Organize Pages in PDF with UPDF
Sometimes the PDF layout gets tricky with the format shapes of the pages. To present the PDF documents professionally, you need to rotate pages to look organized.
First, click the Organize Pages icon on the left toolbar to access the page management tools.
Note: You can access the Organize Pages mode by opening UPDF, selecting 'PDF Tools,' and then choosing 'Page Sorting' under the Organize Pages category. Next, select a PDF from your local storage to open.
1. Insert Pages
UPDF allows you to insert pages into a PDF document. Go to the Insert option on the page management toolbar and there are two options:
- From File: By selecting the 'Insert from File' option, you can choose another PDF and insert either all its pages or a specific page range into your current document. You can also specify where to insert these pages: at the beginning, at the end, or before or after a specific page.
- Insert Blank Page: By selecting the 'Blank Page' option, you can choose the page size—default, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, custom, etc. UPDF also allows you to insert pages in either Portrait or Landscape orientation. Additionally, you can specify where to insert the blank page: as the first or last page, or before or after a specific page.
- Insert from Clipboard: You can insert a page with text copied to your clipboard. Similar to the 'Insert from Blank Page' option, you can customize the page size and specify where to insert it. If the text on the inserted page appears too small, you can switch to Edit mode to adjust the font size.
- Interleaving Insertion: This option allows you to insert a multi-page PDF by interleaving its pages with those of the current PDF. In the next window, you can choose to insert the pages as either odd or even pages.
Aside from the methods mentioned above, UPDF also allows you to insert an image or multiple images as pages in a PDF. Here's how:
Step 1: Open the PDF where you want to insert a new page and choose Reader, Comment, or Edit mode.
Step 2: Ensure the thumbnail view is enabled. If not, click the thumbnail icon in the bottom-left corner.
Step 3: Open File Explorer on your computer, select the image(s) you want to insert, and drag and drop them into the desired location in the PDF—either before or after a specific page.
2. Replace Pages
UPDF also allows you to replace pages with another PDF file. Here's how to replace a specific page with a single-page PDF:
- Select the page you want to replace in Organize Pages mode.
- Click the 'Replace' option on the top toolbar.
- Choose the single-page PDF you want to use for replacement and click 'Open.' The selected page will be replaced.
To replace multiple specific pages with a multi-page PDF:
- Select the pages you want to replace and click the 'Replace' option on the top toolbar. For example, if you've selected three specific pages.
- Choose the multi-page PDF from your local storage. UPDF will prompt you to customize the page range for insertion. Click the 'Replace' button to proceed. (If you're using a four-page PDF to replace the selected pages, ensure you customize the settings carefully.)
- The selected pages will be replaced with the pages from the chosen PDF.
3. Extract Pages
You can also extract pages in UPDF to create a new file. Here's how:
- Go to page management mode by clicking the 'Organize Pages' menu.
- Select the pages you want to extract from your PDF. Then, click 'Extract' on the top toolbar.
- UPDF will show a confirmation window. If you've selected multiple pages, you can choose to extract them as a single file or as multiple files. You can also opt to delete the selected pages after extraction.
- After confirming, click 'Extract,' select a folder to save the extracted pages, and click 'Save.' The selected pages will be extracted to a new file, which will be saved in the location you selected.
4. Split Pages
UPDF supports splitting pages by the number of pages, by size, by top-level bookmarks, and by custom split range.
Method 1. Split by Number of Pages
This method lets you divide a multi-page PDF into several smaller PDFs. For example, if your PDF has 23 pages, you can choose to split it into any number of PDFs, up to 23, by manually entering the desired number.
Method 2. Split by Size
If you choose 'Split by Size,' UPDF will prompt you to enter the specific size for each split PDF. After inputting the desired size, click the 'Split' button to confirm. UPDF will then generate multiple PDFs based on the specified size, and all of these PDFs will be saved in a folder within the selected directory.
The following image displays the confirmation interface when splitting a 17.12MB PDF.
Method 3. Split by Top-Level Bookmarks
As the name suggests, this method allows you to split a multi-page PDF based on top-level bookmarks. Before using this method, ensure that you have added top-level bookmarks to the PDF for accurate splitting.
Method 4. Custom Split Range
UPDF also allows you to split a multi-page PDF using a custom page range.
After selecting this method, the left panel will display thumbnails of the PDF pages. Hover over the page where you want to start the split, click the scissor icon, and the page range you are splitting will be displayed in the right panel. Confirm by clicking the 'Split' button and choose a location to save the split PDFs.
5. Rotate Pages
To rotate a specific page, click on the page and then select either the 'Rotate Counterclockwise' or 'Rotate Clockwise' option.
If no page is selected and you click either of these icons, UPDF will prompt you to select the page range you wish to rotate.
6. Delete Pages
You can also delete unwanted pages from your PDF documents. Here's how:
- Go to the primary Organize Pages function.
- Select the pages you want to delete. Click the 'Delete' option on the top toolbar or press the 'Delete' key on your keyboard.
Note: You can select either a single page or multiple pages to delete at once.
After deleting the pages, don't forget to save the file.
7. Zoom in and zoom out
In Organize Pages mode, you can also zoom in or out on the thumbnail preview. This is especially useful when organizing a PDF with small text.
