Deleting Pages

Pages you delete from a PDF cannot be recovered. However, if you need to add a page back to the PDF and still have access to the source file, you can add it as a new page. You also have the option to extract a page to its own PDF and then remove it from the original PDF.

Tip: Deleting a page from a PDF causes the PDF to be rebuilt. Inserting a target sheet and adding files to the PDF also trigger a rebuild. If you need to perform several of these tasks in the same PDF, consider working in Edit mode instead of using the procedure below. The Edit mode can save you time by preventing the PDF from rebuilding until you have completed all the required editing tasks.

Do one of the following:

Delete a single page. Do either of the following:

Right-click a page thumbnail in the navigation pane, and then select Delete Page.

Click the page thumbnail in the navigation pane, and then click Delete Page on the PDF Viewer ribbon.

Delete multiple pages at once. While pressing the Ctrl key, click the thumbnail images for the pages that you want to delete in the navigation pane. Then, do either of the following:

Right-click one of the selected page thumbnails, and then select Delete Pages.

Click Delete Pages on the PDF Viewer ribbon.

Note: If you want to undo your page selections, right-click one of the selected page thumbnails and select Clear Selection.

Click Yes to confirm the deletion.