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Split a Large PDF by Chapter or Section for Distribution

When you need to distribute only specific chapters of a large manual, report, or training document, split by page range and compress each part for email — all in your browser, safe for confidential documents.

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2 Steps to Get It Done

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  1. 1
    Split PDF

    Specify page ranges to split by chapter or section. Chapter boundaries are defined by page numbers

  2. 2
    Compress PDF

    Compress each split file to a size suitable for email or file sharing

Frequently Asked Questions

Can it automatically split by chapters using the table of contents?
Automatic TOC-based splitting is not currently supported. Splitting is done by specifying page number ranges. Check the PDF's table of contents for page numbers before entering the split ranges.
Can I rename the split files?
Files are automatically named with the page range (e.g. 'original_p1-10.pdf'). Rename them manually after downloading.

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