How to split PDFs on Windows 10 into multiple separate pages.

A male business professional working in an office splits PDFs on Windows 10 into multiple separate pages.

Easily split your PDF document on Windows 10 as well as on Android and Mac devices.

Say you want to remove a section from a PDF, but you don’t want to completely delete it. Splitting the PDF allows you to create multiple files from a single source. You can remove sections and store them. Or, you may want to send only certain parts to a colleague to review or collaborate. Easily split your file to send and share smaller sections.

How to split PDF files on Windows 10 into separate PDF pages

Sometimes you need to remove sections from a PDF, either to store or for sharing. Easily split your PDF document on Windows 10.

A male business professional working in an office splits PDFs on Windows 10 into multiple separate pages.

  1. Go to the Split PDF page on Acrobat online.
  2. Click the Select A File button or drag and drop your PDF into the drop zone to upload your file.
  3. Sign in to an account to continue with your file.
  4. After your PDF uploads, you will see thumbnail images of the pages. Hover over the dashed lines between the pages to split your PDF into multiple new files. You can also reorder the pages or delete selections.
  5. Once you have separated your file, click Continue. You can choose to save your files in the same folder you uploaded them from or create a new folder for them.

How to split a long PDF into multiple pages on Windows 10.

Using Adobe Acrobat, you can easily separate your long PDF into multiple pages using your Windows 10 computer.

  1. Open your PDF in Acrobat.
  2. Select Organize Pages, then Split.
  3. Choose how you would like to split the PDF pages.
  4. Click Output Options to decide where you would like to save the file, what to name it, and how to split your file.
  5. Click OK and then Split to finish.
  6. Name your new PDF and click the Save button.

Alternatively, you can split PDFs by using the Print method in your browser:

  1. Select the file you’d like to split.
  2. Right-click the file, and then choose Open With and your preferred browser.
  3. Select File > Print.
  4. Select Save as PDF under Destination.
  5. Choose Custom under Pages, and select which pages you’d like to keep in your file (e.g., 1–5, 8, 11).
  6. Click Save.

Your same PDF content has now been divided and conquered in a way that makes the most sense for your current project.

How to split a single-page PDF into multiple pages on Windows 10.

You may have a one-page PDF but want to split the content into more easily digestible pieces. If you wish to split a single-page PDF into multiple pages on your Windows 10 computer, you can follow the same set of Acrobat instructions listed above, the only difference being that you will choose how to split a single page versus multiple pages.

Windows 10 PDF capabilities with Acrobat.

Now that you have multiple files, you can share or store them however you want. See what else you can do with PDF files on Windows 10 with Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat online services. You can also convert your PDFs into other file types, such as PowerPoint or Microsoft Word.