are replaced with an underscore.
- Print the PDF File - Use this section to print a copy of the
PDF file before processing.
- Change the PDF File Name - Use this section to change the
name of the PDF file before processing. When used, the name of the
image files will use the new name as a starting point.
- Save the Image Files to a Folder - Use this section to save
the image files to a folder.
- Post the File using FTP - Use this section to send the image
files to an FTP server.
- Send the File in an E-Mail - Use this section to send the
image files by e-mail.