PDF Merge & Split

Combine multiple PDF files into one or split PDFs into separate documents.

Overview

This skill helps you:

• Merge multiple PDFs into a single file
• Split PDFs by page ranges
• Extract specific pages
• Reorder pages within a PDF
• Create custom arrangements

How to Use

Merge PDFs

"Merge these 3 PDFs into one file"
"Combine document1.pdf and document2.pdf"
"Join all PDFs in this folder in alphabetical order"

Split PDF

"Split this PDF into individual pages"
"Extract pages 5-10 from this PDF"
"Split this PDF every 5 pages"

Reorder

"Move page 3 to the end"
"Reorder pages: 1, 3, 2, 4, 5"
"Reverse the page order"

Merge Operations

Basic Merge

## PDF Merge Plan

### Input Files
| Order | File | Pages | Size |
|-------|------|-------|------|
| 1 | cover.pdf | 1 | 50 KB |
| 2 | chapter1.pdf | 15 | 2.1 MB |
| 3 | chapter2.pdf | 22 | 3.4 MB |
| 4 | appendix.pdf | 8 | 1.2 MB |

### Output
- **Filename**: combined_document.pdf
- **Total Pages**: 46
- **Estimated Size**: ~6.7 MB

### Merge Options
- [ ] Add bookmarks for each source file
- [ ] Preserve original bookmarks
- [ ] Include blank page between files
- [ ] Optimize/compress output

Advanced Merge

## Advanced PDF Merge

### Custom Page Selection
| Source | Pages to Include | Insert Position |
|--------|------------------|-----------------|
| main.pdf | 1-10 | 1-10 |
| insert.pdf | All (5 pages) | After page 10 |
| main.pdf | 11-20 | 16-25 |
| appendix.pdf | 2-4 only | 26-28 |

### Output Configuration
- **Filename**: custom_merged.pdf
- **Page numbering**: Reset to 1 / Continue from original
- **Bookmarks**: Create from filenames / Preserve all

### Quality Settings
- Resolution: Original / Reduce to [X] DPI
- Compression: None / Low / Medium / High

Split Operations

Split by Range

## PDF Split Plan

### Source
- **File**: large_document.pdf
- **Total Pages**: 100

### Split Configuration
| Output File | Page Range | Pages |
|-------------|------------|-------|
| part1.pdf | 1-25 | 25 |
| part2.pdf | 26-50 | 25 |
| part3.pdf | 51-75 | 25 |
| part4.pdf | 76-100 | 25 |

### Naming Pattern
`[original_name]_part[N].pdf`

Split by Size

## Split by File Size

### Source
- **File**: huge_report.pdf
- **Total Pages**: 500
- **File Size**: 250 MB

### Target
- **Max file size**: 25 MB
- **Estimated splits**: ~10 files

### Output
| File | Pages | Actual Size |
|------|-------|-------------|
| report_001.pdf | 1-52 | 24.8 MB |
| report_002.pdf | 53-98 | 23.2 MB |
| ... | ... | ... |

Split by Bookmark

## Split by Bookmarks/Chapters

### Source Structure
- large_manual.pdf
  - Chapter 1: Introduction (p.1)
  - Chapter 2: Setup (p.15)
  - Chapter 3: Usage (p.45)
  - Chapter 4: Advanced (p.120)
  - Appendix (p.180)

### Split Output
| File | Chapter | Pages |
|------|---------|-------|
| ch1_introduction.pdf | Introduction | 1-14 |
| ch2_setup.pdf | Setup | 15-44 |
| ch3_usage.pdf | Usage | 45-119 |
| ch4_advanced.pdf | Advanced | 120-179 |
| appendix.pdf | Appendix | 180-end |

Extract Specific Pages

## Page Extraction

### Source
- **File**: contract.pdf (20 pages)

### Pages to Extract