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Split PDF

Splits a PDF file with the help of Zapier.

There are three types of splits:

Extract Pages

Splits a PDF file into chunks as specified in the Extract range parameter.

Parameters

Output Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

Result Files Contents

The array of raw content of result files.

It is an array of Binary files. You can iterate through them and save them somewhere.

Setup Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

App

Select the app.

Plumsail Documents

Action event

Select an action from the Plumsail Documents bundle.

Extract Pages

Account

To allow your zaps to get information from and send it to Plumsail Documents, you need to create a connection.

For more information on how to create a connection to Plumsail Documents, see the online Help.

Configure Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

PDF file

Raw content of PDF document.

You may get the content of the source PDF from OneDrive app or from some other app.

Use this link to download a sample 10 pages PDF.

Split type

Select the type of split.

Extract Pages

Extract range

Specify a single page to extract, or a range of pages to extract several pages as one file.

For example, there is a 15 page PDF file. If we specify 2, 4-7, 9-* the result will return three files:

  1. Page 2 as one file.

  2. Pages 4 to 7 (inclusive) as one file.

  3. Pages 9 to the end of the file as one file.

You can specify the series in any order, such as: 2, 4-7, 9-* or 9-*, 2, 4-7 .

Filename Prefix

Optional: Output files will have this prefix followed by an index number as their name.

Contract

Password

Optional: The password required to decrypt the source document if it was encrypted.

PAs$word

Example

Download a source PDF file and use the output in the Extract pages action.

Extract PDF pages settings

Split Into Chunks

Splits a source PDF file into equal chunks as specified by the parameters Pages in chunk and Pages range.

Parameters

Output Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

Result Files Contents

The array of raw content of result files.

It is an array of Binary files. You can iterate through them and save them somewhere.

Setup Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

App

Select the app.

Plumsail Documents

Action event

Select an action from the Plumsail Documents bundle.

Split Into Chunks

Account

To allow your zaps to get information from and send it to Plumsail Documents, you need to create a connection.

For more information on how to create a connection to Plumsail Documents, see the online Help.

Configure Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

PDF file

Raw content of PDF document.

You may get the content of the source PDF from OneDrive app or from some other app.

Use this link to download a sample 10 pages PDF.

Split type

Select the type of split.

Split Into Chunks

Pages in chunk

Optional. Defines the number of pages in one chunk.

1 - default number of pages in one chunk.

Pages range

Optional. Split the specified pages range.

For example,

  • 4-12 - From 4 to 12 (inclusive).

  • 7-* - From 7 (inclusive) to the end of the document.

Filename Prefix

Optional: Output files will have this prefix followed by an index number as their name.

Contract

Password

Optional: The password required to decrypt the source document if it was encrypted.

PAs$word

Example

Download a source PDF file and use the output in the Split Into Chunks action.

Split into even chunks settings

Split By Bookmarks

It uses PDF table of contents bookmarks as points to split the document. If multiple bookmarks are on the same page, it creates a duplicate of that page for each bookmark. Essentially, it splits the document into separate files for each chapter from the table of contents.

Parameters

Output Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

Result Files Contents

The array of raw content of result files.

It is an array of Binary files. You can iterate through them and save them somewhere.

Setup Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

App

Select the app.

Plumsail Documents

Action event

Select an action from the Plumsail Documents bundle.

Split By Bookmarks

Account

To allow your zaps to get information from and send it to Plumsail Documents, you need to create a connection.

For more information on how to create a connection to Plumsail Documents, see the online Help.

Configure Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

PDF file

Raw content of PDF document.

You may get the content of the source PDF from OneDrive app or from some other app.

Use this link to download a sample 10 pages PDF.

Split type

Select the type of split.

Split By Bookmarks

Bookmark depth

Optional: Depth of bookmark levels to track. By default, it only checks top-level bookmarks, but you can adjust this using the Bookmark depth option. This will allow it to check deeper levels.

1 - default

Use bookmarks for filenames

Optional: Set filenames for each result file based on bookmarks. This option should not be Yes if Filename Prefix is specified.

Yes

Filename Prefix

Optional: Output files will have this prefix followed by an index number as their name.

Contract

Password

Optional: The password required to decrypt the source document if it was encrypted.

PAs$word

Example

Download a source PDF file and use the output in the Split By Bookmarks action.

Split by bookmarks settings